WEATHERING STEEL CONNECTS NEW YORK ISLANDS

Welded sections make towers that support the nation's first aerial tramway. All of the structural steel for the towers was ASTM A 588 Grade 50 weathering steel. Minimum Charpy V-notch requirements was 15 ft-lb at 40 f (20 J at 4 C) for plate 2 inches (5 cm) and under, and 20 ft-lb at 40 F (27 J at 4 C) for plate over 2 inches. E70 and E80 series shielded metal arc welding electrodes handled the manual work. Bare electrode and granular flux for submerged arc welding conformed to AWS A 5. 17. The flux was class F 70 or F 80. Operators welded to prevent lamellar tearing.

• Corporate Authors:

  IPC Science and Technology Press Limited

  IPC House, 32 High Street
  Guildford, Surrey  England 
• Publication Date: 1961-10

Media Info

• Pagination: p. 75-78
• Serial:
  • Welding and Metal Fabrication
  • Volume: 49
  • Issue Number: 11
  • Publisher: Engineering, Chemical and Marine Press, Limited

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Bridge towers; Construction; Steel structures; Structural steel; Submerged arc welding
• Subject Areas: Bridges and other structures; Construction; Geotechnology; Highways; Materials;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00152700
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Engineering Index
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Sep 20 1977 12:00AM