STRUCTURAL STEEL CONSTRUCTION TOLERANCES

CHANGES IN STEEL CONSTRUCTION TOLERANCES ARE ANALYZED AND DISCUSSED FOR ACCURACY AS FOLLOWS' STRUCTURAL INTEGRITY DIMENSIONAL FUNCTION AND APPEARANCE. THE ADEQUACY OF EXISTING SPECIFICATION TOLERANCES AND THE DESIRABILITY OF MODIFYING EXISTING TOLERANCE AS A RESULT OF CURRENT DEVELOPMENTS IN MATERIALS AND CONSTRUCTION METHODS ARE DISCUSSED. THE DESIRABILITY OF DEVELOPMENT OF SO-CALLED TOLERANCE CURVES IS ANALYZED. BASED ON A SAMPLING OF OPINIONS, THE TOLERANCES FOR FABRICATED STRUCTURAL STEEL WORK WHICH ARE PRESENTLY IN FORCE ARE CONSIDERED TO BE ADEQUATE. WHERE IT IS APPROPRIATE, ANY NEW TOLERANCE PROVISIONS SHOULD OBJECTIVELY BE BASED ON THE REQUIREMENTS FOR STRUCTURAL INTEGRITY, DIMENSIONAL FUNCTION, AND APPEARANCE.

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  • Authors:
    • Milek Jr, W A
  • Publication Date: 1965

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  • Media Type: Print
  • Pagination: pp 9-12
  • Monograph Title: Symposium on Construction Tolerances Structures
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  • Accession Number: 00207700
  • Record Type: Publication
  • Files: TRIS, TRB
  • Created Date: Dec 12 1994 12:00AM