AWS D1.4 : 1998
Superseded
A superseded Standard is one, which is fully replaced by another Standard, which is a new edition of the same Standard.
A superseded Standard is one, which is fully replaced by another Standard, which is a new edition of the same Standard.
07-23-2013
01-12-2013
Personnel
Foreword
1 General provisions
1.1 Scope
1.2 Application
1.3 Reinforcing steel base metal
1.4 Welding processes
1.5 Definitions
1.6 Welding symbols
1.7 Safety precautions
1.8 Standard units of measurement
2 Allowable stresses
2.1 Base metal stresses
2.2 Allowable stresses in welds
2.3 Effective weld areas, lengths, throats, and sizes
3 Structural details
3.1 Transition in bar size
3.2 Eccentricity
3.3 Joint types
3.4 Direct butt joints
3.5 Indirect butt joints
3.6 Lap joints
3.7 Interconnection of precast members
4 Workmanship
4.1 Preparation of base metal
4.2 Assembly
4.3 Control of distortion, shrinkage, and heat
4.4 Quality of welds
5 Technique
5.1 Filler metal requirements
5.2 Minimum preheat and interpass temperature
requirements
5.3 Arc strikes
5.4 Tack welds
5.5 Progression of welding
5.6 Welding of coated base metal
5.7 Electrodes for shielded metal arc welding
5.8 Electrodes and shielding gas for gas metal arc and
flux cored arc welding
6 Qualification
6.1 General
6.2 Welding procedure qualification
6.3 Welder qualification
6.4 Retests
6.5 Period of effectiveness
6.6 Records
7 Inspection
7.1 General requirements
7.2 Inspection of base metals
7.3 Inspection of welding procedure qualification and
equipment
7.4 Inspection of welder qualifications
7.5 Inspection of work and records
7.6 Obligations of the contractor
7.7 Nondestructive testing
Appendices
A Sample welding procedure form
B Nominal dimensions of standard reinforcing bars
C Guidelines for the preparation of technical
inquiries for the structural welding committee
D Safe practices
Tables
2.1 Allowable stresses in welds
4.1 Radiographic acceptance criteria
5.1 Matching filler metals requirements
5.2 Minimum preheat and interpass temperature
5.3 Permissible atmospheric exposure of low hydrogen
electrodes
6.1 Number and type of tests, procedure qualification
6.2 Number and type of test and welds qualified for
welder qualification
Figures
2.1 Effective weld sizes for flare-groove welds
3.1 Direct butt joints showing transition between bars
of different sizes
3.2 Direct butt joints
3.3 Indirect butt joints
3.4 Lap joints
3.5 Details of joints of anchorages, base plates, and
inserts
4.1 Acceptable and unacceptable weld profiles
6.1 Direct butt joint test positions for groove welds
6.2 Indirect butt joint test positions for flare-groove
welds or fillet welds
6.3 Positions of groove welds
6.4 Positions of fillet welds
6.5 Full section tension test specimens for procedure
qualification tests
6.6 Full section tension test and macroetch test
specimens for welder qualification tests
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