IBC Special Inspections under Chapter 17 and New 2018 Virginia Statewide Code
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Day One: Tuesday, August 17, 2021
8:30 – 11:45 am EDT (including a 30-min. break)
Day Two: Wednesday, August 18, 2021
8:30 am – 12:50 pm EDT (including a 30-min. break)
Presented by:
Alan Tuck
Day One: Tuesday, August 17, 2021 | 8:30 – 11:45 am EDT
(including a 15-min. break)
Overview of Special Inspections
Definition of special inspections and brief history of special inspections
Precedence of statewide code, IBC code, reference codes and standards
Roles of special inspector, architect, engineer, building official and contractor
Statement of Special Inspections – What’s the real purpose of this document
Dramatic exceptions to the IBC code by the Virginia Construction Code (VCC)
Soil, Foundation and Geotechnical Investigations 101
Code required special inspections
Code required laboratory tests
Verifying soil bearing capacity
Types of foundations
Periodic and continuous field testsrole of engineer of record (EOR)
Concrete Special Inspections and the New Concrete Code
FIRST Concrete Code reorganization in 50 years – lots of changes
What testing and special inspections does the code require?
Concrete mix designs – How do you know they comply with new code
Important roles of ACI 318 and ACI 301 at the job site
Reinforcing steel
Day Two: Wednesday, August 18, 2021 | 8:30 am – 12:50 pm EDT
(including two 10-min. breaks)
Structural Steel Special Inspections
Shop fabrication tests/inspection
Types of bolted connections
AISC 360 Chapter N (Quality Assurance)
Welding code and special inspections
Reference codes AISC 360, AWS, RCSC, SJI, SDI, AISI 240 and others
Masonry Special Inspections
Submittal process and code required mock-up panel testing
Level A, B, C Special Inspections or Level 1, 2, 3 – What’s the difference?
Understanding ASTM C 270 and ASTM C 780 – Mortar confusion goes away
Constant failing masonry sands and mortar tests – Does the code really care?
Code required special inspections on mortar and concrete masonry units (CMU)
Sprayed Fire-Resistant Materials (SFRM)
Frequency of thickness tests and density tests according to the CODE
Bond strengths – adhesion/cohesion
SFRM special inspections on high-rise buildings
SFRM code changes due to NIST Investigations on 9-11 collapse studies
Overview of New Virginia Statewide Code Effective on July 1, 2021
What is the order of precedence when the Virginia code conflicts with IBC code?
What happens when Virginia code conflicts with local jurisdictions (cities, towns?)
Pre-engineered metal building conundrum – AC 472
New AISI S 240 cold-formed steel light-frame construction never existed before
Does the Virginia Statewide Code cancel the IBC mandate for inspections on small jobs?
What about the “grace period” of the Virginia Statewide Code – How does it work?
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Credits
Professional Engineers
7.0 PDHs
Architects
7.0 HSW CE Hours
AIA (AIA credits only available for attending live Webinar)
7.0 LU|HSW
International Code Council
.7 CEUs (Building)
Continuing Education Credit Information
This webinar offers 7.0 PDHs to professional engineers
and 7.0 HSW continuing education hours to architects
licensed in Virginia. Educators and courses are not subject to
preapproval in Virginia.
The American Institute of Architects Continuing Education
System has approved this course for 7.0 LU|HSW (Sponsor
No. J885). Only full participation is reportable to the AIA/CES.
The International Code Council has approved this event for
.7 CEUs in the specialty area of Building (Preferred Provider
No. 1232).
Completion certificates will be awarded to participants who
complete this event, respond to all prompts, and earn a
passing score (80%) on the quiz that follows the presentation
(multiple attempts allowed).
Speakers
Alan S. Tuck
Executive Director of Code Compliance and Training with Froehling & Robertson, Inc.Mr. Tuck has more than 50 years of experience in the materials testing and construction inspection industry. He has been a code influencer. In the early 1990’s, he published a 47 page Construction Specifications Institute (CSI) monograph entitled “BOCA Special Inspection Services” as a learning and teaching tool for testing agencies, architects, engineers, municipalities, and building officials, etc. This document became the foundation for the original Chesterfield County, Virginia, special inspection program which today is known to be one of the best special inspection programs in the region. This CSI monograph impacted and assisted the development of special inspection programs of many other Virginia jurisdictions during the early days of BOCA and IBC. Today, Mr. Tuck is the building code “go to” guy when architects, engineers, contractors and building officials across the Mid-Atlantic have special inspection questions about their ongoing projects.
Mr. Tuck started his career with Froehling & Robertson in 1964 as a materials technician and fulfilled many duties including senior field technician, radiographic assistant, drill rig operator, laboratory technician, and structural steel inspector, quickly being promoted to branch manager of the Roanoke office in 1966. Over the next few decades, Mr. Tuck also managed F&R’s operations in Norfolk, Lynchburg, and Chesapeake, Virginia. During this time, he was designated as the company-wide manager of construction materials testing services, working in F&R’s Richmond headquarters. In the late 1990’s, Mr. Tuck took on company business development. His success in this realm led to Mr. Tuck being elevated to the role of vice president of business development. His responsibilities in this role included hiring, training, and supervising business development managers throughout the company’s Mid-Atlantic footprint. F&R was established in 1881 and is one of the oldest consulting engineering firms and testing agencies in the United States.
Mr. Tuck developed training courses related to special inspection requirements of the International Building Code (IBC) and the various statewide building codes in jurisdictions where F&R maintains operations, including Maryland, Virginia, District of Columbia and the Carolinas. He cultivated and expanded inter-company special inspections code training courses for F&R’s technicians, special inspectors and engineers. These technical code training courses formed the basis of F&R’s Continuing Education Program and Lunch & Learn Series which are comprised of building code training courses regarding soils, geotechnical engineering, concrete, masonry, sprayed fire-resistant materials, structural steel and many other disciplines. These courses are now offered to the entire Mid-Atlantic community of architects, engineers, construction professionals as well as associations, municipalities, school systems and a host of other market sectors. As F&R’s very first executive director of code compliance and training, Mr. Tuck has provided special inspections training and code training to hundreds of firms and thousands of professionals over the past decade and has dedicated this phase of his professional career to the study and instruction of the various building code changes throughout the different code cycles. He also is well versed in the major code changes of the “enforcer” codes such as AWS (welding), AISC (steel), ACI 318 (concrete), ACI 530 (masonry), in addition to the latest revisions of the International Building Code (IBC) and statewide codes within F&R’s geographical region.
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Course Title: IBC Special Inspections under Chapter 17 and New 2018 Virginia Statewide Code
Delivery Method: Live Online
Course Description: This seven-hour course will cover what design professionals need to know about participating in the IBC Chapter 17 special inspections process in Virginia, which includes compliance with the new statewide code.
Learning Objectives:
Learning Objective 1:
Learners will be able to define what constitutes a Special Inspection, and describe the roles of the Special Inspector, Architect, Engineer, Building Official and Contractor in the inspection process.
Learning Objective 2:
Learners will be able to explain what is required when the code mandates special inspections, lab tests and field tests for soil, foundations and other geotechnical elements.
Learning Objective 3:
Learners will be able to describe code requirements and participate in the inspection process for concrete, structural steel, masonry and sprayed fire-resistant materials.
Learning Objective 4:
Learners will be able to determine the order of precedence when the Virginia code conflicts with the IBC code and local jurisdictions.
LUs: 7.0 LU Type: LU|HSWs.
Prerequisites: Experience with construction materials, construction techniques, and code compliance
Advance Preparation: None
Program Level: Intermediate
Course Expiration Date: None
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