AS/NZS 1554.3:2008
Structural steel welding - Welding of reinforcing steel
Specifies requirements for the welding of reinforcing steel used in concrete structures that are designed and constructed in accordance with AS 3600 or NZS 3101.1, as well as other Standards that may be appropriate. It also applies to the welding of steel connection devices, inserts, anchors and anchor details, including prefabricated assemblies required in reinforced and precast concrete constructions.
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AS/NZS 1554.3:2008 STRUCTURAL STEEL WELDING - WELDING OF REINFORCING STEEL
PREFACE
CONTENTS
SECTION 1 SCOPE AND GENERAL
1.1 SCOPE
1.2 INNOVATION
1.3 REFERENCED DOCUMENTS
1.4 DEFINITIONS
1.4.1 Approved
1.4.2 Designer
1.4.3 Fabricator
1.4.4 Inspecting authority
1.4.5 Inspector
1.4.6 Loadbearing welded joints
1.4.7 May
1.4.8 Non-loadbearing welded joints
1.4.9 Principal
1.4.10 Reinforcing steel
1.4.11 Shall
1.4.12 Should
1.4.13 Tack welds
1.4.14 Types of splice
1.4.15 Welded joints
1.5 WELD CATEGORY
1.6 WELDING OF REINFORCING STEEL
1.6.1 Approval
1.6.2 Limitations
1.6.3 Welding different grades
1.7 BASIC WELDING REQUIREMENTS
1.8 JOINING REINFORCING STEEL TO STRUCTURES
1.9 SAFETY PRECAUTIONS
1.9.1 Welding safety
1.9.2 Welding equipment
1.9.3 Other hazards
SECTION 2 MATERIALS OF CONSTRUCTION
2.1 PARENT MATERIAL
2.2 BACKING MATERIAL
2.3 WELDING CONSUMABLES
2.3.1 Electrodes
2.3.2 Storage of welding consumables
2.3.3 Shielding gas
SECTION 3 DETAILS OF FUSION-WELDED CONNECTIONS
3.1 GENERAL
3.1.1 Permissible weld types
3.1.2 Non symmetric connections
3.1.3 Size of welds
3.1.4 Design throat thickness
3.1.5 Effective length
3.1.6 Effective area
3.1.7 Finished width
3.1.8 Welding consumable strength
3.2 LOADBEARING WELDED JOINTS
3.2.1 Butt splices
3.2.2 Lap splices
3.2.3 Transverse end plate splices
3.3 NON-LOADBEARING WELDED JOINTS
3.3.1 General
3.3.2 Tack welds
3.3.3 Cross-joints
3.3.4 Lifting loads
SECTION 4 QUALIFICATION OF WELDING PROCEDURES AND WELDING PERSONNEL FOR FUSION WELDING
4.1 QUALIFICATION OF WELDING PROCEDURE
4.2 METHODS FOR QUALIFICATION OF WELDING PROCEDURE
4.3 PREQUALIFIED WELDING PROCEDURES
4.4 PREQUALIFIED JOINT PREPARATIONS
4.4.1 General
4.4.2 Prequalified butt splices
4.4.3 Prequalified transverse end plate splices
4.4.4 Prequalified lap splices
4.5 QUALIFICATION OF WELDING CONSUMABLES
4.5.1 Prequalified welding consumables
4.5.2 Qualification of welding consumables by testing
4.6 EXTENSION OF QUALIFICATION
4.7 COMBINATION OF PROCESSES
4.8 RECORDS OF TESTS
4.9 REQUALIFICATION OF FUSION WELDING PROCEDURES
4.10 QUALIFICATION OF WELDING PERSONNEL
4.10.1 Welding supervisor
4.10.2 Welders
4.11 WORKMANSHIP
4.11.1 Preparation of material for welding
4.11.2 Assembly
4.11.3 Gouging
4.11.4 Positioning of work
4.11.5 Welding in adverse weather conditions
4.11.6 Preheat and inter-run temperature
4.11.7 Arc strikes
4.11.8 Correction of defective welds
SECTION 5 FLASH BUTT WELDING
5.1 GENERAL
5.2 SIZES
5.3 BAR PREPARATION
5.4 ALIGNMENT
5.5 CLEANLINESS
5.6 WORKMANSHIP
5.6.1 Overhang or projection from the dies
5.6.2 Clamping force
5.6.3 Preheating
5.6.4 Flashing
5.6.5 Upsetting
5.7 EQUIPMENT
5.7.1 General
5.7.2 Machine controls
5.7.3 Flash guards
5.7.4 Cleanliness of machine
5.8 QUALIFICATION OF WELDING PROCEDURE
5.8.1 General
5.8.2 Method of qualification of welding procedure
5.8.3 Requalification of flash butt welding procedure
5.9 PRODUCTION CONTROL TESTS
5.9.1 General production control tests
5.9.2 Frequency of tests
5.10 DEFECTIVE WELDS
SECTION 6 FLAME PRESSURE WELDING
6.1 GENERAL
6.2 SIZES
6.3 BAR PREPARATION
6.4 ALIGNMENT
6.5 CLEANLINESS
6.6 WORKMANSHIP
6.6.1 Positioning
6.6.2 Clamping force
6.6.3 Upset
6.7 QUALIFICATION OF WELDING PROCEDURE
6.7.1 General
6.7.2 Method of qualification of welding procedure
6.7.3 Requalification of gas pressure welding procedures
6.8 PRODUCTION CONTROL TESTS
6.9 DEFECTIVE WELDS
SECTION 7 QUALIFICATION OF WELDING PROCEDURE BY TESTING
7.1 GENERAL
7.2 METHOD
7.3 TESTS
7.3.1 Macro test
7.3.2 Tensile test
7.3.3 Bend test
7.3.4 Shear test
7.4 RETESTS
SECTION 8 TESTS
8.1 PRODUCTION CONTROL TEST
8.2 MACRO TEST
8.3 TENSILE TEST
8.4 BEND TEST
8.5 SHEAR TEST
SECTION 9 QUALITY OF WELDS
9.1 CATEGORY OF WELD QUALITY
9.2 METHODS OF INSPECTION AND PERMISSIBLE LEVELS OF IMPERFECTIONS
9.2.1 Methods of inspection of welds
9.2.2 Permissible level of imperfections
9.3 MAGNETIC PARTICLE EXAMINATION
9.4 LIQUID PENETRANT EXAMINATION
9.5 WELD DEFECTS
9.6 INSPECTION AFTER WELD REPAIR
SECTION 10 INSPECTION
10.1 GENERAL
10.2 QUALIFICATIONS OF INSPECTORS
10.3 INSPECTION OF WORK
10.3.1 Inspection
10.3.2 Inspection after welding
10.3.3 Non-destructive examination other than visual
APPENDIX A - REFERENCED DOCUMENTS
APPENDIX B - TACK WELD SUITABLE FOR LOCATIONAL PURPOSES
APPENDIX C - LOCATIONAL TACK WELDS-TEST METHODS AND PERFORMANCE REQUIREMENTS
C1 GENERAL
C2 CHEMICAL COMPOSITION
C3 TEST SPECIMENS
C4 TESTING AND PERFORMANCE REQUIREMENTS
C4.1 General
C4.2 Tensile test
C4.3 Bend test
C5 EXTENT OF TESTING
C6 EVALUATION OF TEST RESULTS
C6.1 General
C6.2 Tensile test
C6.3 Bend test
C7 EXTENSION OF TEST RESULTS
APPENDIX D - TYPICAL WELDING PROCEDURE SHEET SUITABLE FOR USE AS A PQR OR A WPS
APPENDIX E - MATTERS FOR APPROVAL BETWEEN THE FABRICATOR AND THE PRINCIPAL
APPENDIX F - WELDED JOINT AND PROCESS IDENTIFICATION
F1 NOTATION FOR JOINT IDENTIFICATION
F2 NOTATION FOR DIMENSIONS, POSITIONS AND BACKING MATERIAL
F3 NOTATION FOR PROCESSES
APPENDIX G - WELD PROCEDURE FOR CHANGES TO THE WELDING CONSUMABLE CLASSIFCATION SYSTEM
G1 GENERAL
G2 SYSTEM CHANGES
G2.1 Strength
G2.2 Impact resistance
G2.3 Flux designations (MMAW)
G2.4 Usability designations (FCAW)
G2.5 Positional designations
G2.6 Weld metal hydrogen
G3 EXTENSION OF WELD PROCEDURE QUALIFICATION
G4 OTHER PROCESSES
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AS/NZS 1554.3:2008 STRUCTURAL STEEL WELDING - WELDING OF REINFORCING STEEL
PREFACE
CONTENTS
SECTION 1 SCOPE AND GENERAL
1.1 SCOPE
1.2 INNOVATION
1.3 REFERENCED DOCUMENTS
1.4 DEFINITIONS
1.4.1 Approved
1.4.2 Designer
1.4.3 Fabricator
1.4.4 Inspecting authority
1.4.5 Inspector
1.4.6 Loadbearing welded joints
1.4.7 May
1.4.8 Non-loadbearing welded joints
1.4.9 Principal
1.4.10 Reinforcing steel
1.4.11 Shall
1.4.12 Should
1.4.13 Tack welds
1.4.14 Types of splice
1.4.15 Welded joints
1.5 WELD CATEGORY
1.6 WELDING OF REINFORCING STEEL
1.6.1 Approval
1.6.2 Limitations
1.6.3 Welding different grades
1.7 BASIC WELDING REQUIREMENTS
1.8 JOINING REINFORCING STEEL TO STRUCTURES
1.9 SAFETY PRECAUTIONS
1.9.1 Welding safety
1.9.2 Welding equipment
1.9.3 Other hazards
SECTION 2 MATERIALS OF CONSTRUCTION
2.1 PARENT MATERIAL
2.2 BACKING MATERIAL
2.3 WELDING CONSUMABLES
2.3.1 Electrodes
2.3.2 Storage of welding consumables
2.3.3 Shielding gas
SECTION 3 DETAILS OF FUSION-WELDED CONNECTIONS
3.1 GENERAL
3.1.1 Permissible weld types
3.1.2 Non symmetric connections
3.1.3 Size of welds
3.1.4 Design throat thickness
3.1.5 Effective length
3.1.6 Effective area
3.1.7 Finished width
3.1.8 Welding consumable strength
3.2 LOADBEARING WELDED JOINTS
3.2.1 Butt splices
3.2.2 Lap splices
3.2.3 Transverse end plate splices
3.3 NON-LOADBEARING WELDED JOINTS
3.3.1 General
3.3.2 Tack welds
3.3.3 Cross-joints
3.3.4 Lifting loads
SECTION 4 QUALIFICATION OF WELDING PROCEDURES AND WELDING PERSONNEL FOR FUSION WELDING
4.1 QUALIFICATION OF WELDING PROCEDURE
4.2 METHODS FOR QUALIFICATION OF WELDING PROCEDURE
4.3 PREQUALIFIED WELDING PROCEDURES
4.4 PREQUALIFIED JOINT PREPARATIONS
4.4.1 General
4.4.2 Prequalified butt splices
4.4.3 Prequalified transverse end plate splices
4.4.4 Prequalified lap splices
4.5 QUALIFICATION OF WELDING CONSUMABLES
4.5.1 Prequalified welding consumables
4.5.2 Qualification of welding consumables by testing
4.6 EXTENSION OF QUALIFICATION
4.7 COMBINATION OF PROCESSES
4.8 RECORDS OF TESTS
4.9 REQUALIFICATION OF FUSION WELDING PROCEDURES
4.10 QUALIFICATION OF WELDING PERSONNEL
4.10.1 Welding supervisor
4.10.2 Welders
4.11 WORKMANSHIP
4.11.1 Preparation of material for welding
4.11.2 Assembly
4.11.3 Gouging
4.11.4 Positioning of work
4.11.5 Welding in adverse weather conditions
4.11.6 Preheat and inter-run temperature
4.11.7 Arc strikes
4.11.8 Correction of defective welds
SECTION 5 FLASH BUTT WELDING
5.1 GENERAL
5.2 SIZES
5.3 BAR PREPARATION
5.4 ALIGNMENT
5.5 CLEANLINESS
5.6 WORKMANSHIP
5.6.1 Overhang or projection from the dies
5.6.2 Clamping force
5.6.3 Preheating
5.6.4 Flashing
5.6.5 Upsetting
5.7 EQUIPMENT
5.7.1 General
5.7.2 Machine controls
5.7.3 Flash guards
5.7.4 Cleanliness of machine
5.8 QUALIFICATION OF WELDING PROCEDURE
5.8.1 General
5.8.2 Method of qualification of welding procedure
5.8.3 Requalification of flash butt welding procedure
5.9 PRODUCTION CONTROL TESTS
5.9.1 General production control tests
5.9.2 Frequency of tests
5.10 DEFECTIVE WELDS
SECTION 6 FLAME PRESSURE WELDING
6.1 GENERAL
6.2 SIZES
6.3 BAR PREPARATION
6.4 ALIGNMENT
6.5 CLEANLINESS
6.6 WORKMANSHIP
6.6.1 Positioning
6.6.2 Clamping force
6.6.3 Upset
6.7 QUALIFICATION OF WELDING PROCEDURE
6.7.1 General
6.7.2 Method of qualification of welding procedure
6.7.3 Requalification of gas pressure welding procedures
6.8 PRODUCTION CONTROL TESTS
6.9 DEFECTIVE WELDS
SECTION 7 QUALIFICATION OF WELDING PROCEDURE BY TESTING
7.1 GENERAL
7.2 METHOD
7.3 TESTS
7.3.1 Macro test
7.3.2 Tensile test
7.3.3 Bend test
7.3.4 Shear test
7.4 RETESTS
SECTION 8 TESTS
8.1 PRODUCTION CONTROL TEST
8.2 MACRO TEST
8.3 TENSILE TEST
8.4 BEND TEST
8.5 SHEAR TEST
SECTION 9 QUALITY OF WELDS
9.1 CATEGORY OF WELD QUALITY
9.2 METHODS OF INSPECTION AND PERMISSIBLE LEVELS OF IMPERFECTIONS
9.2.1 Methods of inspection of welds
9.2.2 Permissible level of imperfections
9.3 MAGNETIC PARTICLE EXAMINATION
9.4 LIQUID PENETRANT EXAMINATION
9.5 WELD DEFECTS
9.6 INSPECTION AFTER WELD REPAIR
SECTION 10 INSPECTION
10.1 GENERAL
10.2 QUALIFICATIONS OF INSPECTORS
10.3 INSPECTION OF WORK
10.3.1 Inspection
10.3.2 Inspection after welding
10.3.3 Non-destructive examination other than visual
APPENDIX A - REFERENCED DOCUMENTS
APPENDIX B - TACK WELD SUITABLE FOR LOCATIONAL PURPOSES
APPENDIX C - LOCATIONAL TACK WELDS-TEST METHODS AND PERFORMANCE REQUIREMENTS
C1 GENERAL
C2 CHEMICAL COMPOSITION
C3 TEST SPECIMENS
C4 TESTING AND PERFORMANCE REQUIREMENTS
C4.1 General
C4.2 Tensile test
C4.3 Bend test
C5 EXTENT OF TESTING
C6 EVALUATION OF TEST RESULTS
C6.1 General
C6.2 Tensile test
C6.3 Bend test
C7 EXTENSION OF TEST RESULTS
APPENDIX D - TYPICAL WELDING PROCEDURE SHEET SUITABLE FOR USE AS A PQR OR A WPS
APPENDIX E - MATTERS FOR APPROVAL BETWEEN THE FABRICATOR AND THE PRINCIPAL
APPENDIX F - WELDED JOINT AND PROCESS IDENTIFICATION
F1 NOTATION FOR JOINT IDENTIFICATION
F2 NOTATION FOR DIMENSIONS, POSITIONS AND BACKING MATERIAL
F3 NOTATION FOR PROCESSES
APPENDIX G - WELD PROCEDURE FOR CHANGES TO THE WELDING CONSUMABLE CLASSIFCATION SYSTEM
G1 GENERAL
G2 SYSTEM CHANGES
G2.1 Strength
G2.2 Impact resistance
G2.3 Flux designations (MMAW)
G2.4 Usability designations (FCAW)
G2.5 Positional designations
G2.6 Weld metal hydrogen
G3 EXTENSION OF WELD PROCEDURE QUALIFICATION
G4 OTHER PROCESSES
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AS/NZS 1554.3:2008
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