AWS 01.
1:2015 Structural Welding Code – Steel Tabbing your Code
To help navigation within this Code, it is suggested that there is a need to Index/Tab
clauses/sections as well as key tables/figures. This makes AWS D1.1 easier to navigate.
AWS D1.1:2015 has 9 clauses/sections, with each being broken down into sub-clauses or
separate parts using decimal numbering system. My outline/tabs are as follows:
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Foreword Code History xv
Table of Contents xxvii
List of Tables xxxi
List of Figures xxxv
Clause 1 General Requirements of Structural Welding code for Steel 1
Clause 2 Design of Welded Connections
Part A. Common Requirement for Design of Welded Connections 5
(Nontubular and Tubular Members)
Part B. Specific Requirements for Design of Welded Connections 8
(Statically or Cyclically Loaded)
Part C. Specific Requirements for Design of Welded Connections 12
(Cyclically Loaded)
Table 2.2 Z-Loss (Non tubular) 16
Figure 2.1 Maximum Fillet Weld sizes – Lap Joints 36
Clause 3 Prequalification of Welding Procedure Specifications (WPSs) 45
Table 3.1 Approved Base Metal 49
Table 3.2 Filler metals for matching strength 53
Table 3.3 Prequalified preheat and Interpass Temperatures 57
Table 3.6 Prequalified WPS requirements 61
Table 3.7 Prequalified WPS variables 62
Table 3.2 Prequalified weld joints (PJP) 65
Table 3.3 Prequalified weld joints (CJP) 82
Clause 4 Qualification
Part A. General Requirements 109
Part B. Welding Procedure Specification (WPS) Qualification 110
Part C. Performance Qualification 115
Part D. Requirements for CVN Testing 118
Table 4.1 WPS Qualification – Positions qualified 120
Table 4.5 PQR Essential variable changes – req requalification 124
Table 4.10 Welder Qualification – Positions qualified 135
Table 4.11 Welder Qualification – Thickness/Diameter Qualified 136
Table 4.13 Electrode Classification Groups – F No’s 138
Figures 4.1/4.2 Positions of Groove welds/Fillet Welds 140
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Clause 5 Fabrication 165
Table 5.1 Atmospheric exposure – Low Hydrogen electrodes 180
Table 5.5/5.6 Camber Tolerances 181
Table 5.7 Minimum Fillet weld sizes 181
Table 5.8/5.9 Weld Profiles 182
Figure 5.3 Groove weld assembly tolerances 185
Figure 5.4 Requirements for weld profiles 186
Clause 6 Inspection
Part A. General Requirements 191
Part B. Contractor Responsibilities 193
Part C. Acceptance Criteria 193
Part D. Nondestructive Testing (NOT) Procedures 196
Part E. Radiographic Testing (RT) 197
Part F. Ultrasonic Testing (UT) of Groove Welds 199
Part G. Other Examination Methods 207
Table 6.1 Visual Acceptance Criteria 209
Table 6.4/6.5 IQI Hole and Wire type 212
Figure 6.1 Discontinuity acceptance criteria 218
Figure 6.13 IIW Test Block 240
Clause 7 Stud Welding 245
Clause 8 Strengthening and Repairing Existing Structures 255
Clause 9 Tubular Structures
Part A. Design of Tubular Connection 257
Part B. Prequalification of Welding Procedure Specifications (WPSs) 265
Part C. Welding Procedure Specification (WPS) Qualification 266
Part D. Performance Qualification 268
Part E. Fabrication 269
Part F. Inspection 270
Table 9.9 WPS Qualification – Positions qualified 282
Table 9.13 Welder Qualification – Positions qualified 286
Table 9.14 Welder Qualification – Thickness/Diameter Qualified 287
Table 9.16 Visual Acceptance Criteria 290
Table 9.17/9.18 IQI Hole and Wire type 291
Table 9.23 Tubular butt joint – WPS Qualification 315
Annexes A through J – Normative ( Part of the code – Mandatory ) 327
K through U – Formative (For Information only) 375
Index 587
