AISC 2010 Chapter N: Quality Control and Quality Assurance

a 3.5 hour seminar on the implementation of the new 2010 AISC Specification for Structural Steel Buildings (AISC 360-10) Chapter N on Quality Control and Quality Assurance, which incorporates documentation, inspection personnel qualifications, welding inspection tasks, nondestructive testing, bolting inspection tasks, inspection of steel details, inspection of steel decks, inspection of steel stud shear connectors, and approval of fabricators and erectors

Coordination with IBC 2009 and earlier versions
IBC 2012 adoption of AISC 360 by reference for special inspection of steel construction

N1. Scope
        quality control
        quality assurance

N2. Fabricator’s and Erector’s Quality Control Program
        quality control procedures and inspections
        fabricators - material control, welding, bolting, details, cutting, heating, tolerances
        erectors - welding, bolting, details, cutting, heating, steel deck, stud shear connectors, tolerances

N3. Fabricator’s and Erector’s Documents
        Submittals for steel construction
        Available documents for steel construction
         - materials, welding, quality control program, inspector qualifications

N4. Inspection and Nondestructive Testing Personnel
        Quality Control Inspector qualifications
        Quality Assurance Inspector qualifications
        NDT personnel qualifications

N5. Minimum Requirements for Inspection of Structural Steel Buildings
        Quality Control functions
        Quality Assurance functions
        Inspection of welding
        - observe, suitable intervals, perform
        - inspection tasks before welding, during welding, and after welding
        - nondestructive testing
        Inspection of bolting
        - observe, perform
        - inspection tasks before bolting, during bolting, and after bolting
        Other inspection tasks
        - details, anchor rods

N6. Minimum Requirements for Inspection of Composite Construction
        Placement and installation of steel
        Placement and installation of steel stud anchors

N7. Approved Fabricators and Erectors
        Waiver or reduction of inspection
        Certificates of compliance

N8. Nonconforming Materials and Workmanship