STRUCTURAL WELDING INSPECTION
IN 1935, THE CALIFORNIA DIVISION OF HIGHWAYS FIRST USED WELDING AS A CONNECTING MEDIUM IN BRIDGE WORK. BARE ELECTRODES WERE USED FOR THE WELDING OF ALL MINOR CONNECTIONS ON BRADLEY OVERHEAD NEAR MERCED, CALIFORNIA. HOWEVER, IT WAS NOT UNTIL 1951 THAT WELDING IN CALIFORNIA WAS USED EXTENSIVELY. THUS, THE RAPID PROGRESS OF THE WELDING INDUSTRY, COUPLED WITH A LARGE PROGRAM FOR WELDED STEEL CONSTRUCTION, PROMOTED THE CALIFORNIA DIVISION OF HIGHWAYS TO RESTUDY ITS METHODS OF INSPECTION AND TESTING FABRICATION. THIS STUDY HAS STRONGLY REEMPHASIZED THE NEED FOR FULLY QUALIFIED VISUAL INSPECTION. IT HAS ALSO EMPHASIZED THE PROPER FUNCTION OF RADIOGRAPHY IN BRIDGE WELDMENT INSPECTION. THIS PAPER COVERS THE PROCEDURES, TECHNIQUES AND POLICIES OF WELDING INSPECTION AND TESTING. IT ALSO GIVES SUPPLEMENTAL PROVISIONS TO THE AWS SPECIFICATIONS. THE AUGMENTATION OF VISUAL INSPECTION INCLUDES THE USE OF PENETRANT DYES, TREPANNING AND HARDNESS TESTING DURING FABRICATION, FOLLOWED BY RADIOGRAPHIC INSPECTION OF COMPLETED WELDMENT. THE AUTHORS CONCLUDE THAT THE MOST IMPORTANT POLICY CONCERNING WELDMENT INSPECTION IS THAT OF DISCUSSING THE JOB WITH THE FABRICATOR BEFORE THE WORK IS BEGUN, ESPECIALLY IN RELATION TO ALL PROPOSED WELDING PROCEDURES AND SEQUENCES. THIS RESULTS IN A HARMONIOUS RELATION BETWEEN THE INSPECTOR AND FABRICATOR WHICH IS, CONSEQUENTLY, REFLECTED IN BETTER WELDED STRUCTURES. /ASCE/
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Supplemental Notes:
- Vol 120, PaPER NO 2735, PP 235-244
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Authors:
- BEATON, J L
- Jonas, P G
- Publication Date: 1955
Media Info
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Serial:
- American Society of Civil Engineers Transactions
- Publisher: American Society of Civil Engineers
Subject/Index Terms
- TRT Terms: Construction; Dyes; Electrodes; Hardness tests; Inspection; Metal bridges; Penetrants; Radiography; Steel; Steel bridges; Structural analysis; Testing; Welding
- Old TRIS Terms: Steel construction; Welding electrodes
- Subject Areas: Bridges and other structures; Construction; Highways;
Filing Info
- Accession Number: 00208542
- Record Type: Publication
- Files: TRIS
- Created Date: Jun 10 1994 12:00AM