AWS D1.4 is the definitive guide for welding reinforced steel
This code covers the requirements for welding reinforcing
steel in most reinforced concrete applications. It contains a body of rules for
the regulations of welding reinforcing steel and provides suitable acceptance
criteria for such welds.
AWS D1.4 2005 - Structural Welding Code - Reinforcing Steel, 6th Edition - Table of Contents:
- Personnel
- Foreword
- List of Tables
- List of Figures
- General Provisions
- Scope
- Application
- Reinforcing Steel Base Metal
- Welding Processes
- Definitions
- Welding Symbols
- Safety Precautions
- Standard Units of Measurement
- Reference Documents
- Allowable Stresses
- Base-Metal Stresses
- Allowable Stresses in Welds
- Effective Weld Areas, Lengths, Throats, and Sizes
- Structural Details
- Transition in Bar Size
- Eccentricity
- Joint Types
- Direct Butt Joints
- Indirect Butt Joints
- Lap Joints
- Interconnection of Precast Members
- Workmanship
- Preparation of Base Metal
- Assembly
- Control of Distortion, Shrinkage, and Heat
- Quality of Welds
- Technique
- Filler Metal Requirements
- Minimum Preheat and Interpass Temperature Requirements
- Arc Strikes
- Weld Cleaning
- Tack Welds
- Progression of Welding
- Welding of Coated Base Metal
- SMAW Electrodes
- Electrodes and Shielding Gas for Gas Metal Arc Welding (GMAW) and Flux Cored Arc
Welding (FCAW)
- Qualification
- General
- WPS Qualification
- Welder Qualification
- Retests
- Period of Effectiveness
- Records
- Inspection
- General Requirements
- Inspection of Base Metals
- Inspection of WPS Qualification and Equipment
- Inspection of Welder Qualifications
- Inspection of Work and Records
- Obligations of the Contractor
- Nondestructive Testing
- Personnel Qualification
- Radiographic Testing
- Nonmandatory Annexes
- Annex A-Sample Welding Procedure Form
- Annex B-Nominal Dimensions of ASTM Standard Reinforcing Bars
- Annex C-Guidelines for the Preparation of Technical Inquiries for the Structural Welding Committee
- Annex D-Safe Practices
- Annex E-Temperature-Moisture Content Charts
- List of AWS Documents on Structural Welding Code
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