Who is responsible
Who is responsible
(OP)
I have a contractor telling me that I am responsible as the structural engineer for determining if we can switch from a IIB construction type to a IIIB. Is this correct, I see this as an architectural item, aside for designing the structural members for any loading due to fire.






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Dik
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BA
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Thank you,
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Perhaps it would be advisable for all affected parties to meet to discuss Fire Protection, Occupant Safety and Accessibility which is ordinarily within the scope of the Architect, not the Structural Engineer.
BA
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Structural engineers are not qualified by virtue of their structural PE/SE licensure to evaluate life safety codes and standards in order to determine things like occupancy and fire ratings. Many are qualified, but these activities exceed the scope of practice of the SE in most states. Most places, this falls under "comprehensive building design", which is the scope of practice for an architect.
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Expectations or not thoug, it does get into what is in your contract to SPECIFICALLY provide services for. Your contract should have the statement that "anything outside the scope of services listed is considered extra services".
Mike McCann
MMC Engineering
http://mmcengineering.tripod.com
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And are you directly contracted with the contractor? If not, then there's nothing here to discuss, have him take it up with whomever he's contracted to and let it come down (or up) the chain of command.