AWS D1.1 2020 Structural Welding Code-Steel Tiêu chuẩn hàn kết cấu thép AWS D1 .1 /D1 .1 M:2020
Trang 2An American National Standard
Prepa red b the
Am erica n Weld in S ciety (AW S) D1Com m itte e o Stru ctu ra l We ld in
Und er the Directio of the
AW S Te h ica l Activi ties Com m itte e
A pproved b the
AW S Board of Directors
Abstract
This cod e co ers the we ld in req u irem ents for a ny type ofweld ed stru ctu re m a d e from the com m only u sed ca rbo a nd
low-a llo co stru ctio a l steels Cla u se s 1 throu gh 1 co stitu te a b d y of ru les for the regu la tio of weld in in steel
co stru ctio There a re eig t n rm a tive a nd eleve n inform a tive annexes in this cod e A Com m enta ry of the cod e is
inclu d ed with the d ocu m en
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Trang 6A W Sind el, Cha ir TR C Solu tion s
T L Niem a nn, Vic Cha ir Ficket Stru ctu ra l Solu tion s, L C
R D Med lock, 2 d Vic Cha ir Hig Ste l Stru ctu res,L C
J A Moln, Se reta ry America n Weldin g Socie ty
U W Asche m eier Su bsea Glo a l Solu tion s
E L Bickford ISI
T M Bu rns Th om B u rn s Con su ltin g, L C
H H Ca m pbel, II Pa zu zu En gin ee in g
R D Ca m pbel B ech tel
B Co nely Eu stis En gin ee in g, L C
R B Corbi A TIM (R etire d)
M E Ga se Midwes Ste l,In corp ra ted
M A Grie o MA D epa rtmen t o Tra n sp rta tio
J J K en ey Sh el In te n a tion a l E&P
J H K ie er Con ocoPh ilips (R etir d)
J R K is el Trin ity Con su lta n ts
B K ru eger Los Ala mos Na tion a l La bora tory
V K u ru vi a Lexicon , In corp ra ted
J La wmon America n En gin ee rin g a n d Ma n u fa ctu rin g, In corp ra ted
N S Lind el Project & Q u a lity Solu tion s
D R Lu cia ni Ca n a dia n Weldin g B u rea u
P W Ma rsha ll Mo n sh in e Hil Pro rieta ry Sy stems En gin ee in g
M J Ma yes Te ra con Con su lta n ts
D L McQu a id D L McQ u a id & As ocia tes,In corp ra ted
J Merril TR C Solu tion s
D K Mi er Th e Lin coln Electric Compa n y
J B Pea rso , J r ALRVCon su lta n t,L C
D D R a ger R a ge Con su ltin g, In corp ra ted
T J Schla fly America n In stitu te o Ste l Con stru ctio
R E S a w, J r Ste l Stru ctu res Tech n olo y Cen te,In corp ra ted
M M Ta ya ra ni Pen n on i As ocia tes,In corp ra ted
P Torchio, II Wilia ms En te rprises o GA, In corp ra ted (R etir d)
Advisors t o the D1 Commit t ee on St ruct ural Welding
N J Altebra nd o STVIn corp ra ted
F G Arm a o Th e Lin coln Electric Compa n y
G L F ox Con su lta n t
H E Gim er HRVCon forma n ce Ve ifica tio As ocia tes, In corp ra ted
G J Hi G.J Hil & As ocia tes
M L Hoitom t Con su lta n t
C W Holm es Modjeski & Ma ste s, In c (R etird)
G S Ma rtin R etir d
Trang 7Advisors t o t he D1 Commit t ee on St ruct ural Welding (Cont in ed)
D C Phi ips R e tir d
P G K in ey Sa n dia Na tion a l La bora tories
J W Post J W Pos & As ocia tes, In corp ra ted
R W Stieve Pa rson s Corp ra tio
K K Ve rm a Con su lta n t
Act ive Pas AWS D1 Main Commit t ee Chairs
D L McQu a id D L McQ u a id & As oc.In corp ra ted
D K Mi er Th e Lin coln Electric Compa n y
D D R a ger R a ge Con su ltin g, In corp ra ted
T J Schla fly, Cha ir America n In stitu te o Ste l Con stru ctio
P Torchio, II, Vic Cha ir Wilia ms En te rprises o GA, In corp ra ted (R etir d)
J A Moln, Se reta ry America n Weldin g Socie ty
U W Asche m eier Su bsea Glo a l Solu tion s
E L Bickford ISI
H H Ca m pbel, II Pa zu zu En gin ee in g
R V Cla rke R etir d
M E Ga se Midwes Ste l,In corp ra ted
H E Gim er HRVCon forma n ce Ve ifica tio As ocia tes, In corp ra ted
R L Hold ren Arc Specia lties
W S Hou ston Sta n ley B la ck & D ecke –Nelo Stu d Weldin g
J J K en ey Sh el In te n a tion a l E&P
J H K ie er Con oco Ph ilips (R etir d)
P G K in ey Sa n dia Na tion a l La bora tories
L K loiber LeJeu n e Ste l Compa n y
V K u ru vi a Lexicon , In corp ra ted
D R Lu cia ni Ca n a dia n Weldin g B u rea u
P W Ma rsha ll Mo n sh in e Hil Pro rieta ry Sy stems En gin ee rin g
R P Ma rslend er Kiewit Offsh or Se vices, LTD
G S Ma rtin R etir d
M J Ma yes Te ra con Con su lta n ts
J Merril TR C Solu tion s
J I Mi er Ch evro
S P Mora n America n Hy dro Corp ra tio
T C Myers Ex on Mo il
J C Nord by En te g
D D R a ger R a ge Con su ltin g, In corp ra ted
R E S a w, J r Ste l Stru ctu res Tech n olo y Cen te,In corp ra ted
A W Sind el TR C Solu tion s
J L Wa rren McD ermot
Advisors t o the D1Q Commit t ee on St eel
N J Altebra nd o STVIn corp ra ted
B M Bu tler Wa lt D isn ey World Compa n y
J W Ca gle Sch u ffSte l
B Ca pers Wa lt D isn ey World Compa n y
H A Cha m bers SNH Ma rket Con su lta n ts
M A Grie o MA D epa rtmen t o Tra n sp rta tio
Trang 8Advisor s to t he D1Q Commit t ee on St eel (Cont in ed)
J Gu il Tru -Weld Eq u ipmen t Compa n y
C W Ha yes Th e Lin coln Electric Compa n y
C W Holm es Modjeski & Ma ste s, In c (R etir d)
M J J ord a n J h n so Pla te a n d Tower Fa brica tio
J E K oski Stu d Weldin g Produ cts In corp ra ted
N S Lind el Project & Q u a lity Sy stems
D L McQu a id D L McQ u a id & As ocia tes,In corp ra ted
R D Med lock Hig Ste l Stru ctu res
D K Mi er Th e Lin coln Electric Compa n y
J A Pa cker Un iversity o Toron to
J B Pea rso , J r ALRVCon su lta n t, L C
D C Phi ips R etir d
J W Post J W Pos & As ocia tes, In corp ra ted
R W Stieve Pa rson s Corp ra tio
M M Ta ya ra ni MA D epa rtme n t o Tra n sp rta tio
S J Th m a s Con su lta n t
K K Verm a Con su lta n t
P Workm a n Tru -Weld
D A Wrig t Wrigh t Weldin g Tech n olo ies
T J Schla fly, Co-Cha ir America n In stitu te o Ste l Con stru ctio
D K Mi er, Co-Cha ir Th e Lin coln Electric Compa n y
T Green, Vic Cha ir Wis ,Ja n n ey,Eltn er As ocia tes
D B F errel Fe r l En gin ee in g,In corp ra te d
M J J ord a n J h n so Pla te a n d Tower Fa brica tio
J J K en ey Sh el In te n a tion a l E & P
L A K loiber LeJeu n e Ste l Compa n y
P W Ma rsha ll Mo n sh in e Hil Pro rieta ry Sy stems En gin ee rin g
J M Oc l Fede a l High wa y Admin isra tio
J A Pa cker Un iversity o Toron to
J B Pea rso , J r ALRVCon su lta n t, L C
R E S a w, J r Ste l Stru ctu res Tech n olo y Cen te, In corp ra ted
R H R Tid e Wis ,Ja n n ey,Eltn er As ocia tes
Advisors t o t he D1Q S bcommit tee Task Grou on Design
B Ca pers Wa lt D isn ey World Compa n y
J Desja rd ins B omba rdie Tra n sp rta tio
C Za nfir, Cha ir Ca n a dia n Weldin g B u rea u
L M Bower, Vic Cha ir N I B u ildin g Syste ms
W J Bel Ata n tic Tesin g La bora tories
H H Ca m pbel, II Pa zu zu En gin ee in g
M D F lorczykowski Pr cisio Cu stom Compon en ts
D R Lu cia ni Ca n a dia n Weldin g B u rea u
P W Ma rsha ll MHP Sy stems En gin ee in g
D K Mi er Th e Lin coln Electric Compa n y
J I Mi er Ch evro
Trang 9D1Q Subc mmit t ee Task Group on Pr qualficat ion (Cont inued)
S P Mora n America n Hy dro Corp ra tio
J C Norby En te g
R E S a w, J r Ste l Stru ctu res Tech n olo y Cen te,In corp ra ted
A.W Sind el TR C Solu tion s
P Torchio, II Wilia ms En te rprises o Ge orgia ,In corp ra ted (R etir d)
T C Myers, Cha ir Ex on Mo il
S J Find la n, Vic Cha ir CB &I Power
E L Bickford ISI
T R Bls ett Accu ra te We ldmen t Tesin g,L C
M J Ha rker Ida h o Na tion a l La bora tory
R L Hold ren Arc Specialies
J J K en ey Sh el In te n a tion a l E & P
J H K ie er Con ocoPh ilips Compa n y (R etir d)
R P Ma rslend er Kiewit Offsh or Se vices, Ltd
J R McGra na gha n Arcosa Meyers Utility Stru ctu res
D W Meyer ESA Weldin g & Cu ttin g Produ cts
J D Niem a nn Ka wa sa ki Motors Ma n u fa ctu rin g Corp ra tio USA
D D R a ger R a ge Con su ltin g, In corp ra ted
A W Sind el TR C Solu tion s
D A Stickel Ca te pila r, In corp ra te d
B M Toth CB &I
K K Welch Mile Electric Ma n u fa ctu rin g Compa n y
Advisors t o t he D1Q S bcommit t ee Task Grou on Qualficat ion
G S Ma rtin R etir d
D C Phi ips R etir d
K K Verm a Con su lta n t
J I Mi er, Cha ir Ch evro
M E Ga se, Vic Cha ir Midwes Ste l,In corp ra ted
S E And erso An de so In spection s
L N Bower N I B u ildin g Syste ms
H H Ca m pbel, II Pa zu zu En gin ee in g
R V Cla rke R etir d
H E Gim er HRVCon forma n ce Ve ifica tio As ocia tes, In corp ra ted
M A Grie o Ma ssa ch u set D epa rtmen t o Tra n sp rta tio
C Ca rbo nea u Tish ma n AECO M
J H K ie er Con ocoPh ilips Compa n y (R etir d)
P G K in ey Sa n dia Na tion a l La bora tories
V K u ru vi a Lexicon , In corp ra ted
G S Ma rtin R etir d
E S Ma ttfield New York City D epa rtmen t o B u ildin gs
R D Med lock Hig Ste l Stru ctu res,L C
J E Mel n er Pen n on i As ocia tes,In corp ra ted
R L Mertz Ala Visa Solu tion s
R E Mo so Pen n on i
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B And erso Mole x In corp ra ted
J W Ca gle C P B u ckn er Ste l Er ction ,In corp ra ted
G L F ox Con su lta n t
G J Hi G J Hil & As ocia tes
R L Hold ren AR C Specia lties
C W Holm es Modje ski & Ma ste s, In corp ra ted (R etir d)
D L McQu a id D L McQ u a id & As ocia tes,In corp ra ted
J E Myers Con su lta n t
J W Post J W Pos a n d As ocia tes, In corp ra ted
T J Schla fly Ame rica n In stitu te o Ste el Con stru ctio
J F S kolewic Trin ity In du stries,In corp ra ted
K K Ve rm a Con su lta n t
P G K in ey, Cha ir Sa n dia Na tion a l La bora tories
J J K insey, Vic Cha ir Ca ltro Corp ra tio
M E Ga se, 2 Vic Cha ir Midwes Ste l,In corp ra ted
S E And erso An de so In spection s
U W Asche m eier Su bsea Glo a l Solu tion s
R V Cla rke R etir d
J A Cochra n Kiewit Corp ra tio
J M Da vis ND E-O ly mpu s ND T-Un iversity Ulra son ics
P A F u rr Con su lta n t
H E Gim er HRVCon forma n ce Ve ifica tio As ocia tes, In corp ra ted
C W Ha yes Th e Lin coln Electric Compa n y
P T Ha yes GE In spectio Tech n olo ies, LP
J K Hiton KTA-Ta tor, In corp ra ted
N S Lind el Produ ct o Q u a lity Solu tion s
G S Ma rtin R etir d
E S Ma ttfield New York City D epa rtmen t o B u ildin gs
J E Mel n er Pen n on i As ocia tes,In corp ra ted
J Merril TR C Solu tion s
R L Mertz Ala Visa Solu tion s
R E Mo so Pen n on i As ocia tes,In corp ra ted
J B Pea rso , J r ALRVCon su lta n t,L C
C E Pen in ton Nova
R E Stachel HRVCon forma n ce Ve ifica tio As ocia tes, In corp ra ted
K J Stein a gen Con su lta n t
Advisors t o the D1Q S bcommit tee Task Grou on Inspe t ion
D A Du nn PSI (R etire d)
J J Ed wa rd s D O TQ u a lity Se vices
G J Hi G J Hil & As ocia tes
R K Holbert Altom Power
J H K ie er Con ocoPh ilips Compa n y (R etir d)
C A Ma nken e rg Sh el In te n a tion a l Ex lora tio & Produ ctio
D L McQu a id D L McQ u a id & As ocia tes, In corp ra ted
D G Ya ntz Ca n a dia n Weldin g B u rea u
Trang 11D1Q Subc mmit t ee Task Group on St ud Welding
W S Hou ston, Cha ir Sta n ley B la ck & D ecke –Nelo Stu d Weldin g
U W Aschem eier, Vic Cha ir Su bsea Glo a l Solu tion s
R D Ca m pbel B ech tel
A D D’Am ico Con su lta n t
B C Ho so Ima ge In du stries
I W Hou ston Sta n ley B la ck & D ecke –Nelo Stu d Weldin g
J E K oski Stu d Weldin g Produ cts, In corp ra ted
D R Lu cia ni Ca n a dia n Weldin g B u rea u
C W Ma ka r Co In du stries
S P Mora n America n Hy dro Corp ra tio
P Torchio, II Wilia ms En te rprises o Ge orgia ,In corp ra ted (R etir d)
J S Wirtz Ston e & Webse,In corp ra ted
P Workm a n Tru -Weld Eq u ipmen t Compa n y
Advisors t o t he D1Q S bcommit tee Task Grou on St ud Welding
C B Cha m pney Sta n ley B la ck & D ecke –Nelo Stu d Weldin g
J Gu il Tru -Weld Eq u ipmen t Compa n y
R Schraff Sta n ley B la ck & D ecke –Nelo Stu d Weldin g
M M Ta ya ra ni Pen n on i As ocia tes,In corp ra ted
J J K en ey, Cha ir Sh el In te n a tion a l E & P
M A Grie o, Vic Cha ir Ma ssa ch u set D epa rtmen t o Tra n sp rta tio
E L Bickford ISI
N M Ch y Ca lifrn ia D e pa rtme n t o Tra n sp rta tio
R V Cla rke R etir d
D B F errel Fe r l En gin ee in g,In corp ra te d
R B Fle tcher Ata s Tu be
P A Hu cka be Gil En gin ee in g As ocia tes,In corp ra ted
L A K loiber LeJeu n e Ste l Con su lta n t
C Lo g Con su lta n t
P W Ma rsha ll Mo n sh in e Hil Pro rieta ry Sy stems En gin ee rin g
R P Ma rslend er Kiewit Offsh or Se vices, Ltd
J P McCorm ick Un iversity o Mich iga n
R L Mertz Ala Visa Solu tion s
R E Mo so Pen n on i As ocia tes,In corp ra ted
K T Olso FO R SE Con su ltin g-Ste l Tu be In stitu te
J A Pa cker Un iversity o Toron to
R S u ga ta Sou ga ta R oy, L C
R Sa u se ATL S Cen te Leh ig Un iversity
Advisors t o t he D1Q St an ing Task Grou on Tu ulars
J J Ed wa rd s D O TQ u a lity Se vices
V K u ru vi a Lexicon , In corp ra ted
M J Ma yes Te ra con Con su lta n ts
R D Med lock Hig Ste l Stru ctu res,L C
T L Niem a nn Ficket Stru ctu ra l Solu tion s, L C
D D R a ger R a ge Con su ltin g, In corp ra ted
T J Schla fly America n In stitu te o Ste l Con stru ctio
A W Sind el TR C Solu tion s
Trang 12M D K e rr, Cha ir McD ermot
T J Schla fly, Vic Cha ir America n In stitu te o Ste l Con stru ctio
R S Ca roti Arcelor Mita l
C Ha ven Ho a rt B roth ers Compa n y
D A K och Wa sh in gto Sta te Un iversiy
V K u ru vi a Lexicon , In corp ra ted
R D Med lock Hig Ste l Stru ctu res,L C
D W Meyer ESA Weldin g & Cu ttin g Produ cts
T M Nelso LTK En gin ee in g Se vices
P R Niewia rowski Sa rgen t & Lu n dy, L C
D D R a ger R a ge Con su ltin g, In corp ra ted
J L Sch en Nu cor-Ya ma to Ste l
J L Wa rren McD ermot
Advisors t o t he D1M St an ing Task Grou on New Mat erials
B Ca pers Wa lt D isn ey World Compa n y
S C F in iga n Arcelor Mita l
C W Ha yes Th e Lin coln Electric Compa n y
M L Hoitom t Con su lta n t
J B Pea rso , J r ALRVCon su lta n t,L C
D C Phi ips R etir d
J W Post J W Pos & As o ia te s, In corp ra ted
D R ees-Eva ns Ste l D y n a mics
A W Sind el TR C Solu tion s
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Trang 14Foreword
This foreword is n t part of AW S D1.1/D1.1M:2 2 , Stru ctu ra l Weldin g Code —Ste l,
bu t is inclu d e d for inform a tio a l pu rposes o ly
The first ed itio of the Code fr Fu sio Weldin g a n d Ga s Cu ttin g in B u ildin g Con stru ctio wa s pu blshed b the Am erica n
Weld in S ciety in 19 8 a nd ca lled Cod e 1 Pa rt A It wa s revised in 1930 a nd 1937 u nd er the sa m e ti e It wa s revised
a ga in in 19 1 a nd given the d esig a tio D1.0 D1.0 wa s revised a ga in in 19 6, 19 3, 19 6, and 19 9 The 19 3 ed itio
pu blshed a n a m e nd ed ver io in 19 5, a nd the 19 6 ed itio pu blshed a n a m end e d versio in 19 7 The cod e wa s com
-bine d with D2.0, Specifica tion s fr Weldin g High wa y a n d R a ilwa y B ridges, in 19 2, given the d esig a tio D1.1, a nd
reti e d AW S Stru ctu ra l Weldin g Code D1.1wa s revised a ga in in 19 5, 19 9, 19 0, 19 1, 19 2, 19 3, 19 4, 19 5, 19 6,
19 8, 19 0, 19 2, 19 4, 19 6, 19 8, 2 0 , 2 0 , 2 0 , 2 0 , 2 0 and 2 10 A se co d printin of D1.1:2 10 wa s pu
b-lshed in 2 1 F rom 19 2 to 19 8, the D1.1 cod e co ere d the weld in of b th bu ildin s and brid ges
In 19 8, AW S pu blshed its first e ditio of AASHTO/AW S D1.5, B ridg Weldin g Code ; coincid ent with this, the D1.1
cod e changed refrenc s of bu ild in s a nd brid ges to sta tica lly loa d ed a nd d yna m ica lly loa d ed stru ctu res, respe tively, in
ord er to m a ke the d ocu m ent a pplca ble to a broa d er ra nge of stru ctu ra l a pplca tio s After the pu blshin of the 2 10 ed
i-tio , i wa s d ecid ed tha t the AW S Stru ctu ra l Weldin g Code—Ste l wou ld be pu blshed o a five yea r revisio cycle
instead of a two yea r re visio cycle This wa s d one in ord er to sy c the pu blca tio cycle of AW S Stru ctu ra l Weld in
Cod e -Ste el with the pu blca tio cycles of the AISC Steel Bu ild in S e ifica tio a nd the Interna tio a l Bu ild in Cod e
This 2 2 e d itio is the 2
th
ed itio of D1.1
Changes in Code Req irement s, u nd erlined text n the cla u ses, su bcla u ses, ta bles, figu re s, or form s ind ica tes a cha nge
from the 2 15 ed itio A vertica l lne in the m a rgin of a ta ble or figu re a lso ind ica tes a cha nge from the 2 15 ed itio
The folowin is a su m m a ry of the m ost sig ifica nt tech ica l cha nges co taine d in D1.1/ D1.1M:2 2 :
Cla se/Ta le/Figure/An e Modificat ion
Cla u se 1
Cla u se 2 This is a new cla u se listng norm a tiv refer enc s I repla ces su bcla u se 1.9 a nd An e S from the
previou s ed iton
Cla u se 3 This is a new cla u se tha t provid es term s a nd d efini ons sp cific to this sta nd a rd I repla ces
su bcla u se 1.3 a nd An e J r om the previou s ed ition
Cla u se 4 Cla u se 4 wa s pr esented a s Cla u se 2 in the pr eviou s ed iton A nne A F igu res in the pr eviou s
ed ition were inc rpora ted into Cla u se 4
Cla u se 5 Cla u se 5 wa s pr esented a s Cla u se 3 in the pr eviou s ed iton The Cla u se ha s a lso b en r estr u ctu red
to folow the norma l progr es ion of wr iti g a req u a lified W PS Ta ble 5.2 ha s b en ed itoria lly
rena m ed a nd reorga niz d to list WP S esen a l va ria bles Ad d itiona l req u irements ha ve b en
a d d ed when u sing shield ing ga ses a nd a new Ta ble 5.7 wa s a d d ed on shield ing ga ses N ew
ma teria ls ha ve b en a d d ed to Ta bles 5.3 a nd 5.8
Cla u se 6 Cla u se 6 wa s presented a s Cla u se 4 in the previou s ed iton R evisions inclu d e the r e q u ir e m en ts
for the q u a lifica tion of W PSs u sing wa veform tehn olo y A ll the C N testng req u irements ha ve
b en a d d ed to Ta ble 6.7, so the now a re a ll c nta ined in a single pla ce The W PS retest
req u irements ha ve b en cla rified The PJ P G r oo e weld cla u se has b en reorganize d to cla rify the
q u a lifica tion of PJ P G roo e weld s u sing the J oint Deta ils in F igu re 5.2 Par t D of the Cla u se ha s
b en reorga niz d to b tter a lign the testng proc d u r e s a nd q u a lifica tion of C N s wih the ord er
tha t the wou ld b a cc mplished
(Co tin e )
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Cla se/Ta le/Figure/An e Modificat ion
Cla u se 7 Cla u se 7 wa s pr esented a s Cla u se 5 in the pr eviou s ed iton R evisions were ma d e to the weld
restora tion of ba se meta l with mislo a ted holes
Cla u se 8 Cla u se 8 wa s pr esented a s Cla u se 6 in the pr eviou s ed iton R evisions were ma d e to the
q u a lifica tion req u irements for insp ction p rson el to ensu r e tha t a ll weld ing insp ctor s a re
q u a lified The E ngine r’s resp nsibili es a s i rela tes to Insp cton wer e a lso cla rified Digita l
ra d io ra phy ha s b en a d d ed to R a d io r a phic Testi g The limita tions for g om etric u nsha r pnes
ha ve b en a d d ed to the Cod e a nd the eq u a tion ha s b en revised to ma tch the eq u a tion in A SME
B oie a n d Prsu re Vesel Code , Se ton V, A r ticle 2 The m ethod olo y to d etermine the
a ttenu a tion fa ctor ha s b en u pd a ted to refle t tha t UT instru m ents a r e now ca pa ble of rep r ting a
fr a ctona l va lu e for d B
Cla u se 9 Cla u se 9 wa s pr esented a s Cla u se 7 in the pr eviou s ed iton The c d e wa s u pd a ted to req u ir e the
ma nu fa ctu r er’s p rma nent d en fica tion on hea d ed stu d s a nd d eformed a nchor ba rs.R evisions
were ma d e to provid e weld proc d u re r eq u ir ements for ilet weld ing of stu d s
Cla u se 10 Cla u se 10 wa s pr esented a s Cla u se 9 in the pr eviou s ed iton The ca lcu la tions for ta tic strength
of weld ed tu bu la r c n e tons wer e rem ov d in d eferenc to A ISC d esign provisions
Cla u se 1 Cla u se 1 wa s pr esented a s Cla u se 8 in the pr eviou s ed iton
An e A A nne A wa s pr esented a s A nne B in the previou s ed iton
An e B A nne B wa s presented a s A nne H in the previou s ed ition
An e D A nne D wa s presented a s An e F in the previou s ed iton
An e E A nne E wa s presented a s A nne D in the previou s ed ition
An e F A nne F wa s pr esented a s A nne E in the pr eviou s ed iton
An e H N ew An e tha t a d d res es pha sed a r ra y u ltra sonic testng (PAUT)
An e J A nne J wa s presented a s An e M in the previou s ed iton
An e K A nne K wa s presented a s An e P in the previou s ed iton
An e L A nne L wa s presented a s A nne T in the pr eviou s ed iton
An e M A nne M wa s presented a s An e U in the pr eviou s ed iton
An e N A nne N wa s presented a s An e K in the previou s ed ition
An e O A nne O wa s presented a s An e Q in the previou s ed ition
An e P A nne P wa s pr esented a s A nne L in the pr eviou s ed iton
An e Q A nne Q wa s presented a s An e O in the previou s ed ition
An e R A nne R ha s b en mod ified to c nta in prelim ina ry d esign of circu la r tu be c n e tons previou sly
c nta ined in the Tu bu la r Stru ctu r es cla u se a s wel a s o a lizing pa r a meter a lpha
An e T A nne T wa s pr esented a s A nne N in the previou s ed iton
Comment ary The Com m enta ry is n nm a nd a tory a nd is intend ed o ly to provid e insig tfu l inform a tio into provisio
ra tio a le
Normat ive An exes These a nnexes a d d re ss spe ific su bje ts in the cod e a nd their req u irem ents a re m a nd atory re q u ire
-m ents tha t su pplem ent the cod e provisio s
Informat ive An exes These a nne xes a re n t cod e req u irem ents bu t a re provid ed to cla rify cod e provisio s b sh win
exa m ples, provid in inform a tio , or u ggestin a lterna tive g o pra ctice s
In ex As in previou s cod es, the entries in the Ind ex a re re erred to b su bcla u se nu m ber ra ther tha n b pa ge nu m ber This
sh u ld ena ble the u ser of the Ind ex to loca te a pa rticu la r item of interest n m inim u m tim e
Trang 16Er at a It s the Stru ctu ra l Weld in Com m itte e’s Polcy that all e rra ta sh u ld be m a d e a va ila ble to u sers of the cod e
Therefore, a ny sig ifica nt erra ta wi be pu blshed in the S ciety News Se ctio of the We ldin g J u rn a l a nd p sted o the
AW S web site a t: http://www.a ws.org/ stand a rd s/pa ge/erra ta
S g est ions You r com m ents for im provin AW S D1.1/D1.1M:2 15, Stru ctu ra l We ldin g Code—Stee l a re welcom e
Su bm it com m ents to the Se reta ry of the D1Q Su bcom mittee, Am erica n Weld in S ciety, 8 6 NW 36 S # 1 0,
Mia m i, F L 3 16
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Pe son n el v
For word xi
Lis o Ta bles x i Lis o Figu res x iv 1 Gene al Req irement s 1
1.1 Sco e 1
1.2 Sta nd a rd Units of Mea su rem ent 1
1.3 Sa fety Preca u tio s 2
1.4 Lim ita tio s 2
1.5 R esp nsibi ties 2
1.6 Ap rova l 3
1.7 Ma nd a tory a nd No m a nd a tory Provisio s 3
1.8 Weld in S m bols 3
2 Normat ive Re e enc s 4
3 Ter ms an Deinitions 7
4 Design of Welded Con e t ions 17
4.1 Sco e 17
Pa rt A—Common R eq u irmen ts fr D esig o Welded Con n ection s (Non tu bu la r an d Tu bu la r Membe rs) 17
4.2 Genera l 17
4.3 Co tra ct Pla ns a nd S e ifica tio s 17
4.4 Efe tive Are a s 18
Pa rt B —Specific R eq u ir men ts fr D esig o Non tu bu la r Con n ection s (Sta tica lly or Cyclica lly Loa ded) 21
4.5 Genera l 21
4.6 Stres es 21
4.7 J oint Co figu ra tio a nd Deta ils 23
4.8 J oint Co figu ra tio a nd Deta ils—Groo e Weld s 23
4.9 J oint Co figu ra tio a nd Deta ils—F ilet We ld ed J oints .2
4.10 J oint Co figu ra tio a nd Deta ils—Plu g a nd Slot We ld s 2
4.1 F iler Pla te s 2
4.12 Bu ilt-Up Mem bers 2
Pa rt C—Specific R eq u ir men ts fr D esig o Non tu bu la r Con n e ction s (Cyclica lly Loa ded) 2
4.1 Genera l 2
4.14 Lim ita tio s 2
4.15 Ca lcu la tio of Stres es 2
4.16 Alowa ble Stres es a nd Stres R a nges 2
4.17 Deta iln , F a brica tio , a nd Erection 2
4.18 Prohibited J oints a nd Weld s 2
4.19 Inspe tio 30
5 Preq alficat ion of WPSs 6
5.1 Sco e 6
Pa rt A—WPS D evelo me n t 6
5.2 Genera l W PS R eq u irem e nts 6
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5.3 Ba se Meta l 63
Pa rt C—Weld J in ts 63
5.4 Weld J oints 63
Pa rt D —Weldin g Proces es 6
5.5 Weld in Proc s es 6
Pa rt E—File Meta ls a n d Sh ieldin g Ga ses 6
5.6 F iler Meta l a nd S ield in Ga s 6
Pa rt F—Pre h ea t a n d In te pa ss Tempe a tu re R eq u ire men ts 6
5.7 Prehea t a nd Interpa ss Tem pera tu re R eq u ire m e nts 6
Pa rt G—WPS R eq u irmen ts 6
5.8 W PSreq u irem ents .6
Pa rt H—Posweld Hea t Tr a tmen t 6
5.9 Postweld Hea t Trea tm ent 6
Pa rt A—Gen era l R eq u irmen ts 12
6.3 Com m on R eq u irem ents for W PS a nd Weld in Perso nel Perform a nc Qu a lifica tio 12
Pa rt B —Weldin g Procedu re Specifica tio (WPS) Q u a lifica tio 12
6.4 Prod u ctio We ld in Positio s Qu a lified 12
6.5 Ty e of Qu a lifica tio Tests 12
6.6 Weld Ty e s for W PS Qu a lifica tio 12
6.7 Prepa ra tio of W PS 12
6.8 Es entia l Va ria bles 12
6.9 W PSR eq u irem ents for Prod u ctio Weld in U sin Existin No -Wa veorm or Wa ve orm W PSs 12
6.10 Method s of Testin a nd Ac epta nc Criteria for W PS Qu a lifica tio 12
6.12 PJ P Groo e Weld s 1 0
6.1 F ilet Weld s 1 1
6.14 Plu g a nd Slot Weld s 1 1
6.15 Weld in Proc s es R eq u irin Qu a lifica tio 1 2
Pa rt C—Pe frma n ce Q u a lifica tio 1 2
6.17 Ty e of Qu a lifica tio Tests R eq u ired 1 3
6.18 Weld Ty e s for Weld er and Weld in Operator Pe rform a nc Qu a lifica tio 1 3
6.19 Prepa ra tio of Perform a nc Qu alifica tio Form s 1 3
6.2 Es entia l Va ria bles 1 3
6.21 CJ P Groo e Weld s for No tu bu la r Co ne tion s 1 4
6.2 Extent of Qu a lifica tio 1 4
6.23 Method s of Testin a nd Ac epta nc Criteria for Weld er a nd Weld in Opera tor Qu a lificatio 1 4
6.2 Metho of Testin a nd Ac epta nc Criteria for Ta ck Weld er Qu a lifica tio 1 5
Pa rt D —R eq u ire men ts fr CV Tou gh n es Te stin g 1 6
6.2 Com binin F CAW-S with Other Weld in Proc s es in a Sin le J oint 1 8
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7.3 Weld in Co su m a bles a nd Ele trod e R eq u ire m e nts 18
7.4 ESW a nd EGW Proc s es 19
7.5 W PSVa ria bles 191
7.6 Prehe a t a nd Interpa ss Tem pera tu res 191
7.7 He a t In u t Co trol for Qu enched a nd Tem pered Steels 191
7.8 Stres -R ele Hea t Trea tm ent 191
7.10 Weld in a nd Cu ttin Eq u ipm ent 193
7.1 Minim u m F ilet Weld Siz s 193
7.14 Prepara tio of Ba se Meta l 193
7.15 R ee ntra nt Corners 19
7.16 Weld Ac es Holes, Bea m Co es, a nd Co ne to Materia l 19
7.17 Ta ck Weld s a nd Co stru ctio Aid Weld s 19
7.18 Ca m ber in Bu ilt-Up Mem ber 19
7.2 Co trol of Distortio a nd S rinka ge 19
7.21 Tolera nc of J oint Dim ensio s 19
7.2 Dim ensio a l Tolera nc of Weld e d Stru ctu ra l Mem bers 19
7.23 Weld Profies 2 1
7.2 Te h iq u e for Plu g and Slot Weld s 2 2
7.30 Weld Ta bs 2 4
8 Inspe t ion 216
Pa rt A—Gen era l R eq u ire men ts 216
8.1 Sco e 216
8.2 Inspe ctio ofMa teria ls a nd Eq u ipm ent 218
8.3 Inspe ctio ofW PSs 218
8.4 Inspe ctio ofWeld er, Weld in Ope ra tor, a nd Tack Weld er Qu a lifica tio s 218
8.5 Inspe ctio ofWork a nd R ecord s 218
Pa rt B —Con tra ctor R esp n sibilities 219
8.6 Oblga tio s of the Co tra ctor 219
Pa rt C—Acce pta n ce Crite ria 219
8.7 Sco e 219
8.8 En inee r’s Ap rova l for Alterna te Ac epta nce Crite ria 219
8.9 Visu al I nspe tio 219
8.10 Penetra nt Testin (PT) and Magnetic Pa rticle Testin (MT) 219
8.1 No d estru ctive Testin (NDT) 2 0
8.12 R a d io raphic Te stin (RT) 2 0
Pa rt D —ND TProcedu res 2 2
8.14 Proce d u res 2 2
8.15 Extent of Testin 2 3
Trang 21Pa rt E—R a dio ra ph ic Tesin g (R T) 2 3
8.16 RT of Groo e Weld s in Bu tt J oints 2 3
8.17 RT Proc d u res 2 4
8.18 Exa m ina tio , R ep rt, a nd Disp sitio of R a d io ra phs 2 6
Pa rt F—Ulra son ic Tesin g (UT) o Gro ve Welds 2 7
8.2 Qu a lifica tio R eq u irem ents 2 7
8.21 UT Eq u ipm ent 2 8
8.2 R efrenc Sta nd a rd s 2 8
8.23 Eq u ipm ent Qu a lifica tio 2 9
8.2 Ca libra tio for Testin 2 9
8.2 Testin Proc d u res 230
8.2 Prepa ra tio a nd Disp sitio of R ep rts 23
8.2 Ca libra tio ofthe UT Uni with IW Ty e or Other Ap roved R ef renc Blocks (An ex G) 232
8.2 Eq u ipm ent Qu a lifica tio Proc d u res 23
8.2 Disco tinu ity Siz Eva lu a tio Proc d u res 235
8.30 Sca nnin Pa tterns 235
8.3 Exa m ples of d B Ac u ra cy Certifica tio .236
Pa rt G—O th er Exa min a tio Meth ods 236
8.32 Genera l R eq u irem ents 236
8.3 R a d ia tio Im a gin S stem s 236
8.34 Ad va nc d Ultra so ic S stem s 237
8.35 Ad d itio a l R eq u irem ents 237
9.2 Genera l R eq u irem ents 2 0
9.3 Me ha nica l R eq u irem ents 2 1
9.6 Stu d Ap lca tio Qu a lifica tio R eq u irem ents 2 3
9.7 Prod u ctio Co trol 2 4
9.8 F a brica tio a nd Verificatio Inspe ctio Re q u ire m ents 2 4
9.9 Ma nu fa ctu rers’ Stu d Ba se Qu a lifica tio R eq u irem ents 2 5
Pa rt A—D esig o Tu bu la r Con n ection s 2 3
10.2 Desig Criteria 2 3
10.3 Id entifica tio a nd Pa rts of Tu bu la r Co ne tio s 2 5
10.6 Thicknes Tra nsitio .2 6
10.7 Ma teria l Lim ita tio s 2 7
Pa rt B —Pre q u a lifica tio o Weldin g Procedu re Spe cifica tion s (WPSs) 2 7
10.8 F ilet Weld R eq u ire m e nts 2 7
10.9 PJ P R eq u irem ents 2 7
10.10 CJ P Groo e Weld R eq u irem ents 2 8
Pa rt C—Weldin g Procedu re Specifica tio (WPS) Q u a lifica tio 2 8
10.1 Com m on R eq u irem ents for W PSa nd We ld in Per o nel Pe rform a nc Qu a lifica tio 2 8
10.12 Prod u ctio We ld in Positio s Qu a lified 2 8
10.1 Ty e of Qu a lifica tio Tests, Method s of Testin g, a nd Ac epta nc Criteria
for W PS Qu a lificatio 2 9
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10.14 CJ P Groo e Weld s for Tu bu lar Co ne tio s 2 9
10.15 PJ P a nd F ilet Weld s Tu bu la r T-, Y-, or K -Co ne tio s a nd Bu tt J oints 2 0
Pa rt D —Pe frma n ce Q u a lifica tion 2 0
10.16 Prod u ctio Weld in Positio s, Thicknes es, a nd Dia m eter Qu a lified 2 0
10.17 Weld Ty es for Weld er a nd Weld in Opera tor Perform a nce Qu a lifica tio 2 1
10.18 CJ P Groo e Weld s for Tu bu lar Co ne tio s 2 1
10.19 PJ P Groo e Weld s for Tu bu lar Co ne tio s 2 1
10.2 F ilet Weld s for Tu bu la r Co ne tio s 2 1
10.21 Method s of Testin a nd Ac e pta nc Criteria for Weld er a nd Weld in Opera tor Qu a lifica tio 2 2
Pa rt E—Fa brica tio 2 2
1 4 Desig for Stren thenin a nd R epa ir 34
1 5 F a tigu e Lif En a nc m ent 34
1 6 Workm a nship a nd Te h iq u e 34
An e x A (Norm a tive)—Efe tive Throats of Fi et Weld s in Skewed T-J oints 351
An e x B (Norm a tive)—Gu id elne o Alterna tive Method s for Determ inin Prehea t 353
An e x D (Norm a tive)—Te m pera tu re-Moistu re Co tent Ch a rts 36
An e x E (Norm a tive)—F la tnes of Gird er Webs—Sta tica lly Loa d ed Stru ctu res 36
An e x F (Norm a tive)—F la tnes of Gird er Webs—Cyclcally Loa d ed Stru ctu res 373
An e x G (Norm a tive)—Qu a lifica tio a nd Ca libra tio of U T Units with Other Ap roved R e ferenc Blocks 37
An e x H (Norm a tive)—Pha sed Arra y Ultra so ic Testin (PAUT) 383
An e x I (Norm a tive)—Sym bols for Tu bu la r Co ne tio Weld Desig 39
An e x J (nform a tive)—Sa m ple Weld in Form s 4 3
An e x K (nform a tive)—Co tents of Preq u a lified W PS 4 5
An e x L (nform ative )—Fi er Me ta l Stre ngth Pro erties 4 7
An e x M (nform a tive—AW S A5.36 F iler Meta l Cla ssifica tio s a nd Properties 439
An e x N (nform a tive)—Gu id e for S e ifica tio Writers 4 5
An e x O (nform a tive)—UT Exa m ina tio of Weld s b Alerna tive Te h iq u es 4 7
An e x P (nform a tive)—U T Eq u ipm ent Qu a lifica tio a nd Inspe tio F orm s 4 5
An e x Q (nform a tive)—Loca l Dihed ra l An le 4 5
An e x R (nform a tive)—Ova lizin Pa ra m eter Alp a 4 1
An e x S(nform a tive)—List of R ef renc Docu m ents 4 7
An e x T (nform a tive)— Gu id elnes for the Prepa ra tio of Te h ica l Inq u iries for the Stru ctu ra l
List of AW S Docu m ents o Stru ctu ra l Weld in 619
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4.1 Efe tive Siz ofFla re-Groo e Weld s F iled F lu sh 3
4.4 Eq u iva lent Stren th Coeficients for Oblq u ely Load ed F ilet Weld s 3
4.5 F a tigu e Stres Desig Pa ra m eters 34
5.1 Preq u a lified W PSR eq u irem ents 6
5.2 Es entia l Va ria bles for Pre q u a lified W PSs 6
5.3 Ap roved Ba se Meta ls for Preq u a lified W PSs 7
5.4 F iler Meta ls for Ma tchin Stren th for Ta ble 5.3, Grou ps I, I, II, a nd IV Ma terials 73
5.5 Minim u m Preq u a lified PJ P Weld Siz (S) 7
5.6 F iler Meta l R eq u irem ents for Ex osed Ba re Ap lca tio s of Wea therin Steels 7
5.7 P re qual i fi e d W P S Sh i e l di n g G as Opti on s for G MAW e l e ctrode s con formi n g to AW SA 5.18/A 5.18M 7
5.8 Preq u a lified Minim u m Prehea t a nd Interpa ss Tem pera tu re 7
6.1 W PS Qu a lifica tio —Prod u ctio Weld in Positio s Qu a lifie d b Pla te , Pipe, and Bo Tu be Tests 1 9
6.2 W PS Qu a lifica tio —CJ P Gro ve Weld s: Nu m ber and Ty e ofTest S e im ens and Range of
6.6 PQR Es entia l Va ria ble Cha nges R eq u irin W PS Re q u a lifica tio for ESW or EGW 14
6.7 PQR Su pplem enta ry Es entia l Va ria ble Cha nges for CVN Te stin Ap lca tio s R eq u irin W PS
R eq u a lifica tio for SMAW, SAW, GMAW, F CAW, GTAW, a nd ESW / EGW 14
6.8 Ta ble 5.1, Ta ble 6.9, a nd Unlsted Steels Qu a lified b PQR 14
6.9 Cod e-Ap roved Ba se Meta ls a nd F iler Meta ls R eq u irin Qu a lificatio pe r Clau se 6 14
6.10 Weld er a nd Weld in Opera tor Qu a lifica tio —Prod u ctio We ld in Positio s Qu a lified b Pla te
6.1 Weld er a nd Weld in Opera tor Qu a lifica tio —Nu m ber a nd Ty e of S e im ens a nd R a nge
of Thicknes a nd Dia m ete r Qu a lified 15
6.12 Weld in Perso nel Perform a nc Es entia l Va ria ble Cha nges R eq u irin R eq u a lificatio 15
6.1 Ele trod e Cla ssifica tio Grou ps 15
6.14 CVN Test Tem pera tu re R ed u ctio 15
6.15 Cha rpy V-Notch Test Ac epta nc Criteria for Va riou s Su b-Siz S e im ens 15
6.16 F iler Meta l Es entia l Va ria bles—F CAW-S Su bstra te/R oot 15
7.1 Alowa ble Atm osp eric Ex osu re of Low-Hyd roge n Ele ctrod es 2 5
7.3 Alterna te Stres -R ele Hea t Trea tm ent 2 5
7.4 Lim its o Ac epta bi ty a nd R epa ir of Mi Ind u ced La m ina r Disco tinu ities in Cu t Su rfa ces 2 6
7.5 Ca m ber Tolera nc for Ty ica l Gird er 2 6
7.6 Ca m ber Tolera nc for Gird er withou t a Desig ed Co crete Ha u nch 2 7
7.7 Minim u m F ilet Weld Siz s 2 7
7.9 Weld Profie Sche d u le s 2 8
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8.1 Visu a l Inspe tio Ac epta nc Criteria 239
8.2 UT Ac epta nc -Re je tio Criteria (Sta tica lly Loa d ed No tu bu la r Co ne tio s a nd Cyclca lly
Loa d ed No tu bu la r Co ne tio s in Com pres io ) 2 0
8.3 UT Ac epta nc -Re je tio Criteria (Cyclca lly L oa d ed No tu bu la r Co ne tio s in Tensio ) 2 1
8.4 Hole-Ty e IQI R eq u irem ents 2 2
8.6 IQI Sele tio a nd Pla cem ent 2 2
8.8 UT Eq u ipm ent Qu a lifica tio a nd Ca libra tio R e q u irem ents 2 5
9.1 Me ha nica l Property R eq u irem ents for Stu d s 2 7
9.2 Minim u m F ilet Weld Siz for Sm a ll Dia m eter Stu d s 2 7
10.1 F a tigu e Stres Desig Pa ra m eters 2 7
10.2 Ava ila ble Stres es in Tu bu la r Co ne tio Weld s 2 8
10.3 Stres Ca teg ries for Ty e a nd Loca tio of Ma teria l for Circu lar Se tio s 30
10.4 F a tigu e Ca teg ry Lim ita tio s o We ld Size or T hicknes a nd Weld Profie (Tu bu la r Co ne tio s) 30
10.5 Z Los Dim ensio s for Ca lcu la tin Preq u a lified PJ P T-,Y-, and K -Tu bu la r Co ne tio Minim u m
10.6 J oint Deta il Ap lca tio s for Preq u a lified CJ P T-, Y-, a nd K -Tu bu la r Co ne tio s .303
10.7 Preq u a lified J oint Dim ensio s a nd Groo e An les for CJ P Groo e Weld s in Tu bu la r T-, Y, a nd
K -Co ne tio s Ma d e b SMAW, GMAW-S, a n d F CAW 30
10.8 W PS Qu a lifica tio —Prod u ctio Weld in Positi ons Qu a lified b Pla te, Pipe, a nd Bo Tu be Tests 30
10.9 W PS Qu a lifica tio —CJ P Groo e Weld s: Nu m ber a nd Ty e of Test S e im ens a nd R a ng of
Thicknes a nd Dia m eter Qu a lified 30
10.10 W PS Qu a lifica tio —PJ P Groo e Weld s: Nu m ber a nd Ty e of Test S e im ens a nd R a nge of
10.1 Weld er and Weld in Operator Qu a lifica tio —N u m ber a nd Ty e of S e im ens a nd R a nge of
Thicknes a nd Dia m eter Qu a lified 3 0
10.14 Tu bu la r R oot Openin Tolera nc s, Bu tt J oints Weld ed Withou t Ba ckin 3 2
10.15 Visu a l Inspe tio Ac epta nc Criteria 3 3
10.16 Hole-Ty e IQI R eq u irem ents 3 4
10.17 Wire IQI R eq u irem ents 3 4
10.18 IQI Sele tio a nd Pla cem ent 3 4
A.1 Eq u iva lent F ilet Weld Le g Size Factors for Ske wed T-J oints 35
B.1 Su sce pti bi l i ty I n de x G roupi n g as Fun cti on of H ydro e n L e v e l “H ” an d Comp si ti on P arame te r P
cm
B.2 Minim u m Prehea t a nd Interpa ss Te m pe ra tu res for Three Leve ls ofRe stra in 35
E.1 Interm e d ia te Stifeners o Both Sid es of Web 37
E.2 No Interm ed ia te Stifeners 37
E.3 Interm e d ia te Stifeners o One Sid e Only of Web 371
F.1 Interm e d iate Stifnes o Both Sid es of We b, I nterior Gird ers 37
F.2 Interm e d iate Stifnes o One Sid e Only of Web, F a scia Gird ers 37
F.3 Interm e d iate Stifnes o One Sid e Only of Web, Interior Gird ers 37
F.4 Interm e d iate Stifnes o Both Sid es of We b, F a scia Gird ers 37
F.5 No Interm e d ia te Stifeners, Interior or F a scia Gird er 37
H.1 Es entia l Va ria bles for PAUT 393
H.2 PAUT Ac epta nce Crite ria 393
M.1 AW S A5.36/A5.36M Ca rbo Steel Ele trod e Cla ssifica tio s with F ixed R eq u irem ents .4 1
M.2 AW S A5.36/A5.36M Tensio Test R eq u ire m e nts 4 2
M.3 AW S A5.36/A5.36M Cha rpy Im pa ct Test R eq u irem ents 4 2
M.4 Ele trod e Usa bi ty Cha ra cteristics 4 3
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M.6 Weld Meta l Chem ica l Com positio R eq u irem en ts 4 6
M.7 AW S A5.2 /A5.2 M Proc d u re R eq u irem ents for “D” Optio a l Su pplem enta l Desig a tor 4 8
M.8 AW S A5.36/A5.36M Proc d u re R eq u irem ents for “D” Optio a l Su pplem enta l Desig a tor 4 8
M.9 Com pa riso of Cla ssifica tio s of AW S A 5.18, A 5.2 , A5.2 , a nd A5.2 S e ifica tio s to
AW S A5.36 F ixe d a nd Open Cla ssifica tio s for Mu ltiple-Pa ss F CAW a nd GMAW —Meta l
Cored Ele trod e s 4 9
R 1 Term s for Stren th of Co ne tio s (Circu la r Se ctio s) 4 4
C-5.1 Ty ica l Cu rrent R a nges for GMAW-S o Ste el 534
C-10.1 Stru ctu ra l Steel Pla tes 5 6
C-10.2 Stru ctu ra l Steel Pipe a nd Tu bu la r S a pes 5 7
C-10.3 Stru ctu ra l Steel S a pes 5 7
C-10.4 Cla ssifica tio Ma trix for Ap lca tio s 5 8
4.2 Unreinforced Bevel Groo e Weld 5
4.3 Bevel Groo e Weld with R einforcin F ilet Weld 5
4.4 Bevel Groo e Weld with R einforcin F ilet Weld 53
4.5 Unreinforced F la re Beve l Gro ve Weld 53
4.6 F la re Bevel Groo e Weld with R einforcin F ilet Weld .5
4.7 Ma xim u m F ilet Weld Siz Alo g Ed ges in La p J oints 5
4.8 Tra nsitio of Thicknes es (Sta tica lly Loa d ed No tu bu la r) 5
4.9 Tra nsverse ly L oa d ed F ile t Weld s 5
4.10 Minim u m Len th of Lo gitu d ina l F ilet Weld s a t En of Pla te or F la t Ba r Me m be rs 5
4.1 Term ina tio of Weld s Ne a r Ed ges Su bje t to Tensio 5
4.12 En R etu rn a t F lexible Co ne tio s 5
4.1 F ilet We ld s o Op osite Sid es of a Com m on Pla ne 5
4.14 Thin F iler Pla tes in S lc J oint 5
4.15 Thick F iler Pla tes in S lc J oint 5
4.16 Alowa ble Stres R a nge for Cyclca lly Ap led Loa d (F a tigu e) in No tu bu la r Co ne tio s
(Gra phica l Plot of Ta ble 4.5) 5
4.17 Tra nsitio of Bu tt J oints in Pa rts of Uneq u a l Thickne ss (Cyclca lly Loa d ed No tu bu la r) 6
4.18 Tra nsitio of Wid th (Cyclca lly Loa d ed No tu bu la r) 61
5.1 Preq u a lified CJ P Groo e We ld e d J oint De ta ils (Dim ensio s in I nches) 8
5.1 Preq u a lified CJ P Groo e We ld e d J oint De ta ils (Dim ensio s in Mi im eters) 93
5.2 Preq u a lified PJ P Groo e Weld e d J oint De ta ils (Dim ensio s in I nches) 10
5.2 Preq u a lified PJ P Groo e Weld e d J oint De ta ils (Dim ensio s in Mi im eters) 1 2
5.3 Preq u a lified F ilet Weld J oint Deta ils (Dim ensio s in Inches) 12
5.3 Preq u a lified F ilet Weld J oint Deta ils (Dim ensio s in Mi im eter ) 121
5.4 Preq u a lified Skewed T-J oint Deta ils (No tu bu la r) 12
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5.5 Preq u a lified CJ P Groo e, T-, a nd Corner J oint 123
5.6 Weld Bea d in which Depth a nd Wid th Exc ed th e Wid th of the Weld F a ce 123
6.1 Positio s of Gro ve Weld s 16
6.2 Positio s of F ilet Weld s 161
6.3 Positio s of Test Pla tes for Gro ve Weld s 16
6.4 Positio s of Test Pla te for F ilet Weld s 163
6.5 Loca tio of Test S e im ens o We ld e d Test Pla tes—ESW a nd EGW —W PS Qu a lifica tio 16
6.6 L ocati on of Te st S e ci me n s o We l de d Te st P late Ove r 3/8 i n [10 mm]T h i ck—W P S Q uali f ati on 16
6.7 Loca tio of Test S e im ens o We ld e d Test Pla te 3/8 in [10 m m ] Thick a nd Und er—W PS
6.12 Alterna tive Wra parou nd Gu id ed Ben Test J ig 171
6.1 Alterna tive R oler-Eq u ip e d Gu id ed Ben Te st J ig for Bottom Eje tio of Test S e im en 171
6.15 F ile t Weld S u nd nes Tests for W PSQu a lificatio 173
6.16 Test Pla te for Unlm ited Thicknes —Weld er Qu a lifica tio a nd F ilet Weld Co su m a ble
6.17 Test Pla te for Unlm ited Thicknes —Weld in Opera tor Qu a lificatio and Fi et Weld Co su m a ble
6.18 Loca tio of Test S e im en o We ld e d Test Pla te 1 in [2 m m ] Thick—Co su m a bles
Verifica tio for F ilet Weld W PS Qu a lifica tio 17
6.19 Optio a l Te st Pla te for Unlm ite d Thicknes —Horizo ta l Positio —Weld er Qu alifica tio 17
6.2 Test Pla te for Lim ited Thicknes —Al Positio s—Weld er Qu a lifica tio 17
6.21 Optio a l Te st Pla te for Lim ite d Thicknes —Horizo ta l Positio —Weld er Qu alifica tio 17
6.2 F ile t Weld R oot Ben Test Pla te—We ld er or We ld in Ope ra tor Qu a lifica tio —Optio 2 17
6.23 Metho of R u ptu rin S e im en—Ta ck Weld er Qu a lificatio 18
6.2 Bu tt J oint for Weld in Opera tor Qu a lifica tio —ESW a nd EGW 18
6.2 F ile t Weld Brea k a nd Macroetch Test Pla te—Weld er or Weld in Opera tor Qu a lificatio Optio 1 181
6.2 Plu g Weld Ma croe tch Te st Pla te—Weld er or We ld in Opera tor Qu a lifica tio a nd W PS
Qu a lifica tio 18
6.2 F ile t Weld Brea k S e im en—Ta ck Weld er Qu alifica tion .183
6.2 Ma croetch Test As em bles for Determ ina tio of PJ P Weld Siz 18
6.30 Interm ix Test Plate 18
6.3 Interfa ce Scribe Line Loca tio 18
6.32 Interm ix CVN Test S e im en Loca tio 18
7.1 Ed ge Disco tinu ities in Cu t Materia l 2 9
7.3 Workm a nship Tolera nc s in As em bly of Groo e Weld ed J oints 21
7.4 R eq u irem ents for Weld Profies 212
8.1 Disco tinu ity Ac epta nc Criteria for Sta tica lly Loa d ed No tu bu la r a nd Sta tica lly or
Cyclca lly Loa d ed Tu bu la r Co ne tio s 2 7
8.2 Disco tinu ity Ac epta nc Criteria for Cyclca lly Loa d ed No tu bu la r Co ne tio s in
Tensio (Lim ita tio s of Porosity a nd F u sio Disco tinu ities) 2 1
8.3 Disco tinu ity Ac epta nc Criteria for Cyclca lly Loa d ed No tu bu la r Co ne tio s in
Com pres io (Lim itatio s of Porosity or F u sion -Ty e Disco tinu ities) 2 5
8.6 RT Id entifica tio a nd Hole-Ty e or Wire IQI Loca tio s o A pproxim ately Eq u a l Thicknes
J oints 10 in [2 0 m m ] and Grea ter in Len th 2 1
8.7 RT Id entifica tio a nd Hole-Ty e or Wire IQI Loca tio s o A pproxim ately Eq u a l Thicknes
J oints Les tha n 10 in [2 0 m m ] in Len th 2 1
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a nd Greater in Len th .2 2
8.9 RT Id entifica tio a nd Hole -Ty e or Wire IQI Loca tio s o Tra nsitio J oints Les tha n 10 in
[2 0 m m ] in Len th 2 3
8.12 Qu a lifica tio Proc d u re of Sea rch Uni Usin II W R efre nc Block 2 4
8.14 Qu a lifica tio Blocks .2 6
8.15 Pla n View of UT Sca nnin Pa tterns 2 8
8.16 Tra nsd u cer Positio s (Ty ica l) 2 9
9.1 Dim ensio a nd Tolera nc s of Sta nd ard -Ty e He ad ed Stu d s 2 8
9.3 Torq u e Testin Arra ngem ent a nd Ta ble of Testin g Torq u es 2 0
9.5 Su ggested Ty e of Devic for Qu a lifica tio Testin of Sm all Stu d s 2 2
10.1 Alowa ble F a tigu e Stres a nd Stra in R a nges for Stre ss Categ ries, Tu bu la r Stru ctu res
for Atm osp eric Service 3 5
10.2 Pa rts ofa Tu bu la r Co ne tio 3 6
10.3 F ilet Weld ed La p J oint (Tu bu la r) 3 9
10.4 Tra nsitio of Thicknes of Bu tt J oints in Pa rts of Uneq u a l Thicknes (Tu bu la r) 32
10.5 F ilet Weld ed Preq u a lified Tu bu la r J oints Ma d e b SMAW, GMAW, a nd F CAW 321
10.6 Preq u a lified J oint Deta ils for PJ P T-, Y-, a nd K -Tu bu la r Co ne tio s 32
10.7 Preq u a lified J oint Deta ils for CJ P T-, Y-, a nd K -Tu bu la r Co ne tio s 32
10.8 De initio s a nd Deta iled Sele tio s for Preq u a lified CJ P T-, Y-, a nd K -Tu bu la r Co ne tio s 32
10.9 Preq u a lified J oint Deta ils for CJ P Groo e Weld s in Tu bu la r T-, Y-, a nd K -Co ne tio s—Sta nd a rd
F la t Profies for Lim ited Thicknes 32
10.10 Preq u a lified J oint Deta ils for CJ P Groo e Weld s in Tu bu la r T-, Y-, a nd K -Co ne tio s—Profie
with Toe F ilet for nterm ed ia te Thicknes 32
10.1 Preq u a lified J oint Deta ils for CJ P Groo e Weld s in Tu bu la r T-, Y-, a nd K -Co ne tio s—Co ca ve
Im proved Profie for Hea vy Se tio s or F a tigu e 32
10.12 Positio s of Test Pipe or Tu bin for Groo e We ld s 3 0
10.1 Positio s of Test Pipes or Tu bin for Fi et Weld s 3 1
10.14 Loca tio of Test S e im ens o Weld ed Test Pipe—W PS Qu a lifica tio 3 2
10.15 Loca tio of Test S e im ens for Weld ed Bo Tu bin —W PS Qu a lifica tio 3 3
10.16 Pipe F ilet Weld S u nd nes Test—W PS Qu a lifi ca tio 3 4
10.17 Tu bu la r Bu tt Joint—Weld er Qu a lifica tio with a nd withou t Ba ckin 3 5
10.18 Tu bu la r Bu tt Joint—W PS Qu a lificatio with a n d withou t Ba ckin 3 5
10.19 Acu te An le Hee l Test (R estraints n t S own) .3 6
10.2 Test J oint for T-, Y-, and K -Co ne tio s withou t Ba ckin o Pipe or Bo Tu bin
(≥ 6 in [15 m m ] O.D.)—Welder a n d W PS Qu alifica tio 3 7
10.21 Test J oint for T-, Y-, and K -Co ne tio s withou t Ba ckin o Pipe or Bo Tu bin
(< 4 in [10 m m ] O.D.)—Weld er a nd W PS Qu alifica tio 3 8
10.2 Corner Ma croetch Test J oint for T-, Y-, a nd K -Co ne tio s withou t Ba ckin o Bo
Tu bin for CJ P Groo e Weld s—Weld er a nd W P S Qu a lifica tio 3 9
10.23 Loca tio of Test S e im ens o Weld ed Test Pipe a nd Bo Tu bin —Weld er Qu a lifica tio 34
10.2 Cla ss R Ind ica tio s 341
10.2 Sin le-Wa ll Ex osu re—Sin le-Wa ll View 34
10.2 Dou ble-Wa ll Ex osu re—Sin le-Wall Vie w 34
10.2 Dou ble-Wa ll Ex osu re—Dou ble-Wa ll (El ptical) View, Minim u m Two Ex osu res 34
10.2 Dou ble-Wa ll Ex osu re—Dou ble-Wa ll View, Minim u m T hree Ex osu res 34
10.30 Sca nnin Te h iq u es 34
B.1 Zo e Cla ssifica tio of Steels 35
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B.2 Critica l Co ln R a te for 35 HV a nd 4 0 HV 35
B.3 Gra phs to Determ ine Co ln R a tes for Sin le-Pa ss SAW F ilet Weld s 36
B.4 R ela tio Betwe n F ilet Weld Siz a nd Energ In u t 363
D.1 Tem pera tu re-Moistu re Co tent Cha rt to be Use d in Co ju nctio with Testin Progra m to
Determ ine Extend ed Atm osp eric Ex osu re Time of Low-Hyd rogen SMAW Ele trod es 36
D.2 Ap lca tio of Tem pera tu re-Moistu re Co tent Cha rt in Determ inin Atm osp eric Ex osu re
Tim e of Low-Hyd ro en SMAW Ele trod es .36
G.1 Other Ap roved Blocks a nd Ty ica l Tra nsd u ce r Positio 381
H.1 Pha sed Arra y Im a gin Views 39
H.2 Exa m ple of a Su pplem enta l R ef rence Block 39
H.3 Exa m ple Sta nd a rd R efle tor Loca tio s in Weld Mocku p 39
H.5 Exa m ple of Tim e Ba sed Linea rity Verifica tio 39
H.6 Linea rity Verificatio R ep rt F orm 39
M.1 AW S A5.36/A5.36M Open Cla ssifica tio S ste m .4 4
O.1 Sta nd a rd R efrenc R efle ctor 4 5
O.3 Ty ica l Stand a rd R efle tor Loca ted in Weld Mock-Ups a nd Prod u ctio Weld s) .4 6
O.5 Com pres io Wa ve Depth (Horizo ta l Swe p Ca libra tio ) 4 7
O.7 S ea r Wa ve Dista nc a nd Sensitivity Ca libra tio 4 8
O.9 S herica l Disco tinu ity Cha ra cteristics 4 0
O.10 Cylnd rica l Disco tinu ity Cha ra cteristics 4 0
O.1 Pla na r Disco tinu ity Cha ra cteristics .4 1
O.15 R ep rt of UT (Alternativ Proc d u re) 4 3
R 1 Sim plfied Co c pt of Pu nchin S ea r 4 5
R 2 R ela bi ty of Pu nchin S ea r Criteria Usin Com pu ted Alp a 4 5
R 3 De initio of Term s for Com pu ted Alp a .4 6
C-4.1 Ba la ncin of F ilet Weld s Ab u t a Neu tra l Axis 5 1
C-4.2 S ea r Pla nes for F ilet a nd Groo e Weld s 5 1
C-4.4 Loa d Deorm a tio R ela tio ship for Weld s 5 2
C-4.5 Exa m ple of a n Oblq u ely Loa d ed Weld Grou p 5 3
C-4.6 Gra phica l S lu tio of the Ca pa city of a n Oblq u ely Loa d ed Weld Grou p 5 4
C-4.7 Sin le F ilet Weld e d La p J oints 5 5
C-5.1 Exa m ples ofCenterline Cra ckin 534
C-5.2 Deta ils of Alterna tive Groo e Prepa ratio s for Preq u a lified Corner J oints 535
C-5.3 Osci o ra m s a nd Sketches of GMAW-S Meta l Tra nsfr 535
C-6.1 Ty e of Weld in o Pipe Tha t Does Not R eq u ire Pipe Qu a lifica tio 5 0
C-7.1 Exa m ples ofUna cc pta ble R e entra nt Corners 5 4
C-7.2 Exa m ples of Go d Pra ctic for Cu ttin Co es 5 4
C-7.3 Perm is ible Ofset n Abu ttin Mem bers 5 4
C-7.4 Correctio ofMisa lig ed Mem bers 5 5
C-7.5 Ty ica l Metho to Determ ine Va ria tio s in Gird er Web F la tnes 5 5
C-7.6 Ilu stra tio S owin Ca m ber Mea su rem ent Me thod s 5 6
C-7.7 Mea su rem ent of F la nge Wa rpa ge a nd Ti 5 7
C-7.8 Tolera nc s a t Bea rin Points 5 8
C-8.1 9 ° T- or Corner J oints with Steel Ba ckin 5 2
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C-8.3 Bu tt J oints with Sepa ratio Betwe en Ba ckin and J oint 5 3
C-8.4 Ef ct of R oot Openin o Bu tt J oints with Ste el Ba ckin 5 3
C-8.5 R esolu tio s for Sca nnin with Sea l Weld ed Ste el Ba ckin 5 4
C-8.6 Sca nnin with Sea l Weld ed Stee l Ba ckin 5 4
C-8.7 Ilu stra tio of Disco tinu ity Ac epta nc Criteri a for Sta tica lly Loa d ed No tu bu la r a nd Sta tica lly
or Cyclca lly Loa d ed Tu bu la r Co ne ctio s .5 5
C-8.8 Ilu stra tio of Disco tinu ity Ac epta nc Criteri a for Sta tica lly Loa d ed No tu bu la r a nd Sta tica lly
or Cyclca lly Loa d ed Tu bu la r Co ne ctio s 1-1/8 in [30 m m ] a nd Grea ter, Ty ica l of R a nd om
Ac epta ble Disco tinu ities .5 6
C-8.9 Ilu stra tio of Disco tinu ity Ac epta nc Criteri a for Cyclca lly Loa d ed No tu bu la r Co ne tio s
C-9.1 Alowa ble De e ts in the Hea d s of Hea d e d Stu d s 5 1
C-10.1 Ilu stra tio s of Bra nch Mem ber Stres es Corre sp nd in to Mod e of Loa d in 5 9
C-10.2 Im proved We ld Profie R eq u irem ents 6 0
C-10.4 Yield Line Pa tterns 6 1
C-1 3 Toe Dre ssin with Bu rr Grind er 610
C-1 4 Toe Dre ssin Norm al to Stre ss 610
C-1 5 Ef ctive Toe Grind in 61
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co tra ct d ocu m ents, co form a nc with a ll provisio s of the cod e sha ll be req u ired , exc pt for those provisio s tha t the
En ine r se 1.5.1) or co tra ct d ocu m ents spe ifica lly m od ifies or exem pts
The folowin is a su m m a ry of the cod e cla u ses:
1 Gene al Req irement s This cla u se co ta ins ba sic inform a tio o the sco e a nd lm ita tio s of the cod e, ke y d efini
-tio s, a nd the m a jor resp nsibi ties of the pa rties in olved with steel fa brica tio
2 Normat ive Reerenc s This cla u se co tains a lst of refe renc d ocu m ents tha t a ssist the u ser in im plem enta tio of this
cod e or a re req u ire d for im plem enta tio
3 Te ms an Deinit ions This cla u se co ta ins term s a nd d efinitio s a s they rela te to this cod e
4 Design of Welded Con e t ions This cla u se co ta ins re q u irem ents for the d esig of weld ed co ne tio s com posed of
tu bu la r, or n ntu bu la r, prod u ct form m em bers
5 Preq alficat ion of WPSs This clau se co tains the req u irem ents for exem ptin a Weld in Proc d u re S e ifica tio
(W PS) from the W PS q u a lifica tio req u ire m e nts of this cod e
6 Qualficat ion This cla u se co ta ins the re q u irem ents for W PS q u a lificatio a nd the perform a nce q u a lifica tio tests
req u ired to be pa ssed b a ll weld in perso nel (weld ers, weld in o era tors, a nd ta ck weld ers) to perform weld in in
a ccord a nc with this cod e
7 Fabricat ion This cla u se co ta ins genera l fa brica tio a nd erectio req u irem ents a pplca ble to weld ed stee l stru ctu res
g verned b this cod e, inclu d in the req u irem ents for ba se m eta ls, weld in co su m a bles, weld in te ch iq u e, weld ed
d eta ils, m a teria l prepa ra tio a nd a sse m bly, workm a nship, weld repa ir, a nd other req u irem ents
8 Inspe tion This cla u se co ta ins criteria for the q u a lifica tio s a nd resp nsibi ties of inspe tors, a cc pta nc crite ria for
prod u ctio weld s, a nd sta nd a rd proc d u res for perform in visu a l inspe tio a nd n nd estru ctive testin (NDT)
9 St ud Welding This cla u se co ta ins the req u irem ents for the weld in of stu d s to stru ctu ra l steel
1 Tu ular St ruct ur s This cla u se co tains exclu sive tu bu la r req u irem ents Ad d itio ally, the req u irem ents of a ll other
cla u ses a pply to tu bu la rs, u nles spe ifica lly n ted otherwise
1 1 St rengt hening an Repair of Exist ing St ruct ures This clau se co tains ba sic inform a tio pertinent to the weld ed
m od ifica tio or repa ir of existin steel stru ctu res
This sta nd a rd m a kes u se of b th U.S Cu stom a ry Units a nd the I nte rna tio a l S stem of Units (SI) T he la tter a re sh wn
within bra ckets ([ ] or in a ppropria te colu m ns in ta bles a nd figu res The m ea su rem ents m a y n t be exa ct eq u iva lents;
therefore, ea ch syste m m u st be u se d ind e pend ently
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Sa fety a nd hea lth is u es a nd co c rns a re bey n the sco e of this sta nd a rd a nd therefore a re n t fu lly a d d res ed herein
It s the resp nsibi ty of the u ser to esta blsh a ppropria te sa fety a nd hea lth pra ctic s Sa fety a nd hea lth inform a tio is
a va ila ble from the folowin sou rces:
Am erica n Weld in S ciety:
(1) ANSI Z4 1, Sa fety in Weldin g, Cu ttin g, a n d Alied Proces es
(2) AW S Sa fety and Hea lth F a ct S e ts
(3) Other a fety a nd hea lth inform a tio o the AW S website
Ma teria l or Eq u ipm ent Ma nu fa ctu rer :
(1) Sa fety Da ta S e ts su ppled b m a teria ls m a nu fa ctu rers
(2) Opera tin Ma nu a ls su ppled b eq u ipm ent m a nu fa ctu rer
Ap lca ble R egu la tory Agencies
Work perform ed in a ccord anc with this sta nd a rd m a y in olve the u se ofm a teria ls tha t ha ve be n d eem ed ha za rd ou s, a nd
m a y in olve o e ra tio s or eq u ipm ent tha t m a y ca u se inju ry or d ea th This sta nd a rd d oes n t pu rport to a d d re ss a ll sa fety
a nd hea lth risks tha t m a y b encou ntere d Th u ser of this sta nd a rd sh u ld esta blsh an a ppropria te sa fety progra m to
a d d res su ch risks a s wel a s to m eet a pplca ble regu la tory req u irem ents ANSI Z4 1 sh u ld be co sid ered when
d evelo in the sa fety progra m
The cod e wa s spe ifica lly d evelo ed for weld ed ste el stru ctu re s tha t u tilz ca rbo or low a llo steels tha t a re 1/8 in
[3 m m ] or thicke r with a m inim u m spe ified yield stren th of 10 ksi [6 0 MPa ] or les The cod e m a y be su ita ble to
g vern stru ctu ral fa brica tio s ou tsid e the sco e of the intend ed pu rpose However, the En ine r sh u ld eva lu a te su ch
su ita bi ty, a nd ba se d u po su ch e va lu a tio s, incorpora te into co tra ct d ocu m ents a ny ne es a ry cha nges to cod e req u ire
-m ents to a d d res the spe ific req u irem ents of the a pplca tio tha t is ou tsid e the sco e of the cod e The Stru ctu ra l Weld in
Com m ittee encou ra ges the En ine r to co sid er the a pplca bi ty of other AW S D1 cod es for a pplca tio s in olvin a
lu-m inu lu-m (AW S D1.2), she t stee l eq u a l to or les tha n 3/16 in [5 m m ] thick (AW S D1.3), reinforcin steel (AW S D1.4),
sta inles steel (AW S D1.6), stren thenin a nd repa ir of existin stru ctu res (AW S D1.7), seism ic su pplem ent (AW S
D1.8), a nd tita niu m (AW S D1.9) The AA SHTO/AW S D1.5 B ridg Weldin g Code wa s spe ifically d evelo e d for weld
-in hig wa y brid ge com po ents a nd is recom m end ed for those a pplca tio s
1.5.1 Engine r’s Responsibi t ies The En ine r sha ll be resp nsible for the d evelo m ent of the co tra ct d ocu m ents
tha t g vern prod u cts or stru ctu ra l asse m ble s prod u ce d u nd er this cod e The En ine r m a y a d d to, d elete from , or
otherwise m od ify, the req u irem ents of this cod e to m eet the pa rticu la r req u irem ents of a spe ific stru ctu re Al req u irem ents
tha t m od ify this cod e sha ll be incorpora ted into co tra ct d ocu m ents The En ine r sha ll d eterm ine the su ita bi ty ofall
joint d eta ils to be u sed in a weld ed a ssem bly
The En ine r ha ll spe ify in co tra ct d ocu m e nts, as ne es a ry, a nd a s a pplca ble, the folowin :
(1) Cod e req u irem ents tha t a re a pplca ble o ly when spe ified b the En ine r
(2) Al a d d itio a l NDT tha t is n t spe ifica lly a d d res e d in the cod e
(3) Extent of verifica tio inspe tio , when req u ire d
(4) Weld a cc pta nc criteria other tha n tha t spe ified in Cla u se 8
(5) CVN tou gh es criteria for weld m eta l, ba se m e ta l, a nd /or HAZ when req u ired
(6) F or n ntu bu la r a pplca tio s, whether the stru ctu re is sta tica lly or cyclca lly loa d ed
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(8) Al a d d itio a l req u irem ents tha t a re n t spe ifica lly a d d res ed in the cod e
(9) F or OEM a pplca tio s, the resp nsibi ties of the pa rties in olved
1.5.2 Cont ract or’s Responsibi t ies The Co tra ctor ha ll be resp nsible for W PSs, q u a lificatio of weld in perso nel,
the Co tra ctor’s inspe tio , a nd perform in work in co form a nc with the req u irem ents of this cod e a nd co tra ct
d ocu m ents
1.5.3 Inspe t or’s Responsibi t ies
1.5.3.1 Cont ract or Inspec t ion Co tra ctor inspe tio sha ll be su ppled b the Co tra ctor a nd sha ll be perform ed a s
ne es a ry to ensu re tha t m a te ria ls a nd workm a nship m eet the req u irem ents of the co tra ct d ocu m ents
1.5.3.2 Ve ificat ion Inspe t ion The En ine r sha ll d eterm ine if Verifica tio Inspe tio shall be perform ed
R esp nsibi ties for Verifica tio Inspe tio sha ll be esta blshed be twe n the En ine r a nd the Verificatio I nspe tor
Al ref renc s to the ne d for a pprova l sha ll be inte rpreted to m ea n a ppro a l b the Au thority Ha vin J u risd ictio or the
En ine r
1.7.1 Code Te ms “S al,” “S ould,” an “Ma ” “S a ll,” “sh u ld ,” a nd “m a y” ha ve the folowin sig ifica nc :
1.7.1.1 S al Cod e provisio s tha t u se “sha ll” a re m a nd a tory u nles spe cifica lly m od ified in co tra ct d ocu m ents b
the En ine r
1.7.1.2 S ould The word “sh u ld ” is u sed to recom m en pra ctic s tha t a re co sid e red beneicia l, bu t a re n t
req u irem ents
1.7.1.3 Ma The word “m a y” in a provisio a llows the u se of o tio a l proc d u res or pra ctic s tha t ca n be u sed a s a n
a lterna tive or su pplem ent to cod e req u irem ents Th se o tio a l proc d u re s tha t req u ire the En ine r’s a pprova l sha ll
either be spe cified in the co tra ct d ocu m e nts, or req u ire the En inee r’s a pprova l The Co tra ctor m a y u se a ny o tio
withou t the En ine r’s a ppro a l when the cod e d oes n t spe ify tha t the En ine r’s a pprova l sha ll be req u ired
Weld in sym bols sha ll be those sh wn in AW S A2.4, Sta n da rd Sy mbol fr Weldin g, B ra zin g, a n d Non desru ctive
Exa min a tio S e ia l co d itio s sha ll be fu lly ex la ined b a d d ed n tes or d eta ils
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The d ocu m ents lsted below are refrenc d within this pu blca tio a nd a re m and a tory to the extent spe ified herein F or
u nd a ted refrenc s, the la test ed itio of the re ferenc d sta nd a rd sha ll a pply F or dated ref rence s, su bseq u ent a m end
-m ents to, or revisio s of, a ny of these pu blca tio s d o n t apply
Am erican Weld in S ciety (AW S) Sta nd a rd s:
AW S A2.4, Sta n da rd Sy mbol fr Weldin g, B ra zin g, a n d Non desru ctive Exa min a tio
AW S A3.0M/A3.0, Sta n da rd Weldin g Te ms a n d D efin ition s, In clu din g Te ms fr Adh esive B on din g, B ra zin g,
Solde in g, Th erma l Cu ttin g, a n d Th erma l Spra y in g
AW S A4.3, Sta n da rd Meth ods fr D e te rmin a tion o th e D ifu sible Hy dro en Con ten t o Ma rten sitic, B a in itic, a n d
Fe ritic Ste l Weld Meta l Produ ced b Arc Weldin g
AW S A5.01M/A5.01:2 1 (I SO 1434 :2 10 MOD), Procu remen t Gu idelin es fr Con su ma bles—Weldin g a n d Alie d
Proces es—Flu x a n d Ga s Sh ielded Electrica l Weldin g Proces es
AW S A5.1/A5.1M:2 12, Specifica tio fr Ca rb n Ste el Electrodes fr Sh ielded Me ta l Arc Weldin g
AW S A5.5/A5.5M:2 14, Specifica tio fr Low-Alo Ste l Electrodes fr Sh ielded Me ta l Arc Weldin g
AW S A5.12M/A5.12:2 0 (SO 6 4 :2 0 MOD), Specifica tio fr Tu n gs e n a n d O xide D ispe sed Tu n gsen
Electrodes fr Arc Weldin g a n d Cu ttin g
AW S A5.17/A5.17M-9 (R 20 7), Specifica tio fr Ca rb n Ste l Electrodes a n d Flu xe s fr Su bmerged Arc Weldin g
AW S A5.18/A5.18M:2 0 , Specifica tio fr Ca rb n Stee l Ele ctrodes a n d R ods fr Ga s Sh ielded Arc Weldin g
AW S A5.2 /A5.2 M:2 0 , Specifica tio fr Ca rb n Stee l Ele ctrodes fr Flu x Cor d Arc Weldin g
AW S A5.23/A5.23M:2 1 , Specifica tio fr Low-Alo Ste l Electrodes a n d Flu xes fr Su bmerged Arc We ldin g
AW S A5.2 /A5.2 M-9 (R 20 9), Specifica tio fr Ca rb n a n d Low-Alo Ste l Electrodes a n d Flu xes fr Electrosa g
Weldin g
AW S A5.2 /A5.2 M-9 (R 20 9), Specifica tio fr Ca rb n a n d Low-Alo Ste el Electrodes fr Electro a s Weldin g
AW S A5.2 /A5.2 M:2 0 , Specifica tio fr Low-Alo Stee l Fille Meta ls fr Ga s Sh ielde d Arc Weldin g
AW S A5.2 /A5.2 M:2 10, Specifica tio fr Low-Alo Stee l Ele ctrodes fr Flu x Cor d Arc Weldin g
AW S A5.30/A5.30M:2 0 , Specifica tio fr Con su ma ble In se t
AW S A5.32M/A5.32:2 1 (I SO 1417 :2 0 MOD), Weldin g Con su ma bles—Ga ses a n d Ga s Mixtu res fr Fu sio
Weldin g a n d Alied Proces es
AW S A5.36/A5.36M:2 12, Specifica tio fr Ca rb n a n d Low-Alo Ste l Flu x Cor d Electrode s fr Flu x Cor d Arc
Weldin g a n d Meta l Core d Electrodes fr Ga s Meta l Arc Weldin g
AW S B5.1, Specifica tio fr th e Q u a lifica tion o Weldin g In spectors
AW S B4.0, Sta n da rd Meth ods fr Mech a n ica l Tesin g o We lds
AW S C4.1-7 (R 2010), Crite ia fr D e scribin g Oxy gen -Cu t Su rfa ces a n d O xy gen Cu ttin g Su rfa ce R ou gh n es Ga u ge
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AW SD1.8/D1.8M, Stru ctu ra l Weldin g Code—Seismic Su pplemen t
AW SD2.0, Spe cifica tio fr Welded High wa y a n d R a ilwa y B ridges
AW SQC1, Sta n da rd fr AWS Ce tifica tio o Weldin g In spectors
ANSI Z4 1, Sa fety in Weldin g,Cu ttin g, a n d Alied Pro e sses
Am erica n Institu te ofSteel Co stru ctio (AISC) Sta nd a rd s:
ANSI/AISC 36 , Specifica tio fr Stru ctu ra l B u ildin gs
Am erica n Petroleu m Institu te (API) Sta nd a rd s:
API 2W, Specifica tio fr Ste l Pla tes fr O ffsh or Stru ctu res, Produ ced b Th ermo-Mech a n ica l Con trol Proces in g
API 2Y, Specifica tio fr Ste l Pla tes, Q u en ch ed a n d- Te mpe ed,fr O ffsh or Stru ctu res
Am erica n S ciety of Me hanica l En ine rs (ASME) Sta nd ard s:
ASME B oile a n d Pr s u re Ves el Code , Se tio V, Article 2
ASME B4 1, Su rfa ce Te xtu re (Su rfa ce R ou gh n e ss, Wa vin es , a n d La y )
Am erica n S ciety for No d estru ctiv Testin (ASNT) Sta nd ard s:
ASNT CP–18 , ASNTSta n da rd fr Q u a lifica tio a n d Ce rtifica tio o Non desru ctive Pe son n el
ASNT R e commen ded Pra ctice No SNT-T -1A, Pe son n el Q u a lifica tio a n d Ce tifica tio in Non desru ctive Tesin g
Am erica n S ciety for Testin a nd Ma teria ls (A STM) Sta nd ard s:
Al ASTM ba se m etals lsted in Ta ble 5.3 a nd Ta ble 6.9 a re fou nd in ASTM 01.0 , Ste l—Stru ctu ra l, R ein forcin g,
Pr s u re Ves el R a ilwa y, ASTM 01.03, Ste l-Pla te, Sh e et, Strip, Wir ; Sta in les Stee l B a r, or ASTM 01.01, Ste
l-Pipin g, Tu bin g, Fitin gs
ASTM A6, Sta n da rd Specifica tio fr Gen era l R eq u ire men ts fr R oled Stru ctu ra l Ste l B a rs, Pla te s, Sh a pes, a n d
Sh eet Pilin g
ASTM A10 , Sta n da rd Specifica tio fr Ste l, Strip, Ca rb n , (0.25 Ma ximu m Pe cen t),Cold R ole d
ASTM A37 , Mech a n ica l Tesin g o Ste l Produ cts
ASTM A435, Specifica tio fr Stra igh t B ea m Ulra son ic Exa min a tio o Ste l Pla tes
ASTM A6 3, Specifica tio fr Sa mplin g Procedu re fr Impa ct Tesin g o Stru ctu ra l Ste l
ASTM E23, Sta n da rd Me th ods fr Notch ed B a r Impa ct Te stin g o Meta llic Ma te ia ls, fr Ty pe A Ch a rp (Simple
B ea m)Impa ct Specimen
ASTM E9 , Tes Meth od fr Vicke s Ha rdn e ss o Meta llic Ma te ia ls
ASTM E9 , Sta n da rd Gu ide fr R a dio ra ph ic Exa min a tio Usin g In du stria l R a dio ra ph ic Film
ASTM E14 , Ha rdn e ss Con ve sio Ta bles fr Meta ls
ASTM E16 , Tes Meth od fr Liq u id Pen etra n t Exa min a tio
ASTM E7 9, Gu ide fr Ma gn etic Pa rticle In spectio
ASTM E7 7, Con trolin g Q u a lity o R a dio ra ph ic Tesin g Usin g Wire Pa ra mete s
ASTM E1032, R a dio ra ph ic Exa min a tio o Weldme n ts Usin g In du stria l X-R a y Film
ASTM E12 4, Sta n da rd Gu ide fr Stora ge o R a dio ra p h s a n d Un ex ose d In du stria l R a dio ra ph ic Films
ASTM E2 3 , Sta n da rd Pra ctice fr R a dio ra ph ic Exa min a tio u sin g Compu ted R a diolo y (Ph otosimu la ble
Lu min escen ce Meth od)
A ST M E 24 5, Sta n da rd Pra ctic fr Pe rfrma n ce Eva lu a tio a n d L on g-Te rm Sta b ility fComp u te dR a diolo y Syste ms
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ASTM E2 9 , Sta n da rd Pra ctice fr D igita l Ima gin g a n d Commu n ica tio in Non desru ctive Eva lu a tio (D ICO ND E)
fr D igita l R a dio ra ph ic (D R ) Te st Meth ods
ASTM E2 37, Sta n da rd Pra ctice fr D igita l D etector Ara y Pe frma n ce Eva lu a tio a n d Lon g-Te m Sta bility
Ca na d ia n Sta nd a rd s As ocia tio (CSA) Sta nd a rd s:
CSA W 17 2, Ce tifica tio o Weldin g In spectors
Interna tio a l Institu te of Weld in (IW ) Ultra so ic R efe renc Block
The S ciety for Protective Coa tin s (S PC) Sta nd a rd s:
S PC-SP2, Ha n d To l Clea n in g
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Th erma l Cu ttin g,a n d Th e rma l Spra y in g , provid es the ba sis for term s a nd d efinitio s u sed he rein However, the folowin
term s a nd d efinitio s a re inclu d ed below to a ccom od ate u sa ge spe ific to this d ocu m en
The term s a nd d efinitio s in this glos a ry a re d ivid e d into thre ca teg rie s: (1) genera l we ld in term s com pied b the
AW S Com m ittee o Deinitio s a nd S m bols; (2) term s, d efined b the AW S Stru ctu ra l Weld in Com m ittee, which
a pply o ly to UT, d esig a ted b (UT) folowin the term ; a nd (3) other term s, prec d ed b a sterisks, which a re d efined
a s they rela te to this cod e
F or the pu rposes of this d ocu m en the folowin term s a nd d efinitio s a pply:
A
* lo flux A flu x u po which the a llo co tent of the weld m eta l is la rgely d epend e nt
* l weld-met al t es spe imen A test spe im en with the red u ced se tio com posed wh ly of weld m eta l
* mplt ude lengt h r je t ion level (UT) The m a xim u m len th of d isco tinu ity a llowed b va riou s ind ica tio ra tin s
a ssocia ted with weld siz , a s ind ica ted in Ta bles 8.2 a nd 8.3
* ngle of bevel Se bevel angle
arc g uging Therm a l g u gin tha t u ses a n a rc cu ttin proc s va ria tio to form a bevel or gro ve
as-welded The co d itio of weld m eta l, weld ed joints, a nd we ld m e nts a fter weld in , bu t prior to a ny su bseq u ent
ther-m a l, m echa nica l, or che m ica l trea tm ents
* t t en at ion (UT) The los in a cou stic energ which oc u rs betwe n a ny two p intsof tra ve l This los m a y be d u e to
a bsorptio , refle tio , etc (n this cod e, u sin the shea r wa ve pu lse-e h m etho of testin , the a ttenu a tio fa ctor is 2
d B per inch of sou nd pa th d ista nc a fte r the first nch.)
aut omat ic welding Weld in with eq u ipm ent tha t re q u ires o ly oc a sio a l or n o serva tio of the weld in , and n
m a nu a l a d ju stm ent of the eq u ipm ent co trols Va ria tio s of this term a re aut omat ic brazing, aut omat ic solde ing,
aut omat ic t he mal cut t ing , a nd aut omatic t he mal spra ing
* uxi ary at t achment s Mem bers or a ppu rtena nc s a tta ched to m a in stres -ca rryin m em bers b weld in Su ch m
em-bers m a y or m a y n t ca rry loa d s
a e a e inst ant aneous powe (AIP), wa vefrm-c n troled weldin g The avera ge of prod u cts of a m pera ges a nd v lta ges
d eterm ined a t sa m pln freq u e ncies su fficient to q u a ntify wa veorm cha nges d u rin a weld in interva l
a is of a weld Se weld a is
B
backg uging The rem ova l of weld m eta l a nd ba se m eta l from the we ld ro t sid e ofa weld ed joint to fa ci ta te com plete
fu sio a nd CJ P u po su bse q u ent weld in from tha t sid e
backing A m a teria l or d evic pla ced a ga inst the ba ck sid e of the join or a t b th sid es of a weld in ESW a nd EGW, to
su pp rt a nd reta in m olten weld m eta l The m a teria l m a y be pa rtia lly fu se d or rem a in u nfu sed d u rin weld in and m a y
be either m eta l or n nm eta l
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backing ring Ba ckin in the form of a rin , genera lly u sed in the weld in of pipe
backing weld Ba ckin in the form ofa weld
*back p weld (t ub lar st ructur s) The initia l closin pass in a CJ P groo e weld , m ad e from o e sid e o ly, which
serves a s a ba ckin for su bseq u ent weld in , bu t is n t co sid ered a s a pa rt of the theoretica l weld (F igu res 10.9
throu gh 10.1 , Deta ils C a nd D)
back weld A weld m a d e a t the ba ck of a sin le groo e we ld
base met al The m e tal or a llo tha t is weld ed , bra zed , sold e red , or cu t
bevel angle The a ngle be twe n the bevel of a joint m em ber a nd a pla ne perpend icu lar to the su rfa ce of the m em ber
bo t ubing Tu bu la r prod u ct of sq u are or recta ngu la r cros se tio Se t ub lar
*brac i nt erse t i on angl e, θ ( t ub l ar st ruct ures) Th a cu te a ngle form ed betwe n bra ce c nterlines
*Buiding Code The bu ild in la w or spe ifica tio or other co stru ctio regu la tio s in co ju nctio with which this cod e
is a ppled
NO TE: In th e a bsen ce o a n y loca lly a pplica ble bu ildin g la w or spe cifica tion s or oth er con stru ctio rgu la tion s, it is
rcommen ded th a t th e c n stru ctio b e r q u ire d to comply with th e Specifica tio fr Stru ctu ra l Ste el B u ildin gs (AISC)
b t t join A joint betwe n two m em bers a lig ed a pproxima tely in the sa m e pla ne
b t t weld A n nsta nd a rd term for a weld in a bu tt join Se e b t t join
C
*cap pas One or m ore weld pa sses tha t form the weld fa ce (ex osed su rfa ce of com pleted we ld ) Ad ja cent ca p pa sses
m a y pa rtia lly co er, bu t n t com pletely co e r, a ca p pa ss
*caulking Pla stic d eform a tio of weld a nd ba se m eta l su rfa ces b m echa nica l m ea ns to sea l or o scu re d isco tinu ities
complet e fusion F u sio o er the entire fu sio fa ces a nd be twe n a ll a d joinin weld bea d s
complet e joint penet rat ion (CJP) A joint root co d itio in a groo e weld in which weld m eta l extend s throu gh the joint
thicknes
*Comp t ed radio rap y (CR)
*CJP groo e weld ( t at icaly an cyclcaly lo ded st ruct ures) A groo e weld which ha s be n m a d e from b th sid es
or from o e sid e o a ba ckin ha vin CJ P a nd fu sio of weld a nd ba se m eta l throu gh u t the d epth of the join
*CJP g ro v e we ld (tub la r str uc ture s) A gro v e we l d h avi n g CJ P an d fu si on of we ld an d b se me tal th rough ou t th e de pth
of th e joi n t or as de tai le d i n Fi gu re s 10.4 10 7 th rough 10 1 , an d 10 19 ACJ P tu bular gro v e we l d mad e from on e si de
on l y, wi th out backi n g, i s al l owe d wh e re th e si ze or con fi gurati on , or b th , pre v e n t ac e ss to th e ro t si d e of th e we l d
complet e penet rat ion A n nsta nd a rd term for CJP Se complet e joint penet rat ion
const ruct ion aid weld A weld m ad e to a tta ch a pie e or pie es to a weld m ent for tem pora ry u se in ha nd lin , ship in ,
or workin o the stru ctu re
consumable guide ESW Se ESW, consumable guide
cont in ous weld A weld tha t extend s co tinu ou sly from o e en of a joint to the other W here the joint s es entia lly
circu la r, i e xtend s com pletely a rou nd the join
*cont ract document s An cod es, spe ifica tio s, d ra win s, or a d d itio a l req u irem ents tha t a re co tra ctu ally spe ified b
the Owner
*Cont ract or An com pa ny, or tha t ind ivid u a l re presentin a com pa ny, re sp nsible for the fa brica tio , ere ctio m a nu fa
c-tu rin or weld in , in co form a nce with the pro isio s of this cod e
*Cont ract or’s Inspe t or The d u ly d esig a ted pe rso wh a cts for, a nd in beha lf of, the Co tra ctor o a ll inspe tio a nd
q u a lity m a tters within the sco e of the cod e and of the co tra ct d ocu m ents
Trang 38corne join A joint betwe en two m em bers loca ted a pproxi m a tely a t rig t a ngles to ea ch other in the form of a n L
*co e pas Se c ap pas
CO
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welding A n nsta nd a rd term for GMAW with ca rbo d io id e shield in ga s
c at er A d epres io in the weld fa ce a t the term ina tio ofa weld bead
* Charpy V-not ch (CVN)
D
* digit al det ect or arr ay (DDA)
*de ibel (dB) (UT) The lo a rithm ic ex re ssio of a ra tio of two a m pltu d es or intensities of a cou stic energ
*de ibel rat ing (UT) Se prefe rred term in icat ion rat ing
dee t A d isco tinu ity or d isco tinu ities tha t b na tu re or accu m u la ted ef ct (for exa m ple tota l cra ck len th) rend er a
pa rt or prod u ct u na ble to m eet m inim u m applca ble a cce pta nc sta nd a rd s or spe ifica tio s This term d esig a tes
reje ta bi ty
dee t ive weld A weld co ta inin o e or m ore d efcts
*de e t level (UT) Se e in ication level
*de e t rat ing (UT) Se in icat ion rat ing
dept h of fusion The d ista nc tha t fu sio e xtend s into the ba se m eta l or previou s bead from the su rfa ce m elted d u rin
weld in
*dihedral angle Se local dihedr al angle discont in it y An interru ptio of the typica l stru ctu re of a m a teria l, su ch a s
a la ck of h m oge neity in its m echa nica l or m eta llu rgica l, or p ysica l cha ra cteristics A d isco tinu ity is n t ne e ssarily
a d ef ct
down an An nsta nd a rd term for flat welding posit ion
*direct radio rap y (DR)
*drawings R ef rs to pla ns d esig a nd d eta il d ra win s, a nd ere ctio plans
E
*edge angle (t ub lar st ruct ures) Th a cu te a ngle betwe en a bevel ed ge m a d e in prepa ra tio for weld in a nd a ta ngent
to the m em ber u rfa ce, m ea su red loca lly in a pla ne perpend icu la r to the interse tio lne Al bevels o e n to ou tsid e of
bra ce
*e fct ive lengt h of weld The len th throu gh u t which the correctly prop rtio e d cros se tio of the weld exists In a
cu rved weld , i sha ll be m ea su red a lo g the weld a xis
ele t rog s welding (EGW) A n a rc weld in proc s tha t u ses an a rc betwe n a co tinu ou s fi er m eta l ele trod e a nd the
weld p ol, em plo in a pproxim a tely vertica l weld in progres io with ba ckin to co fin the m olten we ld m eta l The
proc s is u sed with or withou t a n externa lly su ppled shield in ga s a nd withou t the a pplca tio of pre ssu re
ele t rosla welding (ESW) A weld in proc s tha t prod u ces coa lesc nc of m eta ls with m olten sla g tha t m elts the fi er
m eta l a nd the su rfa ces of the workpie es The weld p ol is shie ld e d b this sla g, which m oves alo g the fu ll cros
se tio of the joint a s weld in progres es The proc s is initia ted b a n arc tha t hea ts the sla g The a rc is then
extin-gu ished b the co d u ctive sla g, which is kept m olte n b its resista nc to ele tric cu rre nt pa ssin betwee n the ele trod e
a nd the workpie es
ESW, consumable guide An ele trosla g weld in proc s va ria tio in which fi er m eta l is su ppled b a n ele trod e a nd
its gu id in m em ber
*en ret urn The co tinu a tio of a fi et weld a rou nd a corner of a m e m ber a s a n extensio of the principa l weld
Trang 39*Engine r A d u ly d esig a ted ind ivid u a l wh a cts for a nd in beha lfof the Owner o a ll m a tters within the sco e of the
cod e
F
*fat igue F a tigu e, a s u sed herein, is d efined a s the d a m a ge tha t m a y resu lt n fra ctu re a fter a su fficient nu m ber of stres
flu ctu a tio s Stres ra nge is d efined a s the pea k-to-trou gh m a gnitu d e of these flu ctu a tio s In the ca se of stres reversa l,
stres ra nge sha ll be com pu ted a s the nu m erica l su m (a lgebra ic d iferenc ) of m a xim u m repea ted tensie a nd com
pres-sive stres es, or the su m of shea rin stre sse s of o p site d irectio a t a given p in resu ltin from cha ngin co d itio s
of loa d
fa ing sur ac The m a tin su rface ofa m em ber tha t is in co ta ct with or in close proxim ity to a nother m em ber to which
i is to be joined
fi e met al The m eta l or a llo to be a d d ed in m a kin a weld ed , brazed , or old ered join
fi et weld leg Th d istanc from the joint root to the toe of the fi et weld
fin A d efct n a ba r or other roled se tio ca u sed b the ste el spre a d in into the clea ra nce betwe en the rols This
pro-d u ces a thick o erfi which, if roled a ga in, u su ally be com es a la p
flare-bevel gro ve weld A weld in the groo e form ed betwe n a joint m em ber with a cu rved su rfa ce a nd a nother with a
pla na r su rfa ce
*flash The m a teria l which is ex eled or sq u e ez d ou t of a weld joint a nd which form s a rou nd the weld
flat welding posit ion The weld in p sitio u sed to we ld from the u pper id e of the joint a t a p int where the weld a xis
is a pproxim a tely h rizo ta l, a nd the weld fa ce le s in an a pproxim a tely h rizo ta l pla ne
flux cor d arc welding (FCAW) An a rc weld in proc s tha t u ses an a rc betwe n a co tinu ou s fi er m eta l ele trod e and
the weld p ol The proc s is u sed with shield in ga s from a flu x co ta ine d within the tu bu la r ele trod e, with or with
-ou t a d d itio a l shield in from a n externa lly su ppled ga s, a nd withou t the a pplca tio ofpres u re
*flux c ored are welding— gas shielded (FCAW-G) A flu x cored a rc weld in proc s va ria tio in which a d d itio a l
shield in is o ta ined from a n externa lly su ppled ga s or ga s m ixtu re
*flux cor d arc welding— self shielded (FCAW-S) A flu x cored a rc weld in proc s where shield in is exclu sively
provid ed b a flu x co ta ined within the tu bu la r ele trod e
fusion The m eltin together of fi er m eta l a nd ba se m e ta l ( u bstra te), or of ba se m eta l o ly, to prod u ce a weld
fusion lne The b u nd a ry betwe n weld m etal and ba se m eta l in a fu sio weld
*fusion-t ype discont in it y Sig ifies slag inclu sio , incom plete fu sio , incom plete joint penetra tio , a nd sim ila r d iscon
-tinu ities a ssocia ted with fu sio
fusion zone The a rea of ba se m eta l m elted a s d eterm ined o the cros se tio of a weld
G
ga s meta l a rc w eldin g (GMAW) A n arc we ldi n g proce ss th at u se s an arc be twe e n a con ti n u ou s fi lle r me tal e le ctrod e an d
th e we ld p o T h e proce ss i s use d wi th sh i e l d i n g from an e xte rn al ly su ppli e d g s an d wi th ou t th e appli cati on ofpre ssure
g s met al arc welding-short circuit ar (GMAW-S) A ga s m eta l a rc weld in proc s va ria tio in which the co su
m-a ble ele trod e is d ep sited d u rin repe a ted sh rt circu its
g s pocket A n nsta nd a rd term for porosity
Geomet ric u sharp es U
g) The fu zzines or la ck of d e finitio in a ra d io ra phic im a ge resu ltin from the com bina tio
of sou rce size , o je t-to-fim d ista nc , a nd sou rce-to-o je t d ista nc
g uging Se t he mal g uging
gro ve angle The tota l inclu d ed a ngle of the groo e be twe n workpie es
Trang 40* roov e angl e, θ ( t ub l ar st ruct ures) The a ngle betwe n o p sin fa ces of the groo e to be fi ed with weld m eta ls,
d e te rm ined a fter the joint s fit-u p
gro ve fac Th su rfa ce of a joint m em ber inclu d ed in the groo e
gro ve weld A weld m a d e in the groo e betwe n the workpie e s
H
heat -af ct ed zone (HAZ) The p rtio of the base m eta l wh se m echanica l properties or m icrostru ctu re ha ve be n
a ltered b the hea t of weld in , brazin , sold e rin , or therm a l cu ttin
horizont al fixed posit ion (pipe welding) The p sitio of a pipe joint n which the a xis of the pipe is a pproxim a tely
h rizo ta l, a nd the pipe is n t rota ted d u rin weld in ( e F igu res 6.1, 6.2, a nd 10.12)
horizont al welding position, filet weld The weld in p sitio in which the weld is o the u pper id e of a n a pproxim a tely
h rizo ta l su rfa ce a nd a gainst an a pproxim a tely vertica l su rfa ce ( e F igu res 6.1, 6.2, 6.3, a nd 6.4)
*horizont al ref renc lne (UT) A h rizo ta l ln nea r the c nter of the UT instru m ent sco e to which a ll e h es are
a d ju sted for d Brea d in
horizont al rot at ed posit ion (pipe welding) The p sitio of a pipe joint n which the a xis of the pipe is a pproxim a tely
h rizo ta l, a nd weld in is perform ed in the fla t p sitio b rota tin the pipe (ee Figu re s 6.1, 6.2, a nd 10.12)
*hot -spot train (t ub lar st ruct ures) The cyclc tota l ra nge of stra in which wou ld be m ea su red a t the p int of hig est
stres co c ntra tio in a weld ed co ne ctio
NO TE: Wh en mea su rin g h ot-sp t sra in , th e sra in ga ge sh ou ld be su fficien tly sma ll to a void a vera gin g h ig a n d low
sra in s in th e r gion s o se p gra dien ts
I
*ima e q alt y in icat or (IQI) A d evic wh se im age in a ra d io ra ph is u sed to d eterm ine RT q u a lity level It s n t
intend ed for u se in ju d gin the siz n r for esta blshin a cc pta nc lm its of d isco tinu itie s
*in icat ion (UT) The sig a l d ispla yed o the osci osco e sig ifyin the presence of a sou nd wa ve refle tor in the pa rt
bein tested
*in icat ion level (UT) The ca libra ted ga in or a ttenu a tio co trol rea d in o ta ined for a ref renc lne heig t nd icatio
from a d isco tinu ity
*in icat ion rat ing (UT) The d ecibel rea d in in rela tio to the z ro re erenc leve l a fter ha vin be n corrected for ou nd
a ttenu a tio
int ermit t ent weld A weld in which the co tinu ity is broken b recu rrin u nweld ed spa ces
int erpas t empe at ur In a m u ltipa ss weld ,the tem pera tu re of the weld a re a betwe n weld pa sses
J
join The ju nctio of m em bers or the e d ges of m em bers tha t a re to be joined or ha ve be n joined
joint penet rat ion The d ista nc the weld m e ta l extend s from the we ld fa ce into a join e xclu siv of weld reinforce m en
joint ro t Tha t p rtio of a joint to be weld ed where the m em bers a pproach closest to ea ch other In cros se tio , the
joint root m a y be either a p in a lne, or a n a rea
L
lap join A joint be twe n two o erla ppin m em bers in pa ra llel pla nes
*la e A stra tu m of weld m eta l or u rfa cin m a teria l The la yer m a y co sist of o e or m ore weld bead s la id sid e b sid e