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Structural Steel Construction: 801.0 Recognized Standards
Structural Steel Construction: 801.0 Recognized Standards
801.1 THE STANDARDS LISTED BELOW ARE RECOGNIZED STANDARDS FOR THE DESIGN OF THE STRUCTURAL STEEL WORKS:
802.2 UNLESS OTHERWISE INDICATED IN THE PLANS, STRUCTURAL STEEL SHAPES AND PLATES SHALL CONFORM TO ASTM
- A36. CERTIFIED MILL TEST SHALL BE SUBMITTED BY THE FABRICATION TO THE STRUCTURAL ENGINEER.
802.3 WELDING SHALL CONFORM TO AWS STANDARD, E60 OR E70 ELECTRODES SHALL BE
USED UNLESS OTHERWISE SPECIFIED BY THE STRUCTURAL ENGINEER.
802.4 THE FABRICATOR SHALL HAVE THE WELDS TESTED BY X-RAY METHOD BY AN INDEPENDENT COMPANY ENGAGED IN
NON-DESTRUCTIVE TESTING AS DIRECTED BY THE STRUCTURAL ENGINEER. THE WELDS ARE CONSIDERED
SATISFACTORY IF 9 OUT OF 10 SAMPLES PASSED THE REQUIREMENT OTHERWISE THE WELDS SHALL BE
CORRECTED.
803.1 FABRICATION
803.2 STEEL FABRICATOR SHALL SUBMIT SHOP DRAWING SHOWING COMPLETE DETAILED CONNECTIONS FOR APPROVAL
BY THE STRUCTURAL ENGINEER. NO MATERIAL SHALL BE ORDERED NOR FABRICATION STARTED UNTIL
STRUCTURAL ENGINEER APPROVES SUCH DRAWINGS.
803.3 ALL DIMENSIONS IN THE PLANS SHALL BE VERIFIED BY THE STEEL FABRICATOR IN THE FIELD IN COORDINATION WITH
THE GENERAL CONTRACTOR.
803.4 UNLESS OTHERWISE SPECIFIED IN THE PLANS, GUSSET PLATES AND STIFFENERS SHALL BE 6MM THICK (MINIMUM).
803.4 ALL SPLICES SHALL BE STAGGERED. NO SPLICES SHALL BE PERMITTED AT POINT WHERE CRITICAL STRESSES OCCUR.
803.6 ALL ERECTION BOLT HOLES SHALL BE 3 mm PLUS NOMINAL BOLT DIAMETER.
803.8 SHOP PAINT (RED LEAD PRIMER OR ANY EQUIVALENT BRAND; 2 COATS) SHALL BE PROVIDED. ANY WORK THAT IS NOT IN
CONFORMANCE WITH THESE SPECIFICATIONS WILL BE REJECTED AT ANY TIME DURING THE PROGRESS OF THE WORKS.