Concrete Inspection Handbook

The technical handbook on inspection requirements for concrete structures especially written for building officials, plans examiners, and field inspection personnel. A "must" for those seeking certification as a Reinforced Concrete Special Inspector. Others involved in the design, specification, inspection, and construction of concrete structures will also find the handbook of value. Explains the inspection provisions of the 2005 ACI Building Code Requirements for Structural Concrete.

This manual is intended to guide, assist, and instruct concrete inspectors and others engaged in concrete construction and testing, including field engineers, construction superintendents, supervisors, laboratory and field technicians, and workers. Designers may also find the manual to be a valuable reference by using the information to better adapt their designs to the realities of field construction. Because of the diverse possible uses of the manual and the varied backgrounds of the readers, it includes the reasoning behind the technical instructions. The field of concrete construction has expanded dramatically over the years to reflect the many advances that have taken place in the concrete industry. Although many of the fundamentals presented in previous editions of this manual remain relevant and technically correct, this eleventh edition incorporates new material to address these advances in technology

In addition to quality control (QC), this book introduces the concept of quality assurance (QA). Quality assurance has a number of definitions, but in general is the combination of the quality assurance plan with procedures through which the quality control inspector can inspect in the field. The book is arranged in categories so that is can be used in handbook fashion; each section stands independent of the others. The arrangement of the major portion of the book is organized in the same format as we usually find in building construction specification, the Construction Specifications Institute (CSI) format.

Excerpt from Inspector's Handbook of Reinforced Concrete With the strides made in the past few years in the reinforced concrete building construction, the de mand for inspectors or clerks of the works having experience in this construction has been far greater than the supply. Those architects or engineers who have specialized in this construction have had applications from inspectors continually who wish to avail themselves of contact with this work under the direction of specialists. The authors' experience in selecting men to represent their firm in this capacity has led them to publish this little volume with the hope that it would fill a place in the literature on reinforced concrete not covered by existing books. Personal contact with the inspectors and their view point of various details of the work convince us of the necessity of such a book of instruction. While not endeavoring to inform the inspector of all his duties, this volume is written to point out the essentials gov erning the construction of this class of buildings. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.