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Hi DekDee, Thanks for all of this, much appreciated. I spent the last 3 days just reading the AWS qualification and technique clauses. Seems like I got an idea now. I went through all the welds I have on my project and saw that a few WPSs are missing and am requesting 1 WPS per each designated...

Hi DekDee, Thank you for the information, could you post a snippet to of the table? That way I can find it back in my version. Follow up question, can I reference the various joint configuration in one WPS or should each joint need its own WPS? engineering is the science of approximation

Hi all, First off, I am new to the world of AWSs, PQRs, and WPQs. We have never had to approve them as we only did design and a consultant would be hired for the EDC. However, on this project we took on the EDC. We are working with AWS D1.5. This is for groove welds. We have a situation where...

Hi Engr Tips Forum, Do people have any technical resources for pedestrian bridges in the USA (books, guides, etc.)? I want to know more about the technical side of bridge design and understand more for myself. I am a junior engineer, working under SE's and PE's (and no, I am not designing...

Thank you all, very interesting and all of them good points - trying to learn as much about wood as I can. I was able to get a hold of ASTM D3737 and spent the day looking at the procedure. Seems like, in general, the allowable properties for glulam are based on stress index values (based on...

Hi, I am new to wood design and I am trying to understand where the design stresses for glulam come from in the AWC Specifier Guide? I read that for structural timber, it is based on a 5% exclusion limit, adjustment factors, strength ratio's, and other modification factors of "green wood". I...

Hi DekDee, Thank you for the suggestion. I could not find what you referenced. We ended up requiring the RT since it was possible for the Contractor to perform.

Hi all, Posting here since it seems more appropriate. According to AWS D1.5, table 8.1, CJP butt joints in tension are required to be tested using RT. The contractor is requesting that the RT requirement be voided and replaced with any other testing. They are having issues placing the edge...

Hi all, According to AWS D1.5, table 8.1, CJP butt joints in tension are required to be tested using RT. The contractor is requesting that the RT requirement be voided and replaced with any other testing. They are having issues placing the edge bars in the rounded weld access holes for the...