Diploma Steel Structures

Course code DRFT 2283

Credit 3.0

Length 90.0 hours

Course outline View

This course introduces the student to framing systems and the layout of steel structure construction drawings and steel drafting conventions.

Prerequisites

DRFT 2100.

Course type

This course is offered as part of a VCC program and cannot be taken individually.
International students: Eligibility is determined at the program level. Visit the program page for international student requirements and application information.

  • • Steel framing systems, terminologies and abbreviations. • Steel shapes & base plates • Steel roof and floor plans • Types of framing and loading • Welded and bolted connections • Steel brace elevation drawings • Structural steel shapes • Basic steel framed connections • Steel drafting conventions

Course schedules

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How to take this course

This course is offered as part of a VCC program only.

Contact us

If you have any questions, please email at [email protected].

† This information is intended as a guideline only. Program and course details are subject to change with the approval of VCC's Board of Governors.

Indigenous Territory Acknowledgment

VCC is located on the traditional territories of the xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam), Sḵwx̱wú7mesh (Squamish), and səlilwətaɬ (Tsleil-Waututh) peoples who have been stewards of these lands since time immemorial.