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BS 5400-6:1980

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Steel, concrete and composite bridges Specification for materials and workmanship, steel

Available format(s)

Hardcopy

Superseded date

15-03-1999

Language(s)

English

Published date

31-03-1980

1. Scope
2. References
3. Materials
3.1 Structural steels
3.1.1 Structural steels complying with the
        requirements of BS 4360
3.1.2 Structural steels complying with the
        requirements of other specifications
3.1.3 Notch toughness
3.1.4 Laminar defects
3.1.5 Marking
3.1.6 Manufacturer's certificate
3.1.7 Minimum thickness of plates
3.1.8 Hot rolled sections
3.2 Rivet steels
3.3 Steel for shear connectors
3.4 Bolts, nuts and washers
3.4.1 Structural steel bolts and nuts
3.4.2 Plain and taper washers
3.4.3 High strength friction grip bolts, nuts and
        washers
3.5 Welding consumables
3.6 Rolled steel pins
3.7 Steel castings and cast steel pins
3.8 Steel forgings and forged steel pins
3.9 Stainless steel
3.10 Cast iron
3.10.1 Grey cast iron
3.10.2 Malleable cast iron
3.10.3 Spheroidal or nodular cast iron
4. Workmanship
4.1 Interchangeability of parts
4.2 Fabrication tolerances
4.2.1 General
4.2.2 Rolled and built-up sections
4.2.3 Flatness of machined bearing surface
4.2.4 Alignment at splices and butt joints
4.3 Preparation of edges, ends and surfaces
4.3.1 Edges
4.3.2 Ends
4.3.3 Flame cutting and shearing
4.3.4 Machining at butted joints
4.3.5 Treatment of outside arises
4.3.6 Contact surfaces for high strength friction
        grip bolted connections
4.4 Bolts, nuts and washers
4.4.1 Black bolts
4.4.2 Countersunk bolts
4.4.3 Close tolerance bolts
4.4.4 Turned barrel bolts
4.4.5 High strength friction grip bolts, nuts and
        washers
4.4.6 Washers
4.5 Holes for rivets and bolts
4.5.1 Holes for rivets, countersunk bolts and black
        bolts (excluding close tolerance and turned
        barrel bolts)
4.5.2 Holes for close tolerance bolts and turned
        barrel bolts
4.5.3 Holes for high strength friction grip bolts
4.6 Rivets and riveting
4.7 Welding
4.7.1 Welding of structural steels
4.7.2 Welding of steel castings
4.7.3 Welding, flame cutting and shearing procedure
        trials
4.7.4. Stud shear connectors: welding and procedure
        trials
4.8 Bending and pressing
4.9 Straightening and flattening
4.10 Forging
4.11 Tie rods
4.12 Parallel barrel drifts
4.13 Pins and pin holes
4.14 Camber
4.15 Marking for erection
4.16 Rectification of surface defects and edge
      laminations
5. Inspection and testing
5.1 General
5.2 Testing of structural steel
5.2.1 General
5.2.2 Quality grading
5.3 Surface defects and edge laminations
5.4 Procedure trials
5.4.1 Testing of welding for structural steels
5.4.2 Testing of welding for cast steel
5.4.3 Testing of flame cut and sheared edges
5.4.4 Stud shear connectors
5.5 Production tests
5.5.1 Destructive testing of welding for structural
        steel
5.5.2 Non-destructive testing of welding for
        structural steel
5.5.3 Testing of welding for cast steel
5.5.4 Stud shear connectors
5.6 Checking of deviations in rolled and built-up
      sections
5.6.1 Checking requirements
5.6.2 Support during inspection
5.6.3 Equipment
5.6.4 Gauge length
5.6.5 Checking stages
5.6.6 Non-compliance and rejection
5.7 Checking of alignment at joints
5.8 Inspection and testing of rivets
5.9 Temporary erection at contractor's works
6. Handling, transport and erection
6.1 Handling and stacking
6.2 Packing for transport
6.3 Erection
6.3.1 General
6.3.2 Site connections
6.3.3 Service bolts
6.3.4 Drifts
7. Supply, measurement and weighing
7.1 Computed weights
7.2 Weighbridge weights
7.3 Numbers of site rivets, bolts and nuts and service
      bolts
Appendix
A. Steel rivets
Tables
1. Performance requirements for structural steels
2. Requirements for high strength friction grip bolts
3. Heat affected zone test requirements for notch
     ductility in transverse butt welds
4. Tolerance checking requirements
5. Tolerances
Figures
1. Rivet bend test
2. Rivet flattening test
3. Test specimens for Charpy V-notch impact tests,
     T-butt weld, showing reorientation of plate
4. Test specimens for Charpy V-notch impact tests,
     corner butt weld, showing reorientation of plate
5. Test specimens for Charpy V-notch impact tests in
     the fusion boundary region of the HAZ, showing
     reorientation of plate
Guidance clauses
3. Materials
4. Workmanship
5. Inspection and testing
Clauses requiring the attention of the Engineer

Specifies materials, workmanship, handling and erection for the construction of steel bridges in the UK.

Committee
B/525/10
DevelopmentNote
REPLACES PARTS 1 & 2, 3A AND 3B & 4 OF BS 153. BS DRAFT 93/110589 DC REFERS TO AMD. BS DRAFT 96/103555 DC REFERS TO AMD 2
DocumentType
Standard
Pages
0
PublisherName
British Standards Institution
Status
Superseded
SupersededBy
Supersedes

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