# Structural Blueprint Reading (Self-Paced)

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## Overview

This course teaches you how to confidently read and interpret structural blueprints used in real construction settings. You’ll start by building a solid understanding of structural assemblies and why blueprint reading plays such a critical role on job sites. Early lessons focus on General Notes and Inspection Requirements, showing how these sections influence planning, purchasing, and field work.

As you move forward, you’ll break down major structural components such as foundations, footings, slabs on grade, and steel systems. You’ll learn to recognize common symbols, abbreviations, schedules, and callouts tied to concrete, rebar, and structural steel. The course wraps up with a close look at structural details and sections, helping you understand steel connections, material transitions, and the essential construction information embedded in structural drawings.

## What you'll learn

- Interpret structural blueprints and understand how they guide construction projects
- Read and apply General Notes and Inspection Requirements within structural drawings
- Identify and evaluate foundation plans, footings, and slab-on-grade details
- Recognize common symbols and abbreviations for concrete, rebar, and structural steel
- Review steel beams, joists, metal decking, and related structural assemblies
- Analyze structural details and sections, including weld symbols, bolt schedules, and rebar placement

## Pricing

**Tuition:** $329