This information applies to the American Steel Industry Also check out the American Welding Society - Weld Symbols Chart When welds are specified on engineering and fabrication drawings, a cryptic set of symbols is used as a sort of shorthand for describing the type of weld, its size, and other processing and finishing information. The purpose of this page is to introduce … [Read more...] about Weld Symbols (American)
Steel Detailing
Structural Steel Materials
Steel Shapes and Sections All open hot-rolled shapes approved by the AISC specification fall under the ASTM A6 standard. New shapes are added or eliminated as the standard is updated every few years. That is why it's important to use the 13th edition Steel Construction Manual, which lists shapes found in the latest ASTM A6-05 standard. If you're still using the old green … [Read more...] about Structural Steel Materials
Steel Shapes and Sizes
This information applies to the American Steel Industry W shapes have essentially parallel flange surfaces. The profile of a W shape of a given nominal depth and weight available from different producers is essentially the same except for the size of fillets between the web and flange. HP bearing pile shapes have essentially parallel flange surfaces and equal web and … [Read more...] about Steel Shapes and Sizes
Shop Drawing Checking Guide
A Shop Detailers check list to checking workshop drawings. Written by Allan Why is steel shop drawing checking important? The "buck stops" at steel shop drawings. Steel shop drawings cannot be interpreted, as working drawings are. They are specialized, precise, instructions to the fabricator. Checking is therefore very important, as the entire building geometry is … [Read more...] about Shop Drawing Checking Guide
Calculate Structural Metric Bolt Lengths
This information is for a guide only, and has been used in the Australian steel fabrication industry. Size Grade 4.6 8.8 M12 19 n/a M16 23 27 M20 26 31 M24 31 37 M30 35 43 M36 N/A 49 Note: Chart only works with standard metric structural bolts, grade 4.6 or 8.8 nuts and hard flat washers. … [Read more...] about Calculate Structural Metric Bolt Lengths
Australian Steel Detailing General Notes
This information is provide as a guide only.GeneralAll welds to be a minimum of 6mm continuous fillet unless notedColumn flanges at beam moment connections to be ultra sonic tested 150mm above and below weld location. Complete Penetration splices to be also ultra sonic tested 150mm above and below joint. On any material greater than 20mm thick.No paint within 50mm of a site … [Read more...] about Australian Steel Detailing General Notes