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PRELIMINARY draft. Content from SCDOT BIGD May/2026 course drafts. Not sealed PDH. Fact-check Pass on practice-critical items (Table 11 any-criterion UW 72M, BITL rotation, CF timelines).
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SCDOT Bridge Inspection Guidance Document (BIGD) 2026 — Inspector & Reviewer Essentials

4 PDH · Course no. SC-BI-BIGD · Instructor: Michael Craig, PE

About the instructor

Michael Craig, PE is Senior Vice President and Southeast Director at Strinteg Corporation, leading bridge inspection and structural engineering across eight states and Puerto Rico. In 27+ years he has inspected over 4,000 structures and completed 3,000+ load ratings and 160+ load tests. He has managed repair and preservation design for complex bridges, including cable-stayed bridges. He holds PE licenses in twelve states, DC and Puerto Rico, SPRAT Level 1, and FAA Part 107 credentials.

A PE/NICET-oriented walk-through of the May/2026 SCDOT BIGD: purpose and definitions, roles (BIPM, DBIS, BITL), inspection intervals and reduce/extend rules, Critical Findings and repair flags, and Chapter 8 QC/QA — cited from BIGD only.

Learning objectives

  • State the BIGD purpose and disclaimer limits
  • Apply BIGD definitions of Bridge, Culvert, NSTM, Critical Finding, and Undersized Bridge
  • Map SCDOT roles — BIPM, LRE, BMQE, SBIS, DBIS, BITL, ABI
  • Select typical intervals and reduce/extend triggers (routine 24M; UW 60M; Table 11 UW extend = any criterion + BITL discretion → 72M)
  • Classify repair Priority A/B/C, distinguish Priority A vs Critical Finding, apply CF discovery / FHWA 24-hour notify rules
  • List BIGD load-rating request triggers as inspection follow-up
  • Distinguish QC vs QA under Ch 8

Outline

  1. Lesson 1 — Purpose, definitions, organization & qualifications Ready (~20+ min careful read · expanded)
  2. Lesson 2 — Inspection types, intervals & scheduling Ready (~20+ min careful read · expanded)
  3. Lesson 3 — Repair flags, Critical Findings & load-rating triggers Coming soon
  4. Lesson 4 — QC/QA program & wrap Coming soon
  5. Final quiz — 15 questions, 70% to pass