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This helpful manual provides guidance to structural engineers, special inspectors, building officials, and others in the use and interpretation of the special inspection and testing requirements of the 2006 International Building Code. List Price $59.95 Website Price $56.96 Author: Structural Engineers Association of California and the International Code Council Format: Softcover Copyright: 2009 Pages: 394 Qty: Description   Structural Construction and Special Inspection Manual: A Companion to the 2006 IBC Structural/Seismic Design Manuals was developed by the Structural Engineers Association of California (SEAOC). This helpful manual provides guidance to structural engineers, special inspectors, building officials, and others in the use and interpretation of the special inspection and testing requirements of the 2006 International Building Code. This companion to the 2006 IBC Structural/Seismic Design Manuals contains examples taken directly from the design manuals as well as new examples that illustrate construction not covered in the design manuals. Two example buildings are also included that illustrate additional special inspection requirements unique to schools and hospitals designed and constructed under the 2007 California Building Code (CBC). The examples are organized into four separate sections: Wood and cold-formed steel buildings. Concrete and masonry buildings. Structural steel buildings. Non-structural components. Each section begins with an overview of the inspection tasks and requirements that are common to all of the examples contained in that section. Each example then goes into detail on the inspection procedures specific to the building used in that example. This impressive manual was written by a select group of structural engineers, special inspectors, and building officials and overseen by a steering committee established by the SEAOC Board of Directors. The writers were selected for their many years of experience and expertise in special inspection, structural engineering, and construction administration. From the Preface This document was developed and funded by the Structural Engineers Association of California (SEAOC). The purpose of this document is to provide guidance to structural engineers, special inspectors, and others in the construction industry in the use and interpretation of the special inspection and testing requirements of the 2006 International Building Code (IBC), published by the International Code Council, Inc. (ICC). One of the goals of this document is to bridge the gap between the code and standard construction and inspection practice. Most of the examples contained herein are taken directly from the 2006 IBC Structural/Seismic Design Manuals jointly published by SEAOC, NCSEA, and ICC. This manual is intended to serve as a companion to the Structural/Seismic Design Manuals. In addition, new examples were created specifically for this manual to illustrate construction that is not featured in the design manuals. Finally, two example buildings were selected to illustrate the additional special inspection requirements unique to schools and hospitals. The 2007 California Building Code (CBC), published by ICC for the California Building Standards Commission, was used as the code for these examples. The CBC is a republication of the IBC and includes specific amendments for school and hospital construction. Construction and inspection practices vary from region to region to the extent that it is next to impossible to incorporate all the different practices within a single document. The reader should understand that the recommendations contained herein are based on practices commonly seen in the State of California. This is not intended to discourage use of this document outside of California, only to provide background on how this document was developed. Local building jurisdictions may also have additional special inspection requirements that are not discussed in this document. The reader is urged to confirm the inspection requirements with local building jurisdictions as well as the requirements for inspector qualification. SEAOC, NCSEA, and ICC intend to update this manual with each edition of the building code as needed. From the Introduction The 2006 International Building Code included major revisions to the testing and special inspection requirements, most of which are listed in Chapter 17 of the Code. This document has been written to assist structural engineers and others involved in the building construction with the interpretation of these provisions. Rather than present a general commentary on the provisions of the code, SEAOC felt that a better format would be to illustrate the code provisions through building examples, in particular the building examples used in the 2006 IBC Structural/Seismic Design Manual. By tying the examples with those used for the Structural/Seismic Design Manual it is hoped that a complete picture of the design and construction of the example buildings will be presented. Chapter 17 of the 2006 IBC has been significantly revised from the 1997 UBC, which had been the model code used in the State of California for many years. Inspections for reinforced concrete, structural steel, soils, piers, and piles have not changed much in substance but have changed significantly in how the code specifies them. Specific inspection tasks associated with these construction types are specified in Chapter 17 and have been organized into tables. Inspections for reinforced masonry have also been expanded upon and reorganized into two levels of inspection that are tied into the occupancy of the building. Inspections for wood and cold-formed steel used in high seismic and wind zones have been added, as have a number of inspections of architectural, mechanical, electrical, and plumbing elements in high seismic zones. While the main focuses of this manual are the tasks and responsibilities of special inspectors, structural observers, and structural engineers in quality assurance, the architect and the other design professionals have a role as well. The architect, as the primary responsible design professional, is responsible for submitting the Statement of Special Inspections and for general overview of the construction administration program. This responsibility includes reviewing and processing all submittals, reviewing special reports, and serving as the primary conduit of communication between the contractor, the owner, and the design team. There are also a number of special inspections of architectural elements, including fireproofing, exterior veneer, and heavy partitions, which the architect will need to monitor. New to the 2006 IBC are a number of special inspections and tests of mechanical and electrical systems, which will require the mechanical and electrical engineers to play a greater role in the development of the special inspection program and in monitoring of the special inspection process than had previously been the case. Also new to the 2006 IBC are the Statement of Special Inspections and the Statement of Contractor's Responsibility. The Statement of Special Inspections (Section 1705) is intended to specify the testing and special inspections required for a given project and must be filled out by the responsible design professional as a condition for issuing the building permit. The Statement must be a detailed list of the testing and inspection requirements. Section 1706 outlines the responsibilities of the contractor in the quality assurance aspects of the project. The contractor is required to submit a written statement to the building official acknowledging that he or she is aware of the testing and inspection requirements, that he or she has quality control procedures in place for the project, and that there will be a responsible party within the contractor's company who will be in charge of executing the quality control procedures. As part of his or her responsibility, the special inspector must verify that the materials at the job site conform to the approved construction documents. Thus, the review and approval of the contractors' submittals by the design team is often a key component of the project quality assurance plan. Review and approval of deferred submittals are also key quality assurance components. Deferred submittals are those items for which approval was deferred until after the issuance of the permit. They must be submitted by the contractor for review by the design team and for approval by the authority having jurisdiction prior to construction of the deferred work. The special inspector must be aware of the submittal requirements of the project in order to be aware of which documents he or she should expect to have available during his or her inspection This requires a familiarity with the construction documents - including the project specifications and deferred submittals. Alternatively, the special inspector must rely on others (i.e., the RDP, the SEOR, the owner's authorized representative, or the contractor) to provide the special inspector with all information relevant to his or her special inspection. The special inspector should check the title sheet of the approved drawings for a possible schedule of items for which approval by the enforcement agency have been deferred. Discussion of inspector certification is beyond the scope of this document. Each building jurisdiction has requirements for the certification of special inspectors and testing agencies, and these requirements vary significantly to the extent that a separate manual would be required to encompass all of them. In addition, these regulations are subject to revision by each building jurisdiction at a much greater frequency than the typical code cycle, thus making any publication documenting these provisions obsolete within a short period of time. Some building officials will allow a structural engineer to perform certain special inspections on projects that the engineer has designed and sealed. This practice, like inspector certification, varies greatly by jurisdiction and thus it is not discussed in detail within this document. Should a qualified structural engineer wish to perform special inspection on projects that he or she designed, the engineer is encouraged to contact the appropriate building official to confirm if he or she will be allowed to do so. The provisions for structural observation have been carried over largely intact from the 1997 UBC to the 2006 IBC. The seismic trigger for structural observation has been changed from being based on the seismic zone to being based on the Seismic Design Category. With the exception of California school and hospital projects, the owner is no longer required to hire the engineer or architect responsible for the design or someone designated by them to perform the observations. The owner is free to employ a registered design professional of his or her own choosing. However, since the architect or engineer responsible for the design is more knowledgeable of the building system than an outside observer would be and would have more stake in a successful completion of the construction, it is strongly recommended that structural observation should continue to be conducted by the responsible design professionals. No matter the construction type or size of project, a pre-construction meeting is an excellent way of establishing the lines of communication among the design team, the contractor, and the special inspector. This meeting can also be used to clarify any special inspection requirements that may be unclear or are of particular importance. Topics that can be covered in a pre-construction meeting include special inspection requirements, submittal procedures, scheduling, routing procedures, communication protocol, contact personnel, construction document revisions, and inspection reports. The primary benefit of a pre-construction meeting is that it establishes early in the project how construction issues and problems will be handled before such issues develop. Finally, the building owner should also understand that he or she also has a role to play in the construction administration and quality assurance practiced for his or her project. Since the owner hires the design professionals, the construction contractors, and the special inspection and testing agencies, the owner can affect the level of quality through his or her selection of the various construction team members simply by who he or she selects and the criteria used to make these selections. The owner also sets the level of importance of quality assurance on a construction project. The more importance the owner places in quality assurance the more likely it will be that the entities involved in quality assurance will place a greater emphasis on ensuring that the construction project will be built to the highest possible quality. Table of Contents Preface. Introduction. Chapter 1: Wood and Cold-Formed Steel Light-Framed Buildings. Overview. Example 1: Wood Light-Frame Residence. Example 2: Wood Light-Frame Three-Story Structure. Example 3: Wood Light-Frame Three-Story School Structure. Example 4: Cold-Formed Steel Light-Frame Three-Story Structure. Chapter 2: Concrete, Shotcrete, and Masonry Buildings, Including Retrofits. Overview. Example 5: Masonry Shear Wall Building. Example 6: Concrete Tilt-Up Building with a Wood Roof. Example 7: Concrete Cast-In-Place Shear Wall Building. Example 8: Reinforced Concrete Special Moment-Resisting Frame Building. Example 9: Seismic Retrofit Using Shotcrete. Example 10: Unreinforced Masonry Retrofit. Chapter 3: Structural Steel Buildings. Overview. Example II: Steel Concentrically Braced Frame Structure. Example 12: Eccentrically Braced Frame Hospital Structure. Example 13: Steel Special Moment Frame Structure. Example 14: Special Plate Shear Wall Structure. Chapter 4: Non-Structural Components. 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