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SECTION 01400 <br />QUALITY CONTROL <br />of all shear stud connectors in accordance with AWS D1.1 In addition, where <br />the rejection rate for any welder exceeds 5 percent, eac`; stud welded by that <br />welder shall be struck twice with a hammer with a force sufficient to indicate <br />whether or not a quality weld has been obtained. This hammer test is in <br />addition to the two 30 degree bend tests required by AWS D1.1. <br />a. Visual inspection shall be done after ferrule removal. <br />b. The inspector shall also check for plumbness, dimensions, and other <br />requirements, including required stud layout patterns, and when welding is <br />through steel deck, that fusion is complete between studs and underlying <br />beams. <br />c. Certification of the stud base qualifications by manufacturer per AWS D1.1 <br />shall be supplied to the inspector. <br />K. Drill-In/Power-Driven Anchors <br />General: The testing agency shall verify procedures used for installation of all <br />concrete anchors and monitor their installation for compliance with <br />manufact•uers requirements. <br />Contractor shall obtain, at no additional cost to Sound Transit, the services of an approved <br />and certified independent laboratory to inspect, sample, and test as required for approval of <br />materials and workmanship. The Testing Laboratory shall have a current certification issued <br />by a nationally recognized regulatory agency. Contractor's Testing Laboratory Testing <br />Laboratory shall require written approval by the Resident Engineer prior to the start of any <br />Work for which testing is required by Contract Documents. Replacement of a Testing <br />Laboratory shall require prior written approval by the Resident Engineer. The Contractor <br />shall furnish three (3) certified copies of each set of the results of all tests to the Resident <br />Engineer within one (1) business day of completion of the test. Where testing and/or <br />certification of materials and workmanship are required, materials will not be accepted <br />without passing lest results and/or certification of compliance. No materials shall be planed <br />without prior acceptance of the materials by the Resident Engineer. <br />M. The Contractor shall submit, for Resident Engineer review and acceptance, and shall <br />implement, an Inspection and Test plan. The test plan shall include the minimum tests, test <br />frequencies, and acceptance criteria required for each item in the technical specifications, <br />as well as any additional quality control tests that the Contractor deems necessary to <br />adequately control production and/or construction processes. The Inspection and Test Plan <br />shall be prepared in a format acceptable to the Resident Engineer that identifies all <br />inspection and test activities required by the specifications. The Inspection and Test Plan <br />shall include: <br />1. An itemized listing of inspection and test requirements. <br />2. A reference to the Contract documents for each test. <br />3. Inspection and test methods employed in determining compliance. <br />4. Documentation requirements necessary to show evidence of compliance. <br />5. How work in process will be identified as to the status of the required inspection or <br />test, such as through the use of inspection or test records, tags, markings, CWPs, or <br />Capital Projects Commuter Rail 014C0-9 IFB No. RTA/CP 21-06 <br />Everett Station Phase 2 QUALITY CONTROL <br />