Welding Codes, Standards, and Specifications

Engineers, welders, and inspectors can turn to this reference for clear, accurate answers to all questions about structural steel and welding codes for buildings.

This is the first book to bring together the American Welding Society Codes, Uniform Building Codes, Standard Building Codes, American Institute of Steel Construction Codes, and BOCA National Building Codes, in a single source. This book offers practical, on-the-job guidelines, with topics listed alphabetically, in six major sections: General Information - contains tables and figures covering subjects such as prequalified joint configurations, structural shape dimensions and welding symbols; Structural Steel - consists of codes relating to structural steel and welding, beginning with allowable roughness in oxygen cut surfaces and ending with workmanship; Tables - includes tables and figures from all major codes and standards; High Strength Bolts - contains codes, standards, and specifications covering a range of subjects from anchor bolts to washer requirements; Reinforcing Steel - lists information covering placement, welding, fit-up, and identification of rebar; and Sheet Steel - provides codes, standards, and specifications governing welding, fit-up, and inspection of decking.