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Code-Required Special Inspections of Concrete |
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| Title: |
Code-Required Special Inspections of Concrete |
| Author(s): |
John Paul Gille |
| Publication: |
Concrete International |
| Volume: |
17 |
| Issue: |
12 |
| Date: |
December 1, 1995 |
| ABSTRACT |
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In the last 20 years, litigation involving structural engineers has increased dramatically. This is evidenced by the high cost of professional liability insurance. Often design professionals have been included in lawsuits in which they had no direct connection to the incident in question, other than being on-site during or near the time when the incident occurred. Consequently, some structural engineers have elected to visit job sites with decreasing frequency to reduce their exposure. This approach has not worked, and most structural engineers and insurers now realize that an increased job site presence is the best way to prevent errors that result in lawsuits. In part due to this realization, some national building codes have revised their provisions to require more stringent levels of inspection. These provisions are typically referred to as special inspections.
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