PEB Steel Detailing & Tekla Structures

Week 1 — Introduction to PEB: What is Pre-Engineered Building?, PEB vs conventional steel buildings, PEB industry and project workflow, Types of PEB buildings, Primary and secondary structural members, Columns and rafters, Purlins and girts, Bracing, Eave struts, Base plates, Stiffeners, Bolts and welds, PEB terminology, Cladding/Sheeting, Flashing/Trims, Fasteners/Screws.

Week 2 — Structural Steel & Drawing Reading: Structural steel sections, Built-up sections, Plates and stiffeners, Bolts and welds, Structural drawings, Plan/elevation/section, Grid lines, Levels and dimensions, Connection details, Welding symbols, Revision drawings, Understanding design drawings before modelling.

Week 3 — AutoCAD (Focus: reading and basic creation of PEB drawings): AutoCAD interface, Layers, Units, Drawing commands, Modify commands, Dimensions, Blocks, Sections, Hatching, Layouts, Printing, Reading PEB GA drawings. Practical: create a basic PEB plan/elevation/section.

Week 4 — Tekla Fundamentals: Tekla interface, Project setup, Grid creation, Levels, Profiles, Materials, Views, Selection filters, Work planes, Creating columns, Creating rafters, Plates, Stiffeners, Basic editing. Practical Project 1: model a basic PEB frame in Tekla.

Week 5 — Primary Frame Modeling: Columns, Rafters, Built-up members, Hot Rolled Members, Splices, Base plates, Stiffeners, End plates, Frame geometry, Multiple frame modelling.

Week 6 — Secondary Members: Purlins, Girts, Eave struts, Roof bracing, Wall bracing, Sag rods/Sag Angles, End wall framing, Framed Openings (Bolted Openings, Welded Openings).

Week 7 — Tekla Connections: Bolted connections, Welded connections, Column-base connections, Rafter connections, Splice connections, Bracing connections, Purlin/girt connections, Stiffener connections, Tekla components, Connection parameters, Connection checking.

Week 8 — Complete PEB Modeling: Students build a complete multi-bay building. Project includes main frames, secondary framing, bracing, endwalls, connections, openings, canopy (introduction), and building accessories — Man Doors, Over Head Doors (Roll up Doors, Vertical Lift Doors), Hanger Doors — plus model organization. Practical Project 2: complete a multi-bay PEB model.

Week 9 — Tekla Numbering & Drawings:

Numbering: part numbering, assembly numbering, position numbers, numbering settings, numbering errors.

GA Drawings: plans, elevations, sections, dimensions, grid lines, levels, marks.

Assembly Drawings: views, dimensions, bolts, welds, part marks, notes.

Single-Part Drawings: plates, built-up members, individual components, cutting information.

Week 10 — BOM & Fabrication: Bill of Materials, material reports, assembly lists, part lists, weight, bolt lists, weld information, NC/DSTV concepts, CNC fabrication workflow, shop drawing requirements, fabrication terminology. MS Excel: basic engineering calculations, material/BOM data, sorting/filtering, basic formulas.

Week 11 — QA/QC & Industry Workflow:

Model Checking: member orientation, correct profiles, materials, connections, bolts, welds, missing members, duplicate members.

Drawing Checking: dimensions, marks, sections, bolts, welds, material information, drawing/model consistency.

Week 12 — Final Project + Placement: Final Industry Project — each student completes a complete PEB project following the workflow: Input drawings → 3D Tekla model → Primary framing → Secondary framing → Connections → Numbering → GA drawings → Assembly drawings → Single-part drawings → BOM → QA/QC. The final project becomes part of the student's professional portfolio.

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