NOVA ENGINEERING & ENVIRONMENTAL

ENGEO, INCORPORATED

This manual, entitled "Guidelines for Special Inspection in Construction", has been prepared by the member firms of the California Council of Testing and Inspection Agencies (CCTIA) to illustrate the services available in some of the more common categories of special inspection and testing. The Manual of Practice for Materials Engineering Testing and Inspection, published by the American Council of Independent Laboratories, was used with their permission as a reference to assist in the development of this Guideline.

A basic objective of this Council (CCTIA) is to provide information that will assist clients to better understand the relationship between testing and inspection agencies (materials engineering laboratories) and specific requirements of the various building codes. Of particular importance is the capability of such agencies to satisfy the Special Inspection requirements of the Uniform Building Code, other local codes and the typical requirements of project specifications.

The guidelines are not meant to imply that all of these services will be required on any specific project, or that the agency has been directed to perform all of the available services within a category. It is also recognized that special requirements of specific projects or governing agencies may require more or less stringent procedures than those outlined in these guidelines.

Inspections the observation of construction for general conformance with the approved design drawings and specifications. It shall not be relied upon by others as acceptance or guarantee of work, nor shall it in any manner relieve any contractor, or any other party, from their obligations and responsibilities under the construction contract, or generally accepted industry custom.

It is important to note that qualified materials engineering laboratories may provide testing, inspection and materials engineering services in many fields other than those selected for this publication. In addition, a qualified laboratory should comply with ASTM E329, Standard Practice for Use in Evaluation of Testing and Inspection Agencies.

Uniform Building Code and Structural Tests and Inspection Schedule

Certain types of construction shall have continuous inspection as specified in Section 1701. For the convenience of our clients, we have reproduced on the following link, with permission of ICBO, Section 1701, Special Inspections, of the 1997 Edition of the Uniform Building Code. Also, we have reproduced a copy of a Structural Tests and Inspection Schedule developed by the Association of Northern California Testing and Inspection Agencies (ANCTIA), the forefather of CCTIA. Copies of this checklist for use on construction projects may be obtained from any member of CCTIA.

 

 

 

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Questions and inquiries concerning CCTIA membership may be made by contacting any member firm.

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