Construction codes and inspection handbook
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Published
New York : McGraw-Hill, [2006].
ISBN
9780071832410, 0071832416, 0071468250, 9780071468251
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xvi, 638 pages : illustrations, maps ; 28 cm
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Checked Out
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Published
New York : McGraw-Hill, [2006].
Format
Book
Language
English
ISBN
9780071832410, 0071832416, 0071468250, 9780071468251
UPC
9780071468251
Notes
General Note
Includes index.
Description
Ensure code compliance, accurate calculations, and quality, while saving time and money. Comprehensive, practical, and visual, this resource provides you with instant access to job-critical information. This book includes 600 tables, charts, checklists and calculations for quick look-up. It provides job-critical data on every major building code, including the IBC (International Building Code), the world's most widely adopted building code. Jargon-free explanations clarify complex codes. The book covers construction procedures and standards for commercial and industrial projects - Publisher.
Table of Contents
General Information:
Introduction
Responsibility
Authority
Quality control
Plans and specifications:
Required geographic design criteria
Shop drawings
Inspection report
Preconstruction meeting
Equipment proposal
Claims
Progress schedules
Labor enforcement
Storage of materials
Subcontractor's payment estimates
Rights-of-way
Photographs
Record drawings
Project turnover
Quality control
Safety
Inspection files
Recommended equipment
References for the inspector
Design Quality Control Checklists:
During design
IBC code requirements affecting plan review
Sitework:
Layout and quantity surveys
Layout procedures
Quantity surveys
Clearing and grubbing:
Preconstruction actions
Clearing, grubbing, and disposal work:
Clearing
Disposal
Cleanup
Earthwork:
General
Topsoil
Excavation
Earth excavation for buildings
Foundations
Caissons
Footer design (typical)
Embankments and backfill
Final grading and subgrade preparation
Drainage fills for slabs and stone protection
Underground pipe systems:
General
Pipes and fittings
Jointing of pipes:
General
Hot-pour joints
Poured lead joints
Flexible joints
Tapered end couplings
Cement mortar joints
Pipe threads
Copper tubing joints
Welded joints
Mechanical joints in manholes
Flanged joints in manholes
Corrugated banding
Caps or plugs
Manholes, concrete cradles, and encasements
Excavation, trenching, and backfilling
Summary of site piping paving:
General
Control testing-general
Subcontractor proposals
Preparation of subgrade
Sub-base and base courses
Granular bases
Reference for additional information
Bituminous prime and tack coats:
Planning
Application
Initial checks
Transporting, placing, and finishing equipment
Paving operations
Production control
Placement of mix
Check sampling and testing
Special applications of asphalt:
Concrete pavement
Air-entrained concrete
Exposure definitions (ACI 211-1)
Mixing plant
Inspections during paving
Joint types (typical)
Concrete sidewalks, curbs, and gutters:
General
ADA requirements
Common ADA errors and omissions in new construction and alterations:
Introduction
Parking
Accessible route-exterior
Curb ramps
Ramps
Stairs
Doors
Stairs for commercial use
Ramps for commercial use
Patching pavements:
Materials
Storage
Mix
Equipment
Preparation for placement
Placing
Safety
Concrete:
Concrete for structures:
General
Types of concrete
Concrete strength test
Air-entrained concrete
Air-entraining materials
Concrete practices, test methods, and reporting standards:
Strength
Tests for air content
Admixtures
Recommended air contents
Grouts
Job site concrete mixing:
Field test for moisture on sand
Concrete reinforcement
Steel grading authority
Soil capacities:
Footers (code-required widths per soil conditions)
Testing concrete at the site:
Concrete slump test
Footers/foundations:
Typical footer sizes
Minimum width of footings
Concrete slabs:
Questionable soils
Monolithic slab
Piers (CMU)
Records
Concrete materials
Concrete placement:
Forming concrete
Concrete protection
Concrete rates of pours
Form ties
Concrete column bracing
Miscellaneous material
Stockpiles
Water
Admixtures
Preplacement inspection
Other concrete wall systems
ICF wall types
Slabs on grade
Welded wire fabric
Weather considerations:
Cold weather concrete
Concrete insulation
Hot weather concrete
Effects of high concrete temperatures
Cooling concrete materials
Special precautions
Preplacement inspection:
Foundation insulations
Unbalanced backfill
Crawlspace venting
Ventilation
ADA requirements (flatwork)
Shoring elevated slabs:
Metal tubular frames
Tube and coupler shoring
Single-post shores
Adjustable timber single-post shores
Nailing
Final checks
Metal decks
Control and construction joints:
Control joints
Construction joints
Typical joint types and locations
Reinforcement:
Minimum bend diameters for reinforcement
Reinforcing bars
Concrete testing
Conveying and placing:
Removal of forms
Finishing
Typical tolerances:
Footings
Walls
Columns
Beams and girders
Elevated slabs
Concrete finishes:
Unformed surfaces
Smooth finish for formed surfaces
Rubbed finish
Monolithic finish
Curing, protection, and finishing:
Lightweight concretes
Nondestructive testing (NDT) of concrete
Retaining walls
Stucco
Twenty of the most common concrete problems
ASTM concrete standards
Concrete inspection forms and worksheets:
Concrete pour worksheet
Concrete form inspector's report
Masonry:
General
Samples:
Sample panels
Tests:
Concrete masonry units (CMUs)
Concrete block grades
Brick grades
Mortar
Materials
Brick
Erection and placement:
Protection
Backfill adjacent to masonry walls
CMU foundations
Paring walls:
Brick
Veneer ties
Concrete masonry units (CMUs)
Grouting
Fireplaces:
Fire brick
Masonry chimneys
Chimney dampers
Roof clearances
Reinforced masonry:
Pointing and cleaning
Wall ties/reinforcement
Cold weather mortar
CMU retaining walls
Common masonry defects/problems
Stucco
ASTM concrete standards
ASTM masonry standards
Carpentry:
Delivery and storage
Lumber characteristics:
Defects
Common wood engineering terms
Grade stamps
Crawlspace framing:
Pressure-treated
Columns and posts
Girders:
Steel
Wood girders: exterior walls
Interior girders
Pipe post loads
Floors (framing):
Joist
Engineered joist
Joist spans:
Floor joist spans-30-psf live load
Joist spans for areas requiring maximum deflection L/360
Ceiling joist spans
Engineered lumber:
Engineered structural wood
Sheathing
Plywood
Plywood classifications
Plywood exposure ratings
Grade designation, description, and uses of typical plywood's
Walls (framing):
Studs
Wall bracing
Firestopping
Firestopping materials
Headers:
Headers spans (exterior walls)
Header spans (interior walls)
Headers in joists or rafters
Fasteners:
Staples
Top plates
Particleboard wall sheathing
Staples for wood structural panels
Rafters
Cutting and notching (joints and rafters)
Rafter spans
Glue-laminated beams
Roofs:
Roof framing
Purlins:
Roof curbs
Trusses:
Roof tiedowns (hurricane clips)
Wind exposure categories
Wind forces
Roof ventilation
Attic access
Truss installation
Truss inspections
Truss repairs
Truss design requirements
Roof sheathing
Chimneys and fireplace framing
Interior trim/framing:
Kitchen cabinets
Ramps and stairs:
Ramps (residential)
Ramps (commercial)
Stairs (residential)
Nosing
Spiral stairs
Circular stairs
Handrails
Stairs (commercial)
Fireplace trim
Wood decks/balconies:
Deck/balcony joist spans
Maximum beam spans for decks
Post loading for decks
Fasteners for decks
Deck loading.
Structural Steel:
General
Preconstruction inspection
Shop drawings
Steel on the job site
Truss rigging
Common causes of steel failures
Contractor's equipment
Foundations alignment
Anchor bolts:
Steel erection
Turn-of-nut (bolt) tightening method
Unfinished bolted connections
Steel decking
Steel tanks
Welding:
General
Prior to welding
Welding sequence and procedure drawings
Inspection procedure
Types of welding inspections
Protection
Steel roof decking:
General
Submittals
Storage
Installation procedures
Structural steel checklist
Doors And Windows:
Metal doors and frames:
Submittals
Manufacturing instructions
Materials:
General
Finish
Weather stripping
Hardware
Screens
Glazing
Safety glass
ADA clearance requirements:
Front approaches
Hinge side approach doors
Latch side approach
Storage
Installation:
Aluminum combination doors
Aluminum combination doors
Aluminum hinged doors
Aluminum sliding glass doors
Steel-hinged doors
Steel overhead doors
Steel rolling doors
Steel sliding doors
Accordion doors
Fire-rated doors
Cold storage doors
Electric operators
Wood doors and frames:
Submittals
Materials
Defects and warp
Storage
Installation
Metal and wood windows:
Submittals
Materials
Environmental control windows
Installation
Hardware:
Materials
Application
Glazing:
Submittals
Materials
Installation
Finishes:
Metal framing and furring and lath and plaster (stucco):
General
Framing and furring
Lathing
Plastering
Stucco
Veneer plaster
Submittals
Materials
Storage
Preparation
Lathing
Plastering and stucco
Openings
Testing
Installation and application:
Ceiling framing and furring
Wall framing and furring
Lathing
Openings
Accessories
Gypsum base coats
Gypsum finish coat
Portland cement plaster
Stucco
Veneer plaster
Gypsum wallboard (GWB):
General
Materials
Drywall screws
Fire-rated construction
Waterproofing
Installation: ceiling framing and furring:
Wood
Steel framing
Suspended ceilings
Steel furring
Installation: wall framing and furring:
Steel framing
Steel furring
Frame openings
Application:
Joint treatment
Control joints
Schedule of inspections
Delivery and storage
Framing inspection
Suspended grillage
Inspecting drywall and veneer plaster installations
Fasteners
Adhesives
Joint treatment-drywall
Levels of gypsum board finishing
Inspecting joint treatment and finish-veneer plaster
Inspecting conventional plaster installations
Grounds for plastering
Job conditions for plastering
Plaster application
Cleanup
Terrazzo; ceramic and quarry tile:
General
Materials
Preparation
Installation
Ceramic tile
Quarry tile
Acceptance testing
Resilient flooring:
General
Materials
Preparation
Installation
Cleaning and protection
Acoustical treatment:
General
Materials
Preparation
Instruction
Painting:
General
Submittals
Materials
Surface preparation
Moisture test for concrete slabs
Application
Inspection of dry paint coatings
Wall covering
Toilet partitions and accessories:
Submittals
Materials
Installation and application
Raised floors:
Submittals
Materials
ADA requirements
Installation
Floor panels
Finish flooring
Testing
Protection
Spare parts
Window treatment:
General
Materials
Installation
Cabinets and casework:
General
Materials
Installation
Thermal And Moisture Protection:
Dampproofing and waterproofing:
Submittals
Surface preparations
Dampproofing
Waterproofing
Waterproofing systems
Foundation dampproofing
Foundation waterproofing:
Exterior flashing/house wraps
Fireproofing (cementitious)
Building insulation:
Submittals
Common thermal terms:
Design temperature
Materials:
Installation
Configurated roofing and siding:
Shop drawings and samples
Storage and protection
Installation:
Application
Insulation for built-up roofing
Noncombustible roof materials
Fire-retardant roofing
Nonrated roofing
Special requirements over steel decks
Preparation of the roof deck
Application of vapor barrier:
Wood nailers and vents
Application of insulation
Built-up roofing
Membrane roofing
Flashings
Roof walkways and ladders
Single-ply roofing
Fluid-applied roofing
Strip shingle roofing
Ventilation
Valley flashings
Fasteners
Tile roofing:
Wood shingles
Underlayment for low slope roof
Flashing and sheet metal:
Preparation for inspection of sheet metal work
Installation
Metal base flashing
Cap flashing
Through-wall flashing
Valley flashing
Stepped base flashing
Edge strip
Louvers
Reglets
Gutters
Downspouts
Parapet covers
Miscellaneous
Caulking and sealants:
Submittals
Material
Insulations:
Mineral wool
Wood products
Insulating foams
Piping Systems:
General
Materials
Water pipe and fittings
Fuel gas pipe and fittings
Drainage pipe and fittings
Heating pipe and fittings
Refrigeration and air conditioning pipe and fittings
Fire sprinkler pipe and fittings
Installation of piping systems:
General
Pipe connections:
Screwed
Mechanical
Hub and hubless types
Soldered
Solvent cement (adhesive)
Welded
Fittings and valves
Pipelines:
Water pipelines
Fuel gas pipelines
Appliance installations:
Types of protection(s)
Venting gas appliances
Masonry chimneys
Chimney dampers
Clothes dryer exhaust (gas):
Drainage lines
Heating pipelines
Refrigeration and air conditioning pipelines
Fire sprinkler pipelines
Testing:
Performing tests
Cleaning, adjusting, and operation
Plumbing systems:
General
Fixtures and materials
Coordination of work
Installation
ADA requirements
Pipelines, drains, vent stacks, and insulation:
Cleaning, adjusting, and operating
Residential plumbing requirements:
Fuel piping
Liquid petroleum tanks
Oil lines/tanks
Types of fuel oils
Drilling and notching of structural member for all lines:
Studs
Joists
Water lines:
Copper pipes
Plastic water lines
Determining required water supply and pipe sizes
Water pipe corrosion
Other causes of pipe corrosion
Plumbing fixtures:
Showers
Sanitary drainage:
Determining drainage capacity
Cleanouts
Fittings
Drains
Roof vents
Traps
Septic tanks
Water heaters
Boiler/water heaters
Domestic water wells:
Disinfecting of wells
Fire protection systems:
General
Sprinkler systems
Water supply
Aboveground piping
Sprinkler heads
Drains
Wet pipe systems
Dry pipe systems
Sterilization
Alarm facilities
Testing
Fire protection checklist
Underground pipe systems:
General
Plans, specifications, and layout
Accessibility of valves, hydrants, and manholes
Lines and grades
Connections to existing utilities
Interference
Damages
Testing
Pipes and fittings:
Material compliance
Handling and storage
Field coating
Laying pipes-general
Water lines
Thrust block area of bearing
Fuel gas lines
Sanitary sewers
Storm sewers
Heat distribution lines
Fuel lines
Jointing of pipes
Manholes and concrete encasements
Excavation and backfilling
Summary
Corrosions.
Mechanics:
General
Shop drawings
Ductwork:
Fabrication
Ductwork code requirements
Erection
Diffusers, registers, and grilles
Installation
Duct insulation
Diffusers, registers, and grilles
Balancing and testing
Mechanical insulation:
General
Identification of material
Shop drawings
Ductwork insulation
Pipe insulation
Ducts generally not requiring insulation
Insulation for rectangular and round ducts
Insulation for hot equipment
Insulation for cold equipment
Aboveground pipe insulation
Piping exposed to weather
Underground pipe insulation
Cellular glass insulation
Heating systems:
General
Materials and equipment
Boilers, furnaces, and accessory equipment
Fuel-burning equipment
Appliance types
Types of protection(s)
Venting gas appliances:
Masonry chimneys
Chimney dampers
Vent and connector tables
Direct venting
Clearances from combustionable materials for connectors
Draft fans
Oil storage tank:
Circulating, condensate, and vacuum return pumps
Miscellaneous fittings and equipment inspection
Piping:
Pipe insulation
Hot water systems
High-temperature hot water
Mechanical vaults
Steam systems :
Hot air heating
Heating and ventilating units
Unit heaters
Controls
Boilers and boiler plants:
General requirements
Settings
Fuel-burning equipment
Draft fans and ductwork
Blow down system
Combustion controls
Flame types (fuel gas):
Yellow-tipped flame
Lazy-soft flame
Floating flame
Uniform lifting flame
Orange-colored flame
Sharply defined flame
Appliance types:
Appliance installation codes: requirements
Heating and cooling equipment
Economizers and air heaters
Fly ash collectors
Boiler specialties
Soot blowers
Boiler feedwater
Turbines
Smoke connections
Fuel storage and conveying
Painting
Testing
Operating instructions and guaranties
Ventilating, air supply, and distribution system:
General
Equipment
Clothes dryers
Fans and air handling units:
Power roof ventilators
Gravity ventilators
Dampers
Filters
Screens
Return air
Supply air venting
Combustible air
Air from inside building
Air from outdoors
Combustion and vent air
Vents:
General
Types of vents
Ductwork and mechanical insulation
Balancing and testing
Air movement from type A outlets (ceiling)
Refrigeration and air conditioning:
General
Piping
Drilling and notching of structural members:
Studs
Joist specs (notching or drilling)
Notch and hole spacing and sizes allowed for joists
Insulation
Equipment:
General
Condensers
Reciprocating compressors
Centrifugal compressors
Receivers
Water chillers
Evaporative coolers
Unit coolers
Refrigeration specialties
Package-type air conditioners
Heat pumps
Washers
Humidifiers and dehumidifiers
Absorption refrigeration machine
Cooling towers and ponds
Pumps
Insulation
Controls
Testing
Painting
Operating instructions and guaranties
Carbon monoxide
Energy conservation:
Insulation
Appliances
Exterior wall r-values
Foundation insulation
HVAC/energy definitions
Electrical:
Interior electrical:
General requirements
Drawings and specifications
Temporary electric
Wiring methods (NEC 300)
Cable systems:
Busway systems (NEC 364; project specifications)
Busways
Underfloor raceways
Continuous rigid cable supports or cable trays
Wireways
Underfloor duct systems (NEC 354, 356)
Movable partition
Conductors (NEC 310)
Outlets:
General receptacles
Color coding
Device plates
Receptacles
Boxes
Wall switches
Outlets
Service equipment:
Panelboards
Cabinets
Fuses
Undergournd service conduits
Lamps and lighting fixtures
Equipment connections
Transformer stations:
Dry-type transformers
Transformer taps
Liquid-filled transformers
Nameplate data
Accessories
Bushings
Insulating liquid
Grounding
Ventilation
Switchgear
Engine generator sets
Elevator installations
Specialty systems
Tests:
All testing
Precautions
Electrical tests
Records of tests
Description of tests
Megger tests
Method of testing
Exterior electrical:
General
Aerial distribution:
Wood poles
Crossarms
Hardware
Insulators
Conductors (aerial)
Giving
Residential services
Service clearances
Check during installation
Primary and secondary fuse cutouts
Lighting arrestors
Poletop switches
Groundling
Street lighting
Underground risers
Underground distribution:
Duct system
Manholes and underground vaults
Primary cables
Direct burial cable
Cathodic protection
Electrical heating:
General
Electric water heaters
Electric heaters
Coordination with mechanical work for electric water heaters
Alarm and detection systems:
General
Fire detecting devices
Smoke detectors, ionization types
Smoke detectors, photoelectric type
Heat detectors
Fire alarm stations
Signaling devices
Control units
Power supply
Testing
Lighting protection:
General
Limitations in use of lightning protection
Air terminals
Roof conductors
Fences
Cooper
Aluminum
Down conductors
Metal roofs
Aluminum conductors:
General
Materials
Bolts, nuts, and washers
Installation
Removing insulation
Surface preparation
Connections
Environmental conditions
Inspection and analysis
Working clearances
Terminals
Grounded conductors
Grounding of service
Subpanels and fuse boxes
Residential requirements by rooms:
Kitchens
Laundry area
Attics
Basements
Lighting:
Minimum service load calculation procedures for residential use
Ohm's Law
OSHA:
General:
Prime contractor/subcontractor relationship
Fire protection and prevention
Housekeeping
Illumination
First aid:
Sanitation
Toilets
Noise exposure
Personal protective equipment (PPE):
Head protection
Eye and face protection
Fall protection
Control lines
Holes in decks
Safety belts, lanyards, and lifelines
Safety net
Fire protection
Material storage
Rigging:
Wire ropes
Tools:
Power tools
Gas welding and cutting
Electrical:
Generators
Scaffolds
Excavations:
Definitions
Types of soils
Manual tests
Visual analysis
Sloping and benching
Stairways and ladders:
Stair rails and handrails
Ladders
Lead in construction:
Standards
Compliance plan
Lead paint:
Protective measures
Record keeping:
OSHA reporting
OSHA civil penalties policy:
Adjustment factors
Serious violations
Other-than-serious violations
Regulatory violations
Willful violations
Repeat violations
Failure to abate
OSHA checklist:
Review for items that apply
Self-inspection checklists
Appendices:
Appendix A: Referenced trade associations
Appendix B: Typical blueprint symbols:
Electrical abbreviations
Exterior electrical
Communication
Fire alarm
Power
Lighting
Conduits and wire
Plumbing
Appendix C: Common blueprint abbreviations
Appendix D: Common lumber abbreviations
Appendix E: Useful equations:
Weights and measure (U S system)
How to interpolate
Converting decimals to fractions
Weights of building materials
Generalized geologic radon potential of the United States by the U S Geological survey
Maximum floor allowances
Appendix F: Climate zones by states and counties
Glossary
Index.
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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Taylor, G. L. 1. (2006). Construction codes and inspection handbook . McGraw-Hill.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Taylor, G. L. 1954-. 2006. Construction Codes and Inspection Handbook. McGraw-Hill.
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