AWS D1.1/D 1.1M:2010 CLAUSE 5.

FABR I CAT IO~,

Table 5.5 Table 5.7

Tubular Root Opening Tolerances Camber Tolerance for Girders without a
(see 5.22.4.2) Designed Concrete Haunch (see 5.23.4)

Root O pen ing of Groove Ca mbe r Tolerance (in inch es)

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Joi nts wit hout Angle of
Root Face of Joinl Steel Backing Joint
Span 0.1 0. 2 0.3 0 .4 0.5
in mm in mm deg
~ 100 fl 1/4 1/2 5/8 3/4 :v~

SMAW ±1I1 6 ±2 ±1116 ±2 ±5 < 100 ft 1/8 1/4 5/16 3/8 3/X
GMAW ±1I32 ±I ±1116 ±2 ±5
FC AW ± 1116 ±2 ±1116 ±2 ±5 Cumbe r Toler ance (i n millimeters)

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Note: Root openings wider than allowed by the above tolerances. but
not greater than the thickness of the thinner part, may be built up by
welding to acceptable dimensions prior to the joining of the parts by ~ 0 .1 0 .2 0 .3 0.4 o.s
welding.
~ 30 m 7 13 17 19 20

< 30m 4 6 8 10 10

Table 5.8
Minimum Fillet Weld Sizes (see 5.14)
Mi nimu m Size
Table 5.6 Base-Metal Thickness (T)" of Fill et Weld b
Camber Tolerance for Typical Girder
(see 5.23 .3) in mm in mm

Camber Toler ance (in inches) 1/8 3

T :O; 1/4 T :o; 6
(No te c) (No te c)

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~ 100 ft
0. 1

9116
0.2 0 .3

1-114
0.4

1-7/16
0 .5

1-112
1/4 < T~ I/2

1/2 < T s 3/4

6< T :O; 12

1 2 <T~ 20
3116

1/4
5

3/4 <T 20 < T 511 6 8

< 100 ft 114 1/2 5/8 3/4 3/4
a For nonlow-hydrogen processes without preheat calculated in
C amber To lerance (in millimeters) con formance with 4.!iA. T equals thickness or the thicker pan joi ned:
singk-p,,, s wcl d-; shall be used.

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For nonlow-hydrogen processes using procedures established to
0.1 0.2 0 .3 0.4 0 .5 prevent cracking in conformance with 4 .~.4 and for low-hydrogen
processes. T equals thickness of the thinner part joined: single-pass
requirement shall not apply.
~30m 14 25 34 38 40
h Except that the weld size need not exceed the thickness or the thinner
,.,. 7 17
part joined.
<30 m 13 19 20
~. c Minimum size for cyclically loaded structures shall he 3/ 16 in [5 1\1Ill }.

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