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1.26 DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION PRACTICES

field investigation, since “paper is cheaper” than the time to revisit the site. Also, field notes
should be transferred to hard-lined drawings or CAD as quickly as possible.
An excellent comprehensive reference for the investigation and assessment of existing
structures is the book, Structural Condition Assessment, published in 2005. 18

REFERENCE SOURCES

1. American Society of Testing Materials—ASTM.
2. American Institute of Steel Construction—AISC.
3. American Concrete Institute—ACI.
4. American Welding Society—AWS D1.1 (Structural Welding Code).
5. American Consulting Engineers Council—ACEC.
6. American Society of Civil Engineers—ASCE.
7. National Society of Professional Engineers—NSPE.
8. American Institute of Architects—AIA.
9. Construction Specifications Institute—CSI.
10. Guideline for Structural Condition Assessment of Existing Buildings—ASCE-11.
11. Recommended Competitive Bidding Procedures for Construction Projects-Engineers Joint
Contract Documents Committee—EJCDC.
12. Quality Assurance for Consulting Engineers—ACEC.
13. National Practice Guidelines for the Preparation of Structural Engineering Reports for Buildings—
Council of American Structural Engineers (CASE).
14. Council of American Structural Engineers—CASE.
15. Stuart D. Anderson, Ed., ASCE Construction Congress V—Managing Engineered Construction
in Expanding Global Markets, Minneapolis, MN, Oct. 4–8. 1997.
16. Americans with Disabilities Act—ADA.
17. Engineers Joint Contract Documents Committee—EJCDC.
18. Robert T. Ratay, Ed., Structural Condition Assessment, John Wiley and Sons, 2005.
19. Form on the Construction Industry, American Bar Association, 1997.