STRUCTURAL OBSERVATIONS---Seminars and Manuals of Practice
STRUCTURAL OBSERVATIONS---Seminars and Manuals of Practice
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I'd appreciate some information on available seminars dealing with IBC Structural Observations as well as online courses.
Has any organization or individual published an authoritative concise manual for SO practice?
Has any organization or individual published an authoritative concise manual for SO practice?






RE: STRUCTURAL OBSERVATIONS---Seminars and Manuals of Practice
RE: STRUCTURAL OBSERVATIONS---Seminars and Manuals of Practice
Thanks so much for the response.
I am familiar with that SI document. Pretty good stuff in there. Numerous jurisdictions have also developed manuals which include rules and regulations that go beyond IBC requirements for SI.
Indeed much has been written about SI and BI regarding the "what, when and how", but it appears very little about SO. I wonder why that is.
As we are all aware, SO, SI and BI are part of the three tier QA process required by building codes for certain structures. There has been much done to address QA/QC concerns in recent years as a results of natural disasters. One would imagine that since quite a bit of thought and effort has been expended on developing BI and SI manuals and guidelines, that by now there'd be some authoritative consensus document out there on SO.
RE: STRUCTURAL OBSERVATIONS---Seminars and Manuals of Practice
RE: STRUCTURAL OBSERVATIONS---Seminars and Manuals of Practice
Actually the SO info was primarily intended for a buddy of mine who has a small practice. An architect who supplies him with a good bit of work is concerned about the frequency of visits he makes on jobs which require SO; obviously the architect wants to cut costs.
RE: STRUCTURAL OBSERVATIONS---Seminars and Manuals of Practice
1. 2003 IBC Understanding and Designing a Special Inspection Program
2. Model Program for Special Inspection
RE: STRUCTURAL OBSERVATIONS---Seminars and Manuals of Practice
1. Understanding and Designing a Structural Observation Program
2. Model Program for Structural Observation
Check Sec 7.6 in this link http://www.iasonline.org/PDF/AC/ac251.pdf ...for this to be meaningful down the road, it is imperative that guidelines be developed so everyone is on the same page.