SECTION 12 - STRUCTURAL STEELWORK
12.1 DESCRIPTION.
12.2. MATERIALS.
12.2.1 STRUCTURAL STEELS
122.2 STEEL FOR SHEAR CONNECTOR...
12.2.3 BOLTS NUTS AND WASHERS.
1223.1 Black Bolts.
12.232 High Strength Friction Grip Bolts.
12.233 Countersunk Bolts
12.234 — Washers
12.2.4 WELDING CONSUMABLI
122.5 STEEL CASTINGS AND FOR
12.2.6 STAINLESS STEEL
1227 CASTIRON
12.3 WORKMANSHIP.
12.3.1 INTERCHANGEABILITY OF PARTS.
123.2 FABRICATION TOLERANCES.
12.3.2.1 Alignment At Splices And Butt Joints
12.3.3 PREPARATION OF EDGE, ENDS AND SURFACES,
1233.1 Edges.
1233.2 Ends.
12333 Flame Cutting And Shearing
123.34 Machining At Butted Joints
12.335 Treatment Of Outside Arises
1233.6 — Contact Surfaces For High Strength Friction Grip Bolted Connection. S124
123.4 BOLTS, NUTS AND WASHERS . nn S12=4
12,3.4.1 Clase Tolerance Bolt.....nnon . S124
12.342 Turned Barrel Bolts: coral ’ SI2-4
123.43 High Strength Friction Grip Bolts... S12-5
123.44 Washers
123.5 HOLES FORBOLTS...... . Een
1235.1 Holes For Countersunk Bolts And Black Boles S12-5
1233.2 Holes For Close Tolerance Bolts And Turned Barrel Bolts nnn 12-6
12.353. Holes For High SrenghFrcion Grip Bots a 512-6
123.6 WELDING — 812-6
123.61 Welder's Certificate ie — S12-6
123.62 Welding of Structural Steels eats si S12-6
123.63 Welding of Steel Castings . S12-7
123.64 — Welding, Flame Cutting And Shearing Procedure Trials. 812-7
123.65. Stud Shear Connectors : Welding And Procedure Tridls .uc..nsnnsennronnsvoneS12=7
123.7 BENDING ANDPRESSING.., ws «
123.8 STRAIGHTENING AND FLATTENING.
123.9 FORGING vernon
123.10 TIERODS :
123.11 PARALLEL BARREL DRIFTS.
123.12 PINS AND PINHOLES...
123.13. CAMBER
123.14 MARKING FOR ERECTION...
123.15 RECTIFICATION OF SURFACE DEFECTS AND EDGE LAMINATIONS ..
S12-i12.4 INSPECTION AND TESTING:
124.1 SURFACE DEFECTS AND EDGE LAMINATIONS,
12.42 PROCEDURE TRIALS...
12.421 Testing Of Welding For Structural Steels,
124.22 Testing Of Welding For Cast Steel.
124.23 Testing Of Flame Cut And Sheared Edges...
12.424 Stud Shear Connectors... .
1243 PRODUCTION TESTS...
1243.1 Requirements For Destructive Testing Of Welding For Structural Stee.
1243.2 Nondestructive Testing Of Welding For Structural Steel.
12433 Testing Of Welding For Cast Stee!
1244 STUDSHEAR CONNECTORS
124.5 _ CHECKING OF DEVIATION IN ROLLED AND BUILT-UP SECTIONS
1245.1 Checking Requirements...
1245.2 Support During Inspection
12453 Equipment.
12454 — Gauge Length...
1245.5 Checking Stages.
1245.6 Non-compliance And Rejection...
12.46 CHECKING OF ALIGNMENT AT JOINTS...
12.4.7 TEMPORARY ERECTION AT CONTRACTO!
12.5 HANDLING, TRANSPORT AND ERECTION.
12.5.1 HANDLING AND STACKING...
12.5.2 PACKING FOR TRANSPORT.
1253 ERECTION...
1253.1 General
1253.2 Site Connections
12533 Service Bolts
12.5.3.4 — Drifis.
12,6 PROTECTION OF STEELWORK AGAINST CORROSION
126.1 PAINTSYSTEM,
12.6.1 Materials...
126.12 Surface Preparation
126.13 Construction And Workmanship.
1262 METALLIC COATING won
1262.1 Thickness Of Metalic Coating And Its Quality Control... S12-23
1263 TREATMENTS FOR CONNECTIONS AND OTHER SPECIAL AREAS,
1263.1 Bolts
1263.2 Surfaces Of Connection Joined By Balt
1264 REPAIRS TO DAMAGED SURFACES
12.6.5 HEALTH AND SAFETY.
12.66 PROTECTIVE COATINGS TO ALL STRUCTURAL STEELS...
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SECTION 12 - STRUCTURAL STEELWORK
DESCRIPTION
‘The work shall consist of supply of materials, workmanship, handling and erection for
construction of steel structures all in accordance with the lines and dimensions shown on
the Drawings. in addition, the protection of steelwork agaiast corrosion shall be as
specified herein.
MATERIALS
STRUCTURAL STEELS
Unless otherwise specified on the Drawing structural steels shall comply with BS 4360
and shall be one of the grades specified.
‘The grade of steel to meet the notch toughness requirement shall be as specified on the
Drawings.
Steel shall be marked in accordance with BS 4360, Where steel of differing grades are
used in the same work, they shall, with the exception of grade 434, have additional
markings as specified on the Drawing,
‘The Contractor shall supply the S.O. with a manufacturer's certificate in accordance with
the requirement of BS 4360.
Hot rolled sections shall comply with the requirements of BS 4 or BS 4848 as
appropriate.
12.2.2. STEEL FOR SHEAR CONNECTOR,
Steel for headed stud type shear connectors shall have a minimum yield stress of 385
'Nisq.mm. Unless otherwise specified on the Drawing steel for other types of shear
connectors shall comply with the requirement of BS 3692, BS 4395 Part 1 and
BS 4929 Part | (equivalent ISO 4759).
12.23 BOLTS NUTS AND WASHERS
12.2.3.1 Black Bolts
Black Bolts and nuts shall comply with BS 4360.
12.2.3.2 High Strength Friction Grip Bolts
High strength friction grip bolts and nuts shall comply with BS 4395,
12.23.3 Countersunk Bolts
Countersunk Bolts and nuts shall comply with BS 4933,
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