Inspection Sketches

Culvert

Drawing title

BIN / structure ID

Date

Culvert length / end station (ft)

Alignment skew (deg)

Number of spans / barrels

Span widths (ft) one per span, or one for all

Pier widths (ft) one per pier, or one for all

Station callout count

Station callout interval (ft)

Roadway above

Number of roadways

Road centre station(s), one per roadway (ft)

Road width(s), one value = all the same (ft)

Road extension beyond culvert (ft)

Guiderail offset from road edge (ft)

Guiderail extension beyond culvert (ft)

Begin label(s)

End label(s)

Guiderail label

Lanes are optional: blank = the road as before. Lane 1 is the top lane.

Sheet

North arrow direction

Flow arrow direction

Text size (pt)

Markups

Draw on the preview: pick Line or Rectangle / square next to Draw and drag on the plan (Shift = square). Click one to select it — drag to move, drag its points to reshape, type its size, pick its colour and write its description in the panel.

No markups yet.

Put the markup table on its own sheet instead of under the plan Photo location legend (above / below deck bubbles) under the plan

Photo bubbles: pick Photo bubble and drag from where the photo was taken toward what it shows - the bubble sits at the start, its arrow points the way you dragged. Its number and above / below deck are in the panel.

Members and section properties

Members one sheet for each

Different section properties members that match share one

Girder

Girder designation

Web depth D inches — 24" or 24

Web thickness

Top flange width

Bottom flange width

Top flange thickness

Bottom flange thickness

k (in) rolled: AISC k; plate girder: flange face to weld toe - adds loss over 2.5k + N

Bearing

Tail to start of bearing (OH)

Bearing length N

Bearing area height

Length beyond bearing end

Girder has bearing stiffeners

Section loss

Loss bottom elevation up from top of bottom flange

Line of worst loss YH (in) up from top of bottom flange; readings within ±1" count

Line of worst loss XV (in) from the girder end; for the shear section

Loss height blank = full remaining depth

Web and stiffener points: add them on each member's preview with Add web point / Add stiffener point, then type X and Y in the box (Enter). Drag a point to move it.

Holes and cracks

Draw holes and cracks right on the preview: click Draw, pick Hole or Crack, and drag on the girder. Select one to move it, reshape it, or type its size — width and height for a hole, length for a crack (inches).

No defects yet.

Gusset plate

Gusset sheets a sheet per gusset - each is its own: chord, members, plate, readings and edits. Edit = the sheet the form and preview show.

Joint the joint's name, e.g. L2 or U3 - used in the sheet's name and the WP label

Sheet title blank: the sheet's name, e.g. SPAN 1 LEFT TRUSS AT L3

Plate original thickness

Fasteners

Fastener diameter (ØDB)

Chord depth

Diagonal depth width of the diagonal across the plate

Vertical depth width of the vertical across the plate

Plate width, height and outline

Enter your measured overall dimensions in inches, such as 48 or 42-1/2. The automatic outline is based on the fastener groups and edge distance.

Outline

Plate width (in)

Plate height (in)

Plate offset X (in, right +)

Plate offset Y (in, up +)

Width is leftmost to rightmost corner; height is lowest to highest corner. Choose measured width and height to resize the suggested outline about its center. Unequal resizing changes edge slopes; use measured corner points for exact cuts. Rectangle is centered on WP. Offsets move the plate and loss zones; members and fasteners stay in place.

Common member settings

Lines per member across the member, at the gage

Rows per member along the member, at the pitch

Gage

Pitch chords and verticals

Diagonal pitch blank: same as Pitch

End distance member end to first row

Edge distance fastener to plate or member edge

Minimum setback from WP members are pushed back further to clear their neighbours

Stagger alternate lines by half the pitch

Members at this joint

Chord the chord runs straight through the WP on every sheet

Each connected member is listed below. Blank fields use the common settings above. Enter a member end setback to override automatic clearance: 0 reaches the work point. All distances are inches; fractions such as 1-1/2 are accepted.

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Plate thickness readings

Readings (inches from the WP: X right +, Y up +) Easiest on the preview: Add reading, click on the plate (not on a member), type the thickness. One per line here: label, X, Y, thickness. They go in the GUSSET PLATE THICKNESS READINGS table with the loss of each, rounded up. Two or more readings that lie on one line (within 1") make a section loss plane (lines of three or more first, then the nearest pairs) - P1, P2 ... in the SECTION LOSS PLANES table, its loss from their average. A hole drawn with Add hole that crosses a plane, or comes within 1" of it, has its whole length along the plane taken out of that plane.

Section-loss zones (optional)

Measured regions One per line: ID | remaining thickness | corners separated by semicolons. Inches, same coordinates and offsets as plate. Dashed outlines on sketch; thickness and local loss % in schedule.

Excel export

In Excel Separate members: use Excel's Selection Pane to select a diagonal, vertical, chord or gusset plate. Rotate a member to adjust its slope; use Edit Points on the plate to reshape its boundary or notch. Rotation is about the member group's center, so reposition it at WP afterward. Dimensions do not update after manual edits. Other modes retain the draggable plate corners.

Dimensioning

Bolt gage and pitch The list (default) gives one line per member beside the overall view (lines @ gage, rows @ pitch) instead of gage and pitch dimension lines, which keeps a crowded joint readable. Plate width, height and member depths stay dimensioned. The list also shows with Dimensions switched off.

Pier

Pier type

Pier label

Text size points

Cap and bearings

Cap length, out to out (ft)

Cap depth (ft) at the stem for a hammerhead

Cap depth at the tip (ft)

Number of bearings 0 = none

Bearing spacing (ft) one value, a list (8.5, 9, 8.5), or blank = even

Cap end to first bearing (ft) used when spacing is blank

Pedestal height (in) 0 = none

Pedestal width (in)

Columns, wall, stem or piles

Clear height, top of footing to underside of cap (ft)

Number of columns

Column shape

Column diameter / width on face (in)

Column spacing c/c (ft) one value, a list, or blank = even

Cap end to outer column centre (ft) used when spacing is blank

Web wall between the columns

Web wall height above footing (ft)

Wall length at top (ft) blank = cap length

End batter (in per ft of height) 0 = vertical

Stem width (ft)

Number of piles

Pile type

Pile size (in)

Pile spacing c/c (ft) one value, a list, or blank = even

Cap end to outer pile centre (ft) used when spacing is blank

Outer piles battered

Batter (in per ft of height)

Bracing

Footing, ground and water

Show footing

Footing type

Footing depth (ft)

Footing length (ft) blank = 2 ft past each side

Individual footing length (ft)

Ground line above top of footing (ft) blank = none

Water line above top of footing (ft) blank = none; above ground for a pile bent

Bottom of cap (second sheet)

Add a sheet showing the bottom face of the cap, looking up

Cap width, face to face (ft)

Column depth across the cap (in) rectangular columns; blank = same as width

Wall thickness (ft)

Stem thickness across the cap (ft)

Cap defects

Draw defects right on the preview: click Draw, pick the defect, and drag on the cap. Click a defect to select it — drag it to move it, drag its points to reshape it, and set its type, depth and note in the panel above the preview.

No defects yet.

Put the defect table on its own sheet (one table for every sheet) instead of under each drawing

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