ACI 311.6-18 – Specification for Testing Ready-Mixed Concrete
ACI 311.6-18 Specification – Testing Ready Mixed Concrete1.1.1 Work Specified – This specification sets the minimumrequirements for testing of ready mixed concrete at the project site when specific field tests and specimens prepared for laboratory test properties including strength are used as a basis for acceptance of concrete as delivered to the site.
Cold-Weather Welding of Structural Steel
How do low temperatures affect the materials we weld? Read on to find out!
Post-Installed Anchors in Concrete and ACI 355.4
This SIC Blast addresses post-installed concrete anchors related to ACI 355.4. Check it out!
Field Inspections of Stairs and Railing Systems
In this Blast, Alan Tuck discusses field inspections of stairs and railing systems.
Masonry Grout Placement – Code Criteria
Many rules and code compliance criteria apply when masonry grout is placed into the concrete masonry unit (CMU) cells according to TMS 402/602 (Masonry Code).
Frost Line & Frost-Protected Shallow Foundations
Reinforcing Steel Code Compliance Criteria and CRSI
Check out this Speaking In Code BLAST for more information about concrete reinforcing steel.
AISI S240 Cold-Formed Steel Structural Framing Code
Conflicts Between the CODE and Construction Documents
What do you do when there are conflicts between the project drawings and specifications? Learn more in this SIC Blast!
Project Earthwork Phases – Role of the Geotechnical Report
Check out the latest Speaking in Code Blast, all about the role of the geo report during earthwork.
CELEBRATING SIX YEARS OF “SPEAKING IN CODE”
In May 2016, F&R distributed the first edition of “Speaking in Code” (SIC). It’s hard to believe, but “Speaking in Code” is six years old this month!
SIC BLAST – IBC CODE INSPECTION AND TEST REPORT REQUIREMENTS
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SiC BLAST – So Many Codes, So Little Time
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SiC BLAST – Non-Structural Concrete and IBC
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SiC BLAST – SFRM Bond Strength on High Rises
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SiC BLAST – Lab Testing CMUs
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SiC BLAST – A Slump Conundrum
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SiC BLAST – CODE Conflicts
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SiC BLAST – Steel Joists and the IBC Code
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SiC BLAST – Cold-Formed Steel and the CODE
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SiC BLAST – Five-Foot Tall Wood Trusses
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SiC BLAST – Concrete Durability and IBC Changes
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SiC BLAST – Ultrasonic Inspection OOPS
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SiC BLAST – SFRM Code Alert
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SiC BLAST – Report Requirements
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SiC BLAST – Radioactivity & COVID-19?
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SiC BLAST – Soil Special Inspections
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SiC BLAST – Concrete Special Inspections
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SiC BLAST – Magnitude of Special Inspections
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SiC BLAST – NEW Masonry Code Table
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SiC BLAST – Concrete Anchors & IBC
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SiC BLAST – Risk Category of Buildings
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SiC BLAST – Providing Fabrication Shop NDT
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