Typical Welding Procedure Specifications for Structural Steelwork BCSA Publication No. 50/09 Typical Welding Procedure Specifications for Structural Steelwork BCSA Publication No. 50/09 The British Constructional Steelwork Association Limited Apart from any fair dealing for the purposes of research or private study or criticism or review, as permitted under the Copyright Design and Patents Act 1988, this publication may not be reproduced, stored, or transmitted, in any form or by any means, without the prior permission of the publishers, or in the case of reprographic reproduction only in accordance with terms of the licences issued by the UK Copyright Licensing Agency, or in accordance with the terms of licences issued by the appropriate Reproduction Rights Organisation outside the UK. Enquiries concerning reproduction outside the terms stated here should be sent to the publishers, The British Constructional Steelwork Association Ltd. at the address given below. Although care has been taken to ensure, to the best of our knowledge, that all data and information contained herein are accurate to the extent that they relate to either matters of fact or accepted practice or matters of opinion at the time of publication, The British Constructional Steelwork Association Limited, the authors and the reviewers assume no responsibility for any errors in or misinterpretations of such data and/or information or any loss or damage arising from or related to their use. Publications supplied to members of BCSA at a discount are not for resale by them. The British Constructional Steelwork Association Limited was formed in 1906 and is the national organisation for the steel construction industry; its Member companies undertake the design, fabrication and erection of steelwork for all forms of construction in building and civil engineering; its Associate Members are those principal companies involved in the direct supply to all or some Members of components, materials or products. Corporate Members are clients, professional offices, etc which support the development of national specifications, design, fabrication and erection techniques, and overall industry efficiency and best practice. The British Constructional Steelwork Association Ltd. 4, Whitehall Court, Westminster, London SW1A 2ES Telephone: +44 (0) 20 7839 8566 Fax: +44 (0) 20 7976 1634 E-mail:
[email protected] Website: www.steelconstruction.org ISBN 10 1-85073-060-1 ISBN 13 978-1-85073-060-6 British Library Cataloguing-in-Publication Data. A catalogue record for this book is available from the British Library © The British Constructional Steelwork Association Ltd BCSA Publication No. 50/09 3 Acknowledgements This publication has been produced with the special assistance of: Mr Jeff Garner - BCSA Mr Johann Krancioch - Severfield-Rowen plc Mr Richard Thomas - Rowecord Engineering Ltd Dr David Moore - BCSA Mr David Brown - SCI TYPICAL WELDING PROCEDURE SPECIFICATIONS FOR STRUCTURAL STEELWORK Contents 1 Foreword . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 2 Scope . . . . . . . . . . . .