Table of Contents

Personnel
Foreword
List of Tables
List of Figures
List of Forms
1. General Provisions
2. Design of Welded Connections
3. Workmanship
4. Technique
5. Qualification
6. Inspection
7. Stud Welding
8. Statically Loaded Structures (No Applications within
    this code)
9. Welded Steel Bridges (The provisions of this clause in
    ANSI/AASHTO/AWS D1.5-96 were distributed throughout
    AASHTO/AWS D1.5M/D1.5:2002 and remain so for this
    edition)
10. Tubular Structures (No Applications within this code)
11. Strengthening and Repairing Existing Structures (No
    Applications within this code)
12. AASHTO/AWS Fracture Control Plan (FCP) for
    Nonredundant Members
Annexes
Annex A (Normative) - Effective Throat
Annex B (Normative) - Effective Throats of Fillet Welds in
        Skewed T-Joints
Annex C (Normative) - Flatness of Girder Webs - Bridges
Annex D (Normative) - Terms and Definitions
Annex E (Normative) - Manufacturer's Stud Base Qualification
        Requirements
Annex F (Normative) - Part A - Qualification and Calibration
                      of the UT Unit with Other Approved
                      Reference Blocks
                    - Part B - UT Equipment Qualification
                      Procedures
Annex G (Normative) - Guidelines on Alternative Methods for
        Determining Preheat
Annex H (Normative) - Welding Requirements for Conventional,
        Nonfracture Critical M 270M/M 270 (A 709/A 709M)
        HPS 485W [HPS 70W] Components with Reduced
        Preheat and Interpass Temperature
Annex I (Normative) - ESW Consumable Requirements
Annex J (Normative) - Guidelines for the Acceptance
        of Alternative ESW Processes
Annex K (Normative) - Advanced Ultrasonic Examination
Annex L (Informative) - Weld Quality Requirements for Tension
        Joints
Annex M (Informative) - Description of Common Weld and Base
        Metal Discontinuities
Annex N (Informative) - Short Circuiting Transfer
Annex O (Informative) - Suggested Sample Welding Forms
Annex P (Informative) - Reference Documents
Annex Q (Informative) - Guide for Use of Electroslag Welding
        - Narrow Gap (ESW-NG)
Annex R (Informative) - Guidelines for the Preparation of
        Technical Inquiries for the Joint AASHTO/AWS
        Subcommittee on Bridge Welding
Commentary on Bridge Welding Code
Foreword
Index
List of AWS Documents on Structural Welding

Abstract

Defines welding fabrication requirements applicable to welded highway bridges. The code is applicable to both shop and field fabrication of steel bridges and bridge components.

General Product Information

Published
Document Type	Standard
Status	Current
Publisher	American Welding Society
Pages
ISBN
Committee	D1
Supersedes	AWS D1.5 : 1996