809.01 DESCRIPTION. Provide structural welding, qualifications, and testing.
809.02 Qualification of Procedures, Welders, and
WELDING OPERATORS.
809.02.1 General: The Department’s Construction Section will be the
qualifying agency. Qualifying tests may be made at locations selected by the contractor and approved by the Department. Give advan ce notice of no less than one week to the Department’s Fabrication Engineer so that the Department can arrange for the presence of the inspector. Provide two copies of the required reports to the Department’s Fabrication Engineer. Identify each welder and welding operator’s work with a temporary marking. Provide documentation of welder and welding operator qualifications to the Department’s Fabrication Engineer for review and acceptance. All costs incidental to welding qualifications shall be the responsibi lity of the contractor.
809.02.2 Structural Steel, Steel Pipe, and Tubular Members:
809.02.2 1 Structural Steel: Provide qualified welding procedures,
welders, and welding operators, in accordance with the latest edition of ANSI/AASHTO/AWS D1.5 Bridge Welding Code.
809.02.2 2 Steel Pipe and Tubular Members: Provide qualified
welding procedures, welders, and welding operators, in accordance with the latest edition of ANSI/AWS D1.1 Structural Welding Code-Steel. For structural members that could fall on traffic, provide non-destructive testing according to ANSI/AASHTO/AWS D1.5 Bridge Welding Code.
809.02.3 Reinforcing Steel: Provide qualified welding procedures and
welders, in accordance with the latest edition of ANSI/AWS D 1.4 Structural Welding Code-Reinforcing Steel.
809.02.4 Aluminum: Provide qualified welding procedures, welders, and
welding operators, in accordance with the latest edition of ANSI/AWS D 1.2 Structural Welding Code-Aluminum.
809.02.5 Electrodes: Qualify and certify electrodes in accordance with the
latest edition of the appropriate ANSI/AASHTO/AWS Welding Codes.
809.03 WELDING. Provide size, type, and length of welds as shown on the
plans and shop drawings. Identify each welder and welding operator’s work with a temporary marking.
809.03.1 Structural Steel, Steel Pipe, and Tubular Members:
809.03.1 1 Structural Steel: Comply with the latest edition of
ANSI/AASHTO/AWS D1.5 Bridge Welding Code.
809.03.1 2 Steel Pipe and Tubular Members: Comply with the latest
edition of ANSI/AWS D1.1 Structural Welding Code-Steel.
809.03.2 Reinforcing Steel: Welding of reinforcing steel is only allowed
when specified on the plans or with written permission from the Department’s Fabrication Engineer. Comply with the latest edition of ANSI/AWS D1.4 Stru ctural Welding Code - Reinforcing Steel.
809.03.3 Aluminum: Comply with the latest edition of ANSI/AWS D1.2
Structural Welding Code-Aluminum.
809.04 Nondestructive Testing.
809.04.1 Structural Steel, Steel Pipe, and Tubular Members:
Comply with the latest edition ANSI/AASHTO/AWS D1.5 Bridge Welding Code except that the ends of all groove welds on main members shall be tested with the dye penetrant inspection method.
809.04.2 Reinforcing Steel: Comply with the latest edition of ANSI/AWS
D1.4 Structural Welding Code-Reinforcing Steel.
809.04.3 Aluminum: Comply with the latest edition of ANSI/AWS D1.2
Structural Welding Code-Aluminum. For sign support structures, dye penetrant test all butt weld splices in all members and all fillet welds connecting flanges to members. Use dye penetrant inspection on 10 percent of all remaining welded connections unless a failing test occurs, at which time 100 percent of the welds will be inspected for that sign support structure.
809.05 MEASUREMENT AND PAYMENT. All welding, labor, materials,
weld metals deposited, testing, and inspection will not be measured for payment. Unless otherwise specified, payment will be included in payment for the associated welded items.
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