Specs

Bridgestone Retail Operations, LLC
PROJECT MANUAL
Version: January 2012
• Lift heights, placement and vibration of grout.
b. Inspect bond beams for compliance with Drawings and Specifications. Report on the following:
• Location.
• Size, placement, and lap of reinforcing bars.
• Placement and vibration of group.
c. Inspect openings for compliance with Drawings and Specifications. Report on following:
• Types of concrete masonry units used to form lintels.
• Reinforcing bar size and placement at lintels.
• Stirrup size and spacing at lintels.
• Vertical reinforcing size and placement at the door jambs.
• Placement and vibration of grout in lintels and jambs.
• Vertical reinforcing size and placement at door jambs.
• Placement and vibration of gout in lintels and jambs.
d. Inspect pilasters for compliance with Drawings and Specifications. Report on the following:
• Vertical reinforcing size and placement.
o Tie size and placement
o Placement and vibration of grout.
e. Inspect walls for compliance with Drawings and Specifications. Report on the following:
• Spacing and grouting of embedded plates for joist bearing.
• Spacing and grouting (or installation of Hilti anchors) of embedded plated for continuous
angle attachment at roof perimeter.
3.11 Structural Steel – (Flat Roof Building Design Projects Only):
a. Inspection of columns, beams, joists and joist girders for compliance with Drawings and
Specifications shall be by a structural engineer licensed in the state where the project is located.
Report on the following:
• Size.
• Straightness.
• Erection tolerances and bearing length.
o Minimum 2-1/2 inch bearing length for joists.
o Minimum 6 inches bearing length for joist girders.
o Imperfections or damage.
b. Inspection of bolted connections for placement and tightness shall be by a structural engineer
licensed in the state where the project is located. High strength bolts shall be torque to a
minimum value as shown in the specification for Structural Joists using A325 or A490 bolts.
Report on the following:
• 4 locations of joist girder to column connections shall be selected at random and checked.
• 4 locations of beam to column connections shall be selected at random and checked.
• 4 locations of column to footing connections shall be selected at random and checked.
c. Inspect welded connections for compliance with Drawings and Specifications. Welding
inspection shall be done by a Welding Inspector certified by AWS in accordance with AWS QCI
Standard and Guide for qualifications and certification for welding inspectors and meeting the
qualifications required of AWS D1.1. Report on the following:
• 10 locations of joist to joist girder welds shall be selected at random and visually inspected
for length and size of weld.
• 10 locations of joist girder to column welds, when applicable, shall be selected at random
and visually inspected for length and size of weld.
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