AS/NZS 1554.3:2014 STRUCTURAL STEEL WELDING - WELDING OF REINFORCING STEEL
PREFACE
CONTENTS
SECTION 1 SCOPE AND GENERAL
1.1 SCOPE
1.2 INNOVATION
1.3 NORMATIVE REFERENCES
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
1.4.16 Welding operator
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 MANAGEMENT OF QUALITY
1.7.1 Quality management
1.7.2 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 [see Appendix E, Item (j)]
3.3.1 General
3.3.2 Cross-joints
3.3.3 Lap joints
SECTION 4 QUALIFICATION OF PROCEDURES AND PERSONNEL FOR FUSION WELDING
4.1 QUALIFICATION OF WELDING PROCEDURE
4.2 METHODS FOR QUALIFICATION OF WELDING PROCEDURE
4.3 PREQUALIFIED WELDING PROCEDURES
4.3.1 Complying conditions
4.3.2 Non-complying conditions
4.4 PORTABILITY OF QUALIFIED WELDING PROCEDURES
4.5 PREQUALIFIED JOINT PREPARATIONS
4.5.1 General
4.5.2 Prequalified butt splices
4.5.3 Prequalified transverse end plate splices
4.5.4 Prequalified lap splices
4.6 QUALIFICATION OF WELDING CONSUMABLES
4.6.1 Prequalified welding consumables
4.6.2 Qualification of welding consumables by testing
4.7 QUALIFICATION OF WELDING PROCEDURES BY TESTING
4.7.1 Method of qualification
4.7.2 Macro test
4.7.3 Tensile test
4.7.4 Bend test
4.7.5 Shear test
4.7.6 Retests
4.8 EXTENSION OF QUALIFICATION
4.9 COMBINATION OF PROCESSES
4.10 RECORDS OF TESTS
4.11 REQUALIFICATION OF FUSION WELDING PROCEDURES
4.12 QUALIFICATION OF WELDING PERSONNEL
4.12.1 Welding supervisor
4.12.2 Welders
SECTION 5 WORKMANSHIP
5.1 PREPARATION OF MATERIAL FOR WELDING
5.2 ASSEMBLY
5.3 PREHEAT AND INTER-RUN CONTROL
5.4 POSTIONING OF WORK
5.5 WELDING UNDER ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS
5.6 TACK WELDS
5.7 BACK GOUGING AND REPAIR OF DEFECTS IN WELDS
5.7.1 Removal of weld metal
5.7.2 Correction of defective welds
5.7.3 Grinding
5.8 ARC STRIKES
SECTION 6 QUALITY OF WELDS
6.1 CATEGORIES OF WELDS
6.2 METHODS OF INSPECTION AND PERMISSIBLE LEVELS OF IMPERFECTIONS
6.2.1 Methods of inspection of welds
6.2.2 Permissible level of imperfections
6.3 MAGNETIC PARTICLE EXAMINATION
6.4 LIQUID PENETRANT EXAMINATION
6.5 WELD DEFECTS
6.6 INSPECTION AFTER WELD REPAIR
6.7 REPORTING
SECTION 7 INSPECTION
7.1 GENERAL
7.2 QUALIFICATIONS OF INSPECTORS
7.3 INSPECTION OF WORK
7.3.1 Inspection
7.3.2 Inspection after welding
7.3.3 Non-destructive examination other than visual
APPENDIX A - NORMATIVE REFERENCED DOCUMENTS
APPENDIX B - NON-FUSION WELDING PROCESSES-FLASH BUTT WELDING
B1 FLASH BUTT WELDING
B1.1 General
B1.2 Sizes
B1.3 Bar preparation
B1.4 Alignment
B1.5 Cleanliness
B1.6 Workmanship
B1.7 Equipment
B1.8 Qualification of welding procedure
B1.9 Production control tests
B1.10 Defective welds
APPENDIX C - NON-FUSION WELDING PROCESSES-FLAME PRESSURE WELDING
C1 FLAME PRESSURE WELDING
C1.1 General
C1.2 Sizes
C1.3 Bar preparation
C1.4 Alignment
C1.5 Cleanliness
C1.6 Workmanship
C1.7 Qualification of welding procedure
C1.8 Production control tests
C1.9 Defective welds
APPENDIX D - TYPICAL WELDING PROCEDURE SHEET SUITABLE FOR USE AS A PQR OR A WPS
APPENDIX E - MATTERS FOR RESOLUTION
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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