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    BRIDGE WELDING CODE

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    Published date:  01-01-2015

    Publisher:  American Welding Society

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    Table of Contents - (Show below) - (Hide below)

    Personnel
    Foreword
    List of Tables
    List of Figures
    List of Forms
    1. General Provisions
    2. Design of Welded Connections
    3. Workmanship
    4. Technique
    5. Qualification
    6. Inspection
    7. Stud Welding
    8. Statically Loaded Structures (No Applications within
        this code)
    9. Welded Steel Bridges (The provisions of this clause in
        ANSI/AASHTO/AWS D1.5-96 were distributed throughout
        AASHTO/AWS D1.5M/D1.5:2002 and remain so for this
        edition)
    10. Tubular Structures (No Applications within this code)
    11. Strengthening and Repairing Existing Structures (No
        Applications within this code)
    12. AASHTO/AWS Fracture Control Plan (FCP) for
        Nonredundant Members
    Annexes
    Annex A (Normative) - Effective Throat
    Annex B (Normative) - Effective Throats of Fillet Welds in
            Skewed T-Joints
    Annex C (Normative) - Flatness of Girder Webs - Bridges
    Annex D (Normative) - Terms and Definitions
    Annex E (Normative) - Manufacturer's Stud Base Qualification
            Requirements
    Annex F (Normative) - Part A - Qualification and Calibration
                          of the UT Unit with Other Approved
                          Reference Blocks
                        - Part B - UT Equipment Qualification
                          Procedures
    Annex G (Normative) - Guidelines on Alternative Methods for
            Determining Preheat
    Annex H (Normative) - Welding Requirements for Conventional,
            Nonfracture Critical M 270M/M 270 (A 709/A 709M)
            HPS 485W [HPS 70W] Components with Reduced
            Preheat and Interpass Temperature
    Annex I (Normative) - ESW Consumable Requirements
    Annex J (Normative) - Guidelines for the Acceptance
            of Alternative ESW Processes
    Annex K (Normative) - Advanced Ultrasonic Examination
    Annex L (Informative) - Weld Quality Requirements for Tension
            Joints
    Annex M (Informative) - Description of Common Weld and Base
            Metal Discontinuities
    Annex N (Informative) - Short Circuiting Transfer
    Annex O (Informative) - Suggested Sample Welding Forms
    Annex P (Informative) - Reference Documents
    Annex Q (Informative) - Guide for Use of Electroslag Welding
            - Narrow Gap (ESW-NG)
    Annex R (Informative) - Guidelines for the Preparation of
            Technical Inquiries for the Joint AASHTO/AWS
            Subcommittee on Bridge Welding
    Commentary on Bridge Welding Code
    Foreword
    Index
    List of AWS Documents on Structural Welding

    Abstract - (Show below) - (Hide below)

    Defines welding fabrication requirements applicable to welded highway bridges. The code is applicable to both shop and field fabrication of steel bridges and bridge components.

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    Committee D1
    Development Note Supersedes AWS D1.5 (03/2004) A Joint Publication of: American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials and AWS. Also numbered as AASHTO BWC 7. (04/2016)
    Document Type Standard
    Publisher American Welding Society
    Status Current
    Supersedes

    Standards Referenced By This Book - (Show below) - (Hide below)

    UFC 3-310-08 : Change 1 UNIFIED FACILITIES CRITERIA - NON-EXPEDITIONARY BRIDGE INSPECTION, MAINTENANCE AND REPAIR
    AWS D1.7/D1.7M : 2010 GUIDE FOR STRENGTHENING AND REPAIRING EXISTING STRUCTURES
    AWS D15.1/D15.1M : 2012 RAILROAD WELDING SPECIFICATION FOR CARS AND LOCOMOTIVES
    AWS WHC2.08 : 0 WELDING PROCESSES - PART 1, WELDING HANDBOOK, 9TH EDITION, VOL. 2 - CHAPTER 8: ELECTROGAS WELDING
    AWS WHC4.01 : 0 MATERIALS AND APPLICATION - PART 1 - WELDING HANDBOOK, 9TH EDITION, VOLUME 4 - CHAPTER 1: CARBON AND LOW-ALLOY STEELS
    AWS C4.4/C4.4M : 2007 RECOMMENDED PRACTICES FOR HEAT SHAPING AND STRAIGHTENING WITH OXYFUEL GAS HEATING TORCHES
    AWS WHC2.09 : 0 WELDING PROCESSES - PART 1, WELDING HANDBOOK, 9TH EDITION, VOL. 2 - CHAPTER 9: ARC STUD WELDING

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    AWS A2.4 : 2012 STANDARD SYMBOLS FOR WELDING, BRAZING, AND NONDESTRUCTIVE EXAMINATION
    ASNT SNT TC 1A : 2016 TOPICAL OUTLINES FOR QUALIFICATION OF NONDESTRUCTIVE TESTING PERSONNEL
    ASTM A 435/A435M : 2017 : REDLINE Standard Specification for Straight-Beam Ultrasonic Examination of Steel Plates
    AWS A5.5/A5.5M : 2014 SPECIFICATION FOR LOW-ALLOY STEEL ELECTRODES FOR SHIELDED METAL ARC WELDING
    AWS D1.3/D1.3M : 2008 STRUCTURAL WELDING CODE-SHEET STEEL
    AWS C5.4 : 1993 RECOMMENDED PRACTICES FOR STUD WELDING
    AASHTO HBF 2 : 2003 GUIDE SPECIFICATIONS FOR HIGHWAY BRIDGE FABRICATION WITH HPS 70W (HPS 485W) STEEL
    ASTM E 384 : 2017 : REDLINE Standard Test Method for Microindentation Hardness of Materials
    ISO 14344:2010 Welding consumables — Procurement of filler materials and fluxes
    AASHTO M 270M/M 270 : 2012 SPECIFICATION FOR STRUCTURAL STEEL FOR BRIDGES
    AWS A5.01M/A5.01 : 2013 WELDING CONSUMABLES - PROCUREMENT OF FILLER METALS AND FLUXES
    AWS A5.1M/A5.1 : 2012 SPECIFICATION FOR CARBON STEEL ELECTRODES FOR SHIELDED METAL ARC WELDING
    AWS A5.23/A5.23M : 2011 SPECIFICATION FOR LOW-ALLOY STEEL ELECTRODES AND FLUXES FOR SUBMERGED ARC WELDING
    AWS A5.17/A5.17M : 1997 SPECIFICATION FOR CARBON STEEL ELECTRODES AND FLUXES FOR SUBMERGED ARC WELDING
    AWS A3.0 : 0 STANDARD WELDING TERMS AND DEFINITIONS - INCLUDING TERMS FOR ADHESIVE BONDING, BRAZING, SOLDERING, THERMAL CUTTING, AND THERMAL SPRAYING
    AWS A5.18/A5.18M : 2005 SPECIFICATION FOR CARBON STEEL ELECTRODES AND RODS FOR GAS SHIELDED ARC WELDING
    AWS QC1 : 2007 STANDARD FOR AWS CERTIFICATION OF WELDING INSPECTORS
    W178.2-14 Certification of welding inspectors
    AWS A5.29/A5.29M : 2010 SPECIFICATION FOR LOW-ALLOY STEEL ELECTRODES FOR FLUX CORED ARC WELDING
    ASTM E 317 : 2016 : REDLINE Standard Practice for Evaluating Performance Characteristics of Ultrasonic Pulse-Echo Testing Instruments and Systems without the Use of Electronic Measurement Instruments
    ANSI Z49.1 : 2012 SAFETY IN WELDING, CUTTING, AND ALLIED PROCESSES
    ASTM E 709 : 2015 : REDLINE Standard Guide for Magnetic Particle Testing
    AWS D1.1/D1.1M : 2015 STRUCTURAL WELDING CODE-STEEL
    AASHTO T 244 : 2014 METHOD OF TEST FOR MECHANICAL TESTING OF STEEL PRODUCTS
    AWS B4.0 : 2016 STANDARD METHODS FOR MECHANICAL TESTING OF WELDS
    AWS C4.1.G : 1977 OXYGEN CUTTING SURFACE ROUGHNESS GAUGE
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