Best Practices for Preliminary Sizing on Drawings? 10

[Tomfh]

In the below thread on the Hard Rock failure there is a conversation regarding the problem of preliminary member sizes and details being incorporated into construction documents without undergoing proper scrutiny. Some have suggested this may have happened in the Hard Rock failure, although it's uncertain whether this is indeed the case.

https://www.eng-tips.com/viewthread.cfm?qid=511879

What are your procedures here? Do you have a practice of pre-populating sizes and details on drawings, e.g. by a draftsperson? If so, how do you clearly indicate that these sizes and details are preliminary only?

 

[milkshakelake]

What a dream! I have to beg for a thorough review from my seniors.

It's out of necessity, with the way the building department reviews stuff, contractors screwing things up, and all the lawsuits in this country. If seniors don't review it and it comes with issues down the line, that's squarely on them! Give yourself a break from the pressure, you earned it.