Standard of Care in Steel Specification
Standard of Care in Steel Specification
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I am a visitor to your site in search of more information about the "Standard of Care" a client is suppose to receive from a structural engineer when working on an outdoor weight bearing steel structure with a not so common steel. A sub-contractor (engineer) specified steel in a structure that would not meet standards. The owner went to extreme efforts and costs to normalize the steel and only found out through the fabricator of the error. Knowing you are all experts in the industry, what degrees of responsibilities do you feel my sub-contractor has to our client? Other experts in the industry have said he should have considered the Charpy values and perform V-notch tests when working with unfamiliar steel-what are your thoughts?






RE: Standard of Care in Steel Specification
In the U.S., the AISC has a "Code of Standard Practice for Steel Buildings and Bridges" which outlines various responsibilities and relationships to design/construction. You can get a copy of this document at www.aisc.org
RE: Standard of Care in Steel Specification