TheAASHTO/AWSD1.5M-D1.5:2002"BridgeWeldingCode"istheindustrystandardspecificationforweldingsteelbridgesintheUnitedStates.PublishedjointlybytheAmericanAssociationofStateHighwayandTransportationOfficials(AASHTO)andtheAmericanWeldingSociety(AWS),thiscodeprovidescomprehensiverequirementsforweldingsteelhighwaybridges.Keyfeaturesofthe2002editioninclude:-Detailedweldingprocedurespecifications(WPS)-Qualificationrequirementsforweldersandweldingoperators-Designofweldedconnections-Fabricationanderectionstandards-Inspectioncriteriaandacceptancestandards-RequirementsforbasemetalsandfillermetalsThecodecoversallcommonbridgeweldingprocessesincludingshieldedmetalarcwelding(SMAW),submergedarcwelding(SAW),gasmetalarcwelding(GMAW),andfluxcoredarcwelding(FCAW).Itaddressesbothshopandfieldweldingoperationsforsteelbridgeconstruction.Thisstandardisessentialforbridgeengineers,fabricators,contractors,andinspectorsinvolvedinsteelbridgeprojectsthatreceivefederalfundingormustmeetAASHTOstandards.The2002editionincorporatesupdatesfrompreviousversionstoreflectadvancesinweldingtechnologyandbridgeconstructionpractices.
