2008 Fall Seminar Schedule

Structural Steel and Bolting Inspection 

Plan Reading for Steel Construction

Structural Welding Inspection

Inspection of Seismic Steel Frames

Chicago / Elk Grove Village, IL Sept 22 Sept 22 Sept 23 ----
Seattle / Tukwila, WA Sept 25 Sept 25 Sept 26 ----
South San Francisco, CA Nov 5 Nov 5 Nov 6 Nov 7
Los Angeles / Buena Park, CA Nov 11 Nov 11 Nov 12 Nov 13
Las Vegas, NV Dec 1 Dec 1 Dec 2 Dec 3
Phoenix / Scottsdale, AZ Dec 4 Dec 4 Dec 5 ----

These courses are being conducted in cooperation with the International Code Council.

Each one-day Inspection seminar provides 7.0 continuing education hours (0.7 CEUs, 7.0 PDHs), and the Plan Reading seminar provides 2.0 continuing education hours (0.2 CEUs, 2.0 PDHs).

All SSTC seminars are approved for ICC certification renewals.

AWS Certified Welding Inspectors: SSTC seminars count toward AWS CWI renewal under QC1:2006 and QC1:2007.


Structural Steel and Bolting Inspection
a one-day seminar on the inspection of steel-framed buildings under the AISC Specification for Structural Steel Buildings, the AISC Code of Standard Practice, and the International Building Code, and on the inspection of high-strength bolted joints under the RCSC Specification for Structural Joints Using ASTM A325 or A490 Bolts

Plan Reading for Steel Construction
a two-hour evening seminar on the use and understanding of typical structural design, erection and shop drawings for steel-framed buildings

Structural Welding Inspection
a one-day seminar on the inspection of welding under the American Welding Society's Structural Welding Codes:
AWS D1.1 - Steel,
AWS D1.3 - Sheet Steel, and
AWS D1.4 - Reinforcing Steel

Inspection of Seismic Steel Frames
a one-day seminar on the construction and inspection of connections in steel buildings under the 2005 AISC Seismic Provisions for Structural Steel Buildings,  the AISC 358 Prequalified Moment Connection standard, and the  AWS D1.8 Structural Welding Code - Seismic Supplement, with ties to previous FEMA 353 recommendations