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Exception: Special inspections are not required for wood shear walls, shear
panels and diaphragms, including nailing, bolting, anchoring and
other fastening to other elements of the seismic force-resisting
system, where the fastener spacing of the sheathing is more than
4 inches on center.
Seismic Design Category C, D, E, or F:
1. During field gluing operations of elements of seismic forceresisting system.
2. For nailing, bolting, anchoring and other fastening of elements of
the seismic force-resisting system, including wood shear walls,
wood diaphragams, struts, braces, shear panels and holddowns.
12.1.2 Structural Steel Elements (1705.12.1.2):
Special inspections of structural steel elements in the seismic
force-resisting systems of buildings and structures assigned to
Seismic Design Category B, C, D, E or F other than covered in
Section 1705.12.1.1, including struts, collectors, chords and foundation
elements, shall be performed in accordance with the quality assurance
requirements of AISC 341-10.
Exception: Special inspections of structural steel elements are not
required in the seismic force-resisting systems of buildings and structures
assigned to Seismic Design Category B or C with a response
modification coefficient, R, of 3 or less.
12.2 Structural Wood (1705.12.2):
For the seismic force-resisting systems of structures assigned to
REQUIRED SPECIAL INSPECTIONS & TESTING
SPECIAL INSPECTIONS FOR SEISMIC RESISTANCE (S1705.12):
CHECK BOX
BELOW IF CONTINUAL
REQUIRED
(2 of 4)
12.
PLEASE PROVIDE THE NAME AND PHONE NUMBER
OF THE SPECIAL INSPECTION AGENCY AND
INDIVIDUAL PERFORMING THIS SPECIAL
INSPECTION SERVICE IN THE SPACE BELOW.
