Geotechnical recommendations
Compare bearing values, foundation types, slab and subgrade requirements, and drainage recommendations in the geotechnical report with the foundation plans, details, and general notes.
Drawings and reports review
Carry the report into the drawings
Geotechnical reports, structural calculations, energy compliance forms, acoustic and code analyses, and surveys state criteria the drawings are supposed to follow. Groundbook helps identify where a stated criterion does not appear in, or disagrees with, the sheets that depend on it.
Where to focus
What to bring into the review
Structural design criteria
Check loads, materials, and design assumptions stated in the calculations or the general notes against the details, schedules, and referenced requirements.
Energy, acoustic, and code analyses
Match assembly ratings, glazing performance, equipment efficiencies, and occupancy and construction-type conclusions with what the plans and schedules show.
Surveys and existing-conditions reports
Confirm that site plans, levels, setbacks, and existing structures agree with the survey and existing-conditions documentation included in the set.
Inside Groundbook
Add the reports as references
Upload the reports and calculations with the drawings and identify which files to check and which provide supporting context, so findings can point to the criterion in the report and the sheet that should reflect it.
A practical workflow
From the first pass to a decision
Include the current reports
Upload the issued reports, calculations, and analyses that the drawings rely on. Set their file type to Report or Calculations and their role to “Use as reference”. State in the instructions which report criteria matter most for this milestone.
Compare the criterion with the drawing
Open the finding to view the report statement and the sheet, detail, or schedule it applies to. Confirm that both describe the same condition and edition.
Route the difference to its owner
Send report-versus-drawing differences to the responsible engineer or consultant, record the decision, and update every sheet and note that carries the criterion.
From a published project review
Railing details refer to an incomplete design requirement
A design criterion that did not carry through: the guard and handrail load stated in the notes was below the adopted requirement, and the structural details relied on those notes.
Architectural notes specified a guard and handrail load below the adopted requirement. Structural details referred back to those notes without stating the governing load.
Read the findingDefine the scope with your team
Groundbook compares the documents you include; it does not perform engineering calculations or judge a report’s conclusions. The consultants who authored the reports and the engineers of record decide how their criteria apply.
Questions, answered
FAQs
Which reports can Groundbook review with the drawings?
Any PDF report or calculation that states criteria for the design: geotechnical reports, structural calculations, energy compliance documents, acoustic studies, code analyses, surveys, and existing-conditions reports.
Does it check the calculations themselves?
No. It checks whether the values and recommendations the reports state are reflected consistently in the drawings and notes. Verifying the calculations remains with the engineer of record.
Should reports be checked files or references?
Usually references. Mark the drawings as the files to check and the reports as supporting context, so findings ask whether the drawings follow the report rather than the reverse.
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