Can you fail a weld because of non uniform as per d1.1, I ask because I did not see anything on non-uniform in the acceptance criteria and I got some major ugly welding going on.
master ICC inspector, AWS CWI
the strength of the weld is in the leg size not the cross section, by reducing the size from requirement you are also lowering the safety factor of the engineering calculations. If it calls for a 1/4 welds, then a 1/4 it should be.
master ICC inspector, AWS CWI
1)would you as a cwi go over the head of another cwi on inspection if you are not the primary independent inspector.
2) non-uniformity is a weld discontinuities but can you fail a weld because of it in d1.1
reason, contractor doing just ugly weld, very ugly, make you wonder if the welder...
on type B exam, they will actual send you the B book, a head of time. The type B exam is easy, you just have to read the book, dont memorize anything, its a made of code book. the test is just able to find it in the b book. Its only about twenty pages, and most are pictures ad charts.
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Had a meeting with the erector today, after looking at the steel, the fabricator was nice enough to slot the bolt holes about an extra 3/8 so they is some slack for adjustment. The steel erector today told me, he has done many of the bldgs, and he wasnt going to comply, he was just going to weld...
Doing a three story red iron bldg, they are hanging this week. Its loaded with moment welds, every connection. The weld is a B-u4a which is basically a groove butt weld unlimited thickness with a 45 degree and a 1/4 inch root, with backing. My question is, since the whole bldg is moment, how are...
its going to be in the calculation, somebody rounding off, somebody not, not carrying enough decimal points, on the hole size i like five decimal point, unit weight of sand rounded off, there a lot of variable but most mistake are on the calculator. if you write up an excel sheet to calculate...
my crushed concrete runs about 126 lbs per cu ft with a moisture of about 8%. one thing you need to consider is, if they are over compaction to an modified. yes you testing to a standard but a modified on a crushed concrete will run about mid 130's Our biggest problem is not the oversize but no...
So if the bearing gap is over a 16th, I could use the argument that it violates the wps on root opening. I know the weld is suppose to be stronger than the metal welded, but would you want the whole column be supported on the weld itself. OK I can understand when the total load is applied that...
This is an issue I been fight with steel erectors for years. If the weld plate is not flat the beam wont set bearing on the plate. Some will have 100% on the weld and not the plate. This is the same with K joist. I like to see 100% bearing on beams and as much as possible with k joist. My...
what I do, I inspected shopping malls and schools as they are being built. so usually a different crew on each project. Jobs usually last a couple weeks. they are suppose to submit all the paperwork weeks in advance. I usually see it second or third day out. they are not going slow down for...
As a CWI, welder certificates are required on each project I do. I been getting a lot of counterfeit / fake certificates over the past couple years that have one thing in common. They are all coming from the same company. That also doesnt have a location address. Its probably a side job for...
I would say no, even if the material on top is the same, doesnt mean the material fifty feet down is. There could be a layer of muck, fat clay even a sand layer. water table could be different.
master ICC inspector, AWS CWI
I got a question on weld plates on a typical cmu bldg. How important is the bearing plane of the weld plate concerning the setting of red iron beams and k joist. Is this a critical variable. I been raising hell about the weld plate not being level, when the beam goes in, there a void under the...
