SIC BLAST – IBC CODE INSPECTION AND TEST REPORT REQUIREMENTS
Special inspection and testing reports are often pretty simple, but they can sometimes be very complex, composed of many numbers and other data that are not easy for all the potential readers of the report to understand. Because of this, Section 1704.2.4 of the IBC code stipulates that all special inspection reports shall indicate that […]
SiC BLAST – So Many Codes, So Little Time
So Many Codes on a Project – Which One to Apply? Regardless of whether you are providing special inspections on soil, concrete, masonry, structural steel, sprayed fire-resistant materials, MEP, etc., it can be difficult to figure out which particular referenced building code to apply on a specific project site. The construction documents may state a […]
SiC BLAST – Non-Structural Concrete and IBC
Nonstructural Concrete – IBC Code Mandates Entrained Air Non-structural concrete is defined by the International Building Code (IBC) as any element made of plain or reinforced concrete that is not part of a structural system required to transfer either gravity or lateral loads to the ground. This definition enables the code user to correctly apply […]
SiC BLAST – SFRM Bond Strength on High Rises
IBC Code Change Alert IBC, Chapter 4, Section 403.2.4 Sprayed fire-resistant materials (SFRM). The bond strength of the SFRM installed throughout the building shall be in accordance with Table 403.2.4. For buildings other than high-rise buildings, the minimum bond strength for SFRM required by the code is 150 psf when tested in accordance with ASTM […]
Speaking in Code – Soils Special Inspections
ALL THE DIRT ACCORDING TO IBC Download A Printable Copy IBC Chapter 17, section 1705.6 and Table 1705.6 only allots about one-half page to soil special inspections required by the code when you discount the narrative regarding deep foundations and helical piles foundations. This small amount of verbiage dedicated to soil special inspections in sections […]
SiC BLAST – Lab Testing CMUs
Laboratory Testing Project Sampled Concrete Masonry Units The approved agency (special inspection firm) that is providing special inspections on the masonry portion of any new construction project must test samples of the project concrete masonry units (CMU) during the construction phases to verify the fact that the project CMU comply with the requirements of ASTM […]
SiC BLAST – A Slump Conundrum
Concrete Specs Do NOT Specify a Maximum Slump…Now What? The concrete code (ACI 318), IBC and ACI 301, “Specifications for Structural Concrete” do a pretty good job of publishing concrete acceptance criteria for maximum w/c ratio, minimum compressive strength, cement factors and air content. What IBC and ACI 318 do NOT DO is present clear […]
Speaking in Code – C-C-C-Cold Weather Concreting
SPECIAL EDITION C-C-C-COLD WEATHER C-C-CONCRETING This is a reissue of a particularly pertinent article we released in 2019 – ENJOY! Polar vortex or not, you knew it was going to get cold again, right? F&R is pleased to have the opportunity to share the following article on issues with cold weather concrete courtesy of someone […]
Speaking in Code – Special Inspections of Reinforcing Steel
TALKIN’ 2020 TURKEY ABOUT SPECIAL INSPECTIONS OF REINFORCING STEEL Rather than souring the mood at your virtual Thanksgiving table this year with a toxic discussion of current events, why not get the family embroiled in an old fashioned barn-burner of a debate about reinforcing steel code? In fact, nothing goes better with Aunt Edna’s Watergate […]
SiC BLAST – CODE Conflicts
CONFLICTING: ASTM C90 Specifications, TMS Masonry Code & IBC If the special inspection firm on a project is sampling and testing concrete masonry units (CMU), as they must because the CODE requires it, conflicting masonry acceptance criteria between ASTM C90 and the masonry code (TMS 402/602) can cause major headaches! Depending on the jurisdiction you […]
SiC BLAST – Steel Joists and the IBC Code
OPEN-WEB STEEL JOISTS, JOIST GIRDERS AND THE IBC CODE The purpose of IBC, Chapter 17, Section 1705.2.3 is to require special inspections of particular aspects of the installation of open web steel joists and joist girders; Included is a brand new Table 1705.2.3 which offers a tabular format of steel joist special inspections at the […]
Speaking in Code – AISI S240 Code
AISI S240 CODE…AND COLD-FORMED STEEL LIGHT-FRAME CONSTRUCTION Just when you thought we couldn’t make things more complicated. Here we go. The 2015 editions of the American Iron and Steel Institute (AISI) standards for cold-formed steel including AISI S240, AISI S400 and AISI S202 have been referenced in the 2018 edition of the International Building Code […]