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The Structural Steel Inspector’s Workbook, 2024 edition, is written by Bob Shaw of the SSTC and published jointly by the SSTC and the International Code Council. This workbook can be used as a training tool or study guide for structural steel building inspectors, especially for those preparing to take the S1 and/or S2 Special Inspector certification examinations. It may also be used as test material to evaluate the knowledge and skills of structural steel inspectors. The Workbook contains key points for each section, multiple choice questions, and an answer key at the back with the specific code provision citation. Approximately 500 questions are prepared for study and evaluation.

The Workbook contains 21 chapters:
  1. International Building Code Definitions
  2. Special Inspections
  3. Special Inspection Manual
  4. Terms and Definitions
  5. Structural Steel Materials
  6. Steel Fabrication
  7. Steel Erection
  8. Bolting Materials and Connections
  9. Bolt Installation and Inspection
  10. Welding Processes and Filler Metals
  11. Welded Connections
  12. Welding Prequalification and Qualification
  13. Welded Fabrication
  14. Welding Inspection
  15. Stud Welding
  16. Sheet Steel Welding
  17. Steel Reinforcing Bar
  18. Welding Symbols
  19. Steel Joists and Joist Girders
  20. Steel Floor and Roof Decks
  21. Wind and Seismic Construction

The Workbook draws questions from the following references:

International Code Council

International Building Code (2021, 2024)

Special Inspection Manual (2021, 2024)

American Institute of Steel Construction

Specification for Structural Steel Buildings (AISC 360-16, AISC 360-22)

Steel Construction Manual (15th Edition, 2017; 16th Edition, 2023)

Code of Standard Practice (AISC 303-16, AISC 360-22)

Seismic Provisions for Structural Steel Buildings (AISC 341-16, AISC 341-22)

Prequalified Connections for Special and Intermediate Steel Moment Frames for Seismic Applications (AISC 358-16, AISC 358-22)

Research Council on Structural Connections

Specification for Structural Joints Using High Strength Bolts (2014, 2020)

American Welding Society

Structural Welding Code – Steel (D1.1:2015, D1.1:2020)

Structural Welding Code – Steel Reinforcing Bars (D1.4:2018)

Structural Welding Code – Sheet Steel (D1.3:2018)

Structural Welding Code – Seismic Supplement (D1.8:2016, D1.8:2021)

Standard Symbols for Welding, Brazing and Nondestructive Examination (A2.4:2020)

Steel Deck Institute

Standard for Steel Deck (SD-2022)

Standard for Quality Control and Quality Assurance for Installation of Steel Deck (QA/QC-2017, QA/QC-2022)

Code of Standard Practice for Steel Deck (SDI StructuralCOSP-2023)

Code of Standard Practice (SDI COSP-2017)

Standard for Steel Roof Deck (RD-2017)

Standard for Composite Steel Floor Deck – Slabs (C-2017)

Standard for Non-Composite Steel Floor Deck (NC-2017)

Steel Joist Institute

Standard Specification for K-Series, LH-Series, and DLH-Series Open Web Steel Joists and Joist Girders (SJI-100-2020)

Standard Specification for CJ-Series Composite Steel Joists (SJI-CJ-2015)

Code of Standard Practice for Steel Joists and Joist Girders (SJI-COSP-2020)

Code of Standard Practice for Composite Steel Joists (SJI-CJ COSP-2015)

Standard Specifications and Load and Weight Tables for Steel Joists and Joist Girders, 45th Edition (2020)