Structural steel welding specifications

Published: 29 March, 2011, 8:22 am PDT

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Structural steel is the most prevalent material in the United States for framing nonresidential buildings. Structural steel production occur in huge electric furnaces by melting old metal fragments, or in the basic oxygen furnace by melting iron ore, coke, and afterward adding steel fragments. Structural steel columns and beams make up the frames of buildings and strengthen all of the other parts of the building.

 

 

Welding practices and requirements shall agree with the ANSI/AWS D1.1 Structural Welding Code, the American Institute of Steel Construction Specification for Structural Steel Buildings and the appropriate construction codes. The filler metal and welder skill requirements shall be in accord with AASHTO/AWS D1.5M/D1.5-02. Welding of main columns, beams and attachments shall be by shielded metal arc, submerged arc, flux cored arc or stud welding methods. The welder shall initial the WPS and post it at the welder’s workspace at all times throughout the welding operations. 

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