COMPUTER AIDED DRAUGHTING FOR HIGHWAY STRUCTURES. SINO-BRITISH HIGHWAYS AND URBAN TRAFFIC CONFERENCE. PAPERS PRESENTED AT THE CONFERENCE HELD IN BEIJING 17TH-22ND NOVEMBER 1986

This paper describes the use of computers for the production of highway structure drawings, and discusses the benefits of computer draughting systems with reference to the facilities which are currently available. About 50 alternative two-dimensional computer draughting systems are now believed to be available, although only some of them are suitable for the production of civil engineering drawings, and even fewer can be used for draughting highway structures using reinforced concrete. The major strength of computer aided design (CAD) systems applied to civil engineering work is not in the initial production of a drawing, but in the cad system's facility to manipulate the elements of a drawing; some of the techniques incorporated in cad systems are very powerful. The paper lists 14 of the facilities and benefits that computer draughting systems provide; nine of them are found in many of the available cad systems, but the other five, which are reinforced concrete detailing facilities, are found in only a few CAD systems. The paper ends by describing the GIPSYS computer draughting system, developed by the transportation engineering division of the ws atkins group, with special reference to its reinforced concrete detailing and productivity. Some examples of its applications are given, and the high quality of its operating staff is mentioned. Rapid increases in computer power and falling computer costs will greatly expand the use of computer draughting, including three-dimensional systems, in civil engineering in the United Kingdom. (TRRL)

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  INSTITUTION OF HIGHWAYS & TRANSPORTATION

  6 ENDSLEIGH STREET
  LONDON,   United Kingdom  WC1H 0DZ
• Authors:
  • French, R C
• Publication Date: 1986

Media Info

• Pagination: p. 353-359
• Serial:
  • Publication of: INSTITUTION OF ELECTRICAL ENGINEERS
  • Publisher: Institution of Electrical Engineers
  • ISSN: 0537-9989

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Bridges; Computer aided design; Computer programs; Conferences; Design; Highway design; Reinforced concrete
• ITRD Terms: 3455: Bridge; 8657: Computer aided design; 8525: Conference; 9011: Design (overall design); 2855: Highway design; 4794: Reinforced concrete; 8645: Software
• Subject Areas: Bridges and other structures; Design; Highways;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00493133
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Transport Research Laboratory
• Files: ITRD, TRIS
• Created Date: May 31 1990 12:00AM