19R3004vol2.PDF

Fort Gordon, Georgia

Solicitation Number

W912HN-19-R-3004

SCI Training, Research, and Network Center (MCA-1) Volume 2 of 5: Specification Divisions 05 - 09

PN 88724

May 2019

U.S. ARMY ENGINEER DISTRICT, SAVANNAH

CORPS OF ENGINEERS

100 WEST OGLETHORPE AVENUE

SAVANNAH, GEORGIA 31401-3640

US Army Corps of Engineers Savannah District

SCI Tr ai ni ng, Resear ch, and Net wor k Cent er ( MCA1) C19R3004 Ft . Gor don, GA

PROJECT TABLE OF CONTENTS

DI VI SI ON 01 - GENERAL REQUI REMENTS

01 03 00 * 3 OPTI ONS

01 11 00 SUMMARY OF WORK

01 14 00 WORK RESTRI CTI ONS

01 22 00. 00 10 PRI CE AND PAYMENT PROCEDURES

01 30 00 ADMI NI STRATI VE REQUI REMENTS

01 32 01. 00 10 PROJECT SCHEDULE

01 33 00 SUBMI TTAL PROCEDURES

01 33 29 SUSTAI NABI LI TY REPORTI NG

01 35 26 GOVERNMENTAL SAFETY REQUI REMENTS

01 42 00 SOURCES FOR REFERENCE PUBLI CATI ONS

01 43 39 MOCK-UPS

01 45 00. 00 10 QUALI TY CONTROL

01 45 00. 15 10 RESI DENT MANAGEMENT SYSTEM CONTRACTOR MODE ( RMS CM)

01 45 35 SPECI AL I NSPECTI ONS

01 50 00 TEMPORARY CONSTRUCTI ON FACI LI TI ES AND CONTROLS

01 57 19 TEMPORARY ENVI RONMENTAL CONTROLS

01 58 00 PROJECT I DENTI FI CATI ON

01 73 29 CUTTI NG AND PATCHI NG

01 74 19 CONSTRUCTI ON AND DEMOLI TI ON WASTE MANAGEMENT

01 74 23 CLEANING

01 78 00 CLOSEOUT SUBMI TTALS

01 78 23 OPERATI ON AND MAI NTENANCE DATA

01 91 00. 15 TOTAL BUI LDI NG COMMI SSI ONI NG

DI VI SI ON 02 - EXI STI NG CONDI TI ONS

02 41 00 DEMOLI TI ON AND DECONSTRUCTI ON

DI VI SI ON 03 - CONCRETE

03 11 13. 00 10 STRUCTURAL CAST- I N- PLACE CONCRETE FORMI NG

03 15 00. 00 10 CONCRETE ACCESSORI ES

03 20 00. 00 10 CONCRETE REI NFORCI NG

03 30 00. 00 10 CAST- I N- PLACE CONCRETE

03 35 00. 00 10 CONCRETE FI NI SHI NG

03 39 00. 00 10 CONCRETE CURI NG

DI VI SI ON 04 - MASONRY

04 20 00 UNI T MASONRY

DI VI SI ON 05 - METALS

05 05 23. 13 10 ULTRASONI C I NSPECTI ON OF WELDMENTS

05 05 23. 16 STRUCTURAL WELDI NG

05 12 00 STRUCTURAL STEEL

05 30 00 STEEL DECKS

05 40 00 COLD- FORMED METAL FRAMI NG

05 45 23 EQUI PMENT SUPPORT SYSTEM

05 50 13 MI SCELLANEOUS METAL FABRI CATI ONS

05 51 00 METAL STAI RS

05 51 33 METAL LADDERS

05 52 00 METAL RAI LI NGS

05 72 00 DECORATI VE METAL SPECI ALTI ES

05 73 13 GLASS SUPPORTED RAI LI NGS

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DI VI SI ON 06 - WOOD, PLASTI CS, AND COMPOSI TES

06 10 00 ROUGH CARPENTRY

06 16 43 GYPSUM SHEATHI NG

06 20 00 FI NI SH CARPENTRY

06 41 16. 00 10 PLASTI C- LAMI NATE- CLAD ARCHI TECTURAL CABI NETS

06 61 16 SOLI D SURFACI NG FABRI CATI ONS

DI VI SI ON 07 - THERMAL AND MOI STURE PROTECTI ON

07 05 23 PRESSURE TESTI NG AND AI R BARRI ER SYSTEM FOR AI R TI GHTNESS

07 14 00 COLD FLUI D- APPLI ED WATERPROOFI NG

07 16 00. 01 VAPOR EMI SSI ON CONTROL FOR CONCRETE FLOORS WI TH FI NI SH

FLOORING

07 21 13 BOARD AND BLOCK I NSULATI ON

07 22 00 ROOF AND DECK I NSULATI ON

07 27 10. 00 10 BUI LDI NG AI R BARRI ER SYSTEM

07 27 26 FLUI D- APPLI ED MEMBRANE AI R BARRI ERS

07 42 13 * 5 METAL WALL PANELS ( MPS- 1/ MPS- A2/ MPS- 3)

07 42 16 ALUMI NUM COMPOSI TE MATERI AL ( ACM) SYSTEM ( ACM- 1)

07 42 29 TERRACOTTA RAI NSCREEN WALL PANELS ( TCRS- 1, TCS- 1)

07 53 23 ETHYLENE- PROPYLENE- DI ENE- MONOMER ROOFI NG ( EPDM)

07 60 00 FLASHI NG AND SHEET METAL

07 81 00 SPRAY- APPLI ED FI REPROOFI NG

07 84 00 FIRESTOPPING

07 92 00 JOI NT SEALANTS

DI VI SI ON 08 - OPENI NGS

08 11 13 STEEL DOORS AND FRAMES

08 11 16 ALUMI NUM DOOR FRAMES

08 31 00 ACCESS DOORS AND PANELS

08 33 23 OVERHEAD COI LI NG DOORS

08 34 73 SOUND CONTROL DOOR ASSEMBLI ES

08 41 13 ALUMI NUM- FRAMED ENTRANCES AND STOREFRONTS

08 44 00 CURTAI N WALL AND GLAZED ASSEMBLI ES

08 71 00 DOOR HARDWARE

08 81 00 GLAZING

08 87 33 DECORATI VE FI LM

08 91 00 METAL WALL LOUVERS

DI VI SI ON 09 - FI NI SHES

09 22 16 NON- STRUCTURAL METAL FRAMI NG

09 24 24 PORTLAND CEMENT STUCCO

09 29 00 GYPSUM BOARD

09 30 10 CERAMI C, QUARRY, AND GLASS TI LI NG

09 51 00 ACOUSTI CAL CEI LI NGS

09 54 43 STRETCHED- FABRI C CEI LI NG SYSTEMS

09 62 38 STATI C- CONTROL FLOORI NG

09 65 00 RESI LI ENT FLOORI NG

09 66 23 RESI NOUS MATRI X TERRAZZO FLOORI NG

09 68 00 CARPETING

09 69 13 RI GI D GRI D ACCESS FLOORI NG

09 72 00 WALLCOVERINGS

09 84 20 ACOUSTI CAL WALL PANELS

09 90 00 PAI NTS AND COATI NGS

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DI VI SI ON 10 - SPECI ALTI ES

10 14 00. 10 EXTERI OR SI GNAGE

10 14 00. 20 I NTERI OR SI GNAGE

10 14 00. 20 01 I NTERI OR MESSAGE SCHEDULE

10 14 53 TRAFFI C SI GNAGE

10 21 13 TOI LET COMPARTMENTS

10 22 19 DEMOUNTABLE AND MOVABLE PARTI TI ONS

10 22 29 UPFOLDI NG PANEL PARTI TI ONS

10 26 00 WALL AND DOOR PROTECTI ON

10 28 13 TOI LET ACCESSORI ES

10 44 16 FI RE EXTI NGUI SHERS

10 51 13 METAL LOCKERS

10 71 13 EXTERI OR SUN CONTROL DEVI CES ( AS- 1)

DI VI SI ON 11 - EQUI PMENT

11 13 19. 13 LOADI NG DOCK ACCESSORI ES

11 14 13 SECURI TY TURNSTI LES

11 24 23 WI NDOW WASHI NG SYSTEM

11 24 26 SAFETY TI E- BACKS

DI VI SI ON 12 - FURNI SHI NGS

12 24 13 ROLLER WI NDOW SHADES

12 36 00 COUNTERTOPS

12 61 13 UPHOLSTERED AUDI ENCE SEATI NG

12 93 00 SI TE FURNI SHI NGS

DI VI SI ON 13 - SPECI AL CONSTRUCTI ON

13 49 20. 00 10 RF SHI ELDI NG

DI VI SI ON 14 - CONVEYI NG EQUI PMENT

14 21 23 ELECTRI C TRACTI ON PASSENGER ELEVATORS

DI VI SI ON 21 - FI RE SUPPRESSI ON

21 13 13. 00 10 COMBI NED WET PI PE SPRI NKLER AND STANDPI PE SYSTEM, FI RE

PROTECTION

21 30 00 FI RE PUMPS

DI VI SI ON 22 - PLUMBI NG

22 00 00 PLUMBI NG, GENERAL PURPOSE

22 14 29. 00 40 SUMP PUMPS

DI VI SI ON 23 - HEATI NG, VENTI LATI NG, AND AI R CONDI TI ONI NG ( HVAC)

23 00 00 AI R SUPPLY, DI STRI BUTI ON, VENTI LATI ON, AND EXHAUST SYSTEMS

23 01 30. 41 HVAC SYSTEM CLEANI NG

23 05 48. 00 40 VI BRATI ON AND SEI SMI C CONTROLS FOR HVAC PI PI NG AND

EQUIPMENT

23 05 93 TESTI NG, ADJUSTI NG, AND BALANCI NG FOR HVAC

23 07 00 THERMAL I NSULATI ON FOR MECHANI CAL SYSTEMS

23 09 00 I NSTRUMENTATI ON AND CONTROL FOR HVAC

23 09 13 I NSTRUMENTATI ON AND CONTROL DEVI CES FOR HVAC

23 09 23. 13 20 BACNET DI RECT DI GI TAL CONTROL SYSTEMS FOR HVAC

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23 09 93 SEQUENCES OF OPERATI ON FOR HVAC CONTROL

23 11 25 FACI LI TY GAS PI PI NG

23 21 23 HYDRONI C PUMPS

23 23 00 REFRI GERANT PI PI NG

23 25 00 CHEMI CAL TREATMENT OF WATER FOR MECHANI CAL SYSTEMS

23 52 00 HEATI NG BOI LERS

23 57 10. 00 10 FORCED HOT WATER HEATI NG SYSTEMS USI NG WATER AND STEAM

HEAT EXCHANGERS

23 64 26 CHI LLED, CHI LLED- HOT, AND CONDENSER WATER PI PI NG SYSTEMS

23 81 00 DECENTRALI ZED UNI TARY HVAC EQUI PMENT

23 81 23. 00 20 COMPUTER ROOM AI R CONDI TI ONI NG UNI TS

DI VI SI ON 25 - I NTEGRATED AUTOMATI ON

25 05 11. 00 UTI LI TY MONI TORI NG AND CONTROL SYSTEM ONLY

25 05 11. 01 CYBERSECURI TY FOR FI RE LI FE SAFETY ( FLS) CONTROL SYSTEMS

25 08 10 UTI LI TY MONI TORI NG AND CONTROL SYSTEM TESTI NG

25 10 10. 00 UTI LI TY MONI TORI NG AND CONTROL SYSTEM ( UMCS) FRONT END

AND I NTEGRATI ON

25 10 10. 01 FI RE LI FE SAFETY ( FLS) CONTROL SYSTEM FRONT END AND

INTEGRATION

25 50 00. 00 20 CYBERSECURI TY OF FACI LI TY- RELATED CONTROL SYSTEMS

DI VI SI ON 26 - ELECTRI CAL

26 00 00. 00 20 BASI C ELECTRI CAL MATERI ALS AND METHODS

26 08 00 APPARATUS I NSPECTI ON AND TESTI NG

26 09 23 LI GHTI NG CONTROL DEVI CES

26 20 00 I NTERI OR DI STRI BUTI ON SYSTEM

26 23 00 LOW- VOLTAGE SWI TCHGEAR

26 24 13 SWITCHBOARDS

26 28 01. 00 10 COORDI NATED POWER SYSTEM PROTECTI ON

26 29 23 VARI ABLE FREQUENCY DRI VE SYSTEMS UNDER 600 VOLTS

26 32 33. 00 10 UNI NTERRUPTI BLE POWER SUPPLY ( UPS) SYSTEM ABOVE 15 KVA

CAPACITY

26 41 00 LI GHTNI NG PROTECTI ON SYSTEM

26 51 00 I NTERI OR LI GHTI NG

26 56 00 EXTERI OR LI GHTI NG

DI VI SI ON 27 - COMMUNI CATI ONS

27 10 00 BUI LDI NG TELECOMMUNI CATI ONS CABLI NG SYSTEM

DI VI SI ON 28 - ELECTRONI C SAFETY AND SECURI TY

28 08 10 ELECTRONI C SECURI TY SYSTEM ACCEPTANCE TESTI NG

28 10 05 ELECTRONI C SECURI TY SYSTEMS ( ESS)

28 31 76 I NTERI OR FI RE ALARM AND MASS NOTI FI CATI ON SYSTEM

DI VI SI ON 31 - EARTHWORK

31 00 00 EARTHWORK

31 00 01 EARTHWORK - BUI LDI NG SUBGRADE

31 05 19 GEOTEXTILE

31 05 21 GEOGRI D SOI L REI NFORCEMENT

31 05 22 GEOTEXTI LES USED AS FI LTERS

31 10 00 CLEARI NG FOR CI VI L WORKS

31 11 00 CLEARI NG AND GRUBBI NG

31 31 16. 13 * 5 CHEMI CAL TERMI TE CONTROL

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31 32 11 SOI L SURFACE EROSI ON CONTROL

31 60 00 FOUNDATI ON PREPARATI ON

DI VI SI ON 32 - EXTERI OR I MPROVEMENTS

32 05 33 LANDSCAPE ESTABLI SHMENT

32 11 23 AGGREGATE BASE COURSES

32 11 24 GRADED CRUSHED AGGREGATE BASE COURSE FOR FLEXI BLE PAVEMENT

32 12 13 BI TUMI NOUS TACK AND PRI ME COATS

32 12 17 HOT MI X BI TUMI NOUS PAVEMENT

32 13 13. 06 PORTLAND CEMENT CONCRETE PAVEMENT FOR ROADS AND SI TE

FACILITIES

32 16 13 CONCRETE SI DEWALKS AND CURBS AND GUTTERS

32 17 23 PAVEMENT MARKI NGS

32 31 13 * 5 EXTERI OR GATES

32 31 27 SECURI TY FENCE

32 84 23 UNDERGROUND SPRI NKLER SYSTEMS

32 92 23 SODDING

32 93 00 EXTERI OR PLANTS

32 94 50 STRUCTURAL SOI L CELLS

DI VI SI ON 33 - UTI LI TI ES

33 05 00. 01 COMMON WORK FOR UTI LI TY RELOCATI ON

33 40 00 STORM DRAI NAGE UTI LI TI ES

33 46 16 SUBDRAI NAGE PI PI NG

33 61 13. 13 PREFABRI CATED UNDERGROUND HYDRONI C ENERGY DI STRI BUTI ON

33 63 13. 19 CONCRETE TRENCH HYDRONI C AND STEAM ENERGY DI STRI BUTI ON

33 71 02. 01 UNDERGROUND ELECTRI CAL DI STRI BUTI ON FOR COMMUNI CATI ONS

33 82 00 TELECOMMUNI CATI ONS OUTSI DE PLANT ( OSP)

DI VI SI ON 34 - TRANSPORTATI ON

34 71 13. 19 ACTI VE VEHI CLE BARRI ERS

APPENDICES

Appendi x A AUD SPECI FI CATI ONS Appendi x B GEOTECHNI CAL REPORTS

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DI VI SI ON 05 - METALS

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PART 1 GENERAL

1. 1 REFERENCES

1. 2 DEFI NI TI ONS

1. 2. 1 A Scan

1. 2. 2 Acoust i cal l y Si mi l ar Mat er i al

1. 2. 3 Ampl i t ude

1. 2. 4 At t enuat i on

1. 2. 5 Back Ref l ect i on or End Ref l ect i on

1. 2. 6 Cal i br at i on

1. 2. 7 Di gi t al Di spl ay

1. 2. 8 Coupl ant

1. 2. 9 Deci bel ( dB)

1. 2. 10 Di scont i nui t y

1. 2. 11 Exami nat i on

1. 2. 12 Her t z

1. 2. 13 I mmer si on Techni ques

1. 2. 14 I ndi cat i on

1. 2. 15 Li near i t y

1. 2. 16 Longi t udi nal or Compr essi onal Waves

1. 2. 17 Longi t udi nal Wave I nspect i on

1. 2. 18 Mi d- Scr een Ref l ect i on

1. 2. 19 Megaher t z ( MHz)

1. 2. 20 Pul se Repet i t i on Rat e

1. 2. 21 Ref l ect or

1. 2. 22 Ref r act ed Waves

1. 2. 23 Resol ut i on

1. 2. 24 Sear ch Uni t

1. 2. 25 Sensi t i v i t y

1. 2. 26 Shear Waves

1. 2. 27 St andar d Ref er ence Level

1. 3 SUBMI TTALS

1. 4 QUALI TY ASSURANCE

1. 4. 1 Per sonnel Qual i f i cat i on

1. 4. 2 Exami nat i ons

1. 4. 3 Ref er ence St andar ds

1. 4. 4 Resol ut i on Test Bl ock

1. 4. 5 Equi pment Qual i f i cat i ons

1. 4. 6 Requal i f i cat i ons

PART 2 PRODUCTS

2. 1 SYSTEM DESCRI PTI ON

2. 1. 1 Pr ocedur es and Met hods

2. 1. 2 Wave Types

2. 1. 2. 1 Shear Waves

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2. 1. 2. 2 Longi t udi nal Waves

2. 1. 3 Changes i n Pr ocedur e

2. 1. 4 Ul t r asoni c Equi pment

2. 2 PERFORMANCE REQUI REMENTS

PART 3 EXECUTI ON

3. 1 PREPARATI ON OF MATERI ALS FOR I NSPECTI ON

3. 1. 1 Wel d Spat t er

3. 1. 2 I r r egul ar i t i es

3. 1. 3 Wel d Backi ng St r i ps

3. 1. 4 Di r t

3. 2 EQUI PMENT CALI BRATI ON

3. 3 I NSPECTI ON PROCEDURE

3. 4 ACCEPTANCE - REJECTI ON CRI TERI A

3. 4. 1 I nspect i on Test Repor t s

3. 4. 1. 1 I dent i f i cat i on and Locat i on of I nspect ed I t em

3. 4. 1. 2 Det ai l of I nspect i ons

3. 4. 1. 3 I dent i f i cat i on of Unaccept abl e Ar eas

3. 4. 1. 4 Recor d of Repai r Ar eas

3. 4. 2 I nspect i on of Repai r s

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PART 1 GENERAL

1. 1 REFERENCES

The publ i cat i ons l i s t ed bel ow f or m a par t of t hi s speci f i cat i on t o t he ext ent r ef er enced. The publ i cat i ons ar e r ef er r ed t o wi t hi n t he t ext by t he basi c desi gnat i on onl y.

AMERI CAN SOCI ETY FOR NONDESTRUCTI VE TESTI NG ( ASNT)

ANSI / ASNT CP- 189 ( 2016) ASNT St andar d f or Qual i f i cat i on and Cer t i f i cat i on of Nondest r uct i ve Test i ng Per sonnel ( ANSI / ASNT CP- 105- 2006)

AMERI CAN WELDI NG SOCI ETY ( AWS)

AWS D1. 1/ D1. 1M ( 2015; Er r at a 1 2015; Er r at a 2 2016) St r uct ur al Wel di ng Code - St eel

U. S. GREEN BUI LDI NG COUNCI L ( USGBC)

LEED BDC Ref Gui de ( 2013) USGBC LEED Ref er ence Gui de f or Bui l di ng Desi gn and Const r uct i on, v4

1. 2 DEFINITIONS

1. 2. 1 A Scan

Met hod of dat a pr esent at i on on a cat hode r ay t ube usi ng r ect angul ar coor di nat es i n whi ch a hor i zont al base l i ne i ndi cat es el apsed t i me when r eadi ng f r om l ef t t o r i ght . A ver t i cal def l ect i on i n t he base l i ne i ndi cat es r ef l ect s i gnal ampl i t ude.

1. 2. 2 Acoust i cal l y Si mi l ar Mat er i al

Mat er i al t he same as t hat t o be i nspect ed; or anot her mat er i al pr oven t o have acoust i cal vel oci t y wi t hi n pl us or mi nus 3 per cent and an at t enuat i on wi t hi n pl us or mi nus 0. 25 dB/ i nch of t he i nspect ed mat er i al f or t he i nspect i on f r equency and wave mode, usi ng t he same mode as t hat t o be used f or i nspect i on.

1. 2. 3 Amplitude

When r ef er r i ng t o an i ndi cat i on i n A scan pr esent at i on, ampl i t ude i s t he ver t i cal hei ght of t he i ndi cat i on measur ed f r om peak- t o- peak f or r adi o f r equency i ndi cat i ons and t r ace- t o- peak f or v i deo i ndi cat i ons.

1. 2. 4 Attenuation

Di ssi pat i on or l oss of ener gy as ul t r asoni c v i br at i ons t r avel t hr ough t he mat er i al . At t enuat i on i s caused al most ent i r el y by scat t er i ng of t he

SECTI ON 05 05 23. 13 10 Page 3 ul t r asoni c v i br at i ons gener at ed by t he sear ch uni t .

1. 2. 5 Back Ref l ect i on or End Ref l ect i on

Ref l ect i on f r om t he opposi t e s i de, end, or boundar y of t he mat er i al i nt o whi ch t he ul t r asoni c ener gy was i nt r oduced.

1. 2. 6 Calibration

Pr ocess of compar i ng an i nst r ument or devi ce wi t h a st andar d t o det er mi ne accur acy or pr oduce a scal e.

1. 2. 7 Di gi t al Di spl ay

Di spl ay capabl e of pr esent i ng mul t i - f unct i on a- scan, b- scan, c- scan or s- scan r esponses. Thi s al so i ncl udes i nst r ument s set t i ngs and par amet er s.

1. 2. 8 Couplant

Any mat er i al , usual l y a l i qui d or semi l i qui d, used bet ween t he sear ch uni t and t he i nspect i on sur f ace t o excl ude ai r and t o convey t he ul t r asoni c v i br at i ons bet ween t he sear ch uni t and t he mat er i al bei ng i nspect ed.

1. 2. 9 Deci bel ( dB)

Uni t s f or t he l ogar i t hmi c expr essi on of t he r at i o of power l evel s. Power l evel s can be f unct i ons of vol t age, cur r ent , or i mpedance, f or exampl e.

Deci bel uni t s havi ng no val ues of t hei r own ar e onl y s i gni f i cant when a r ef er ence i s st at ed, as 10 dB above one r ef er ence l evel or 6 dB bel ow anot her r ef er ence l evel .

1. 2. 10 Discontinuity

Anyt hi ng wi t hi n a mat er i al t hat wi l l cause a det ect abl e i nt er r upt i on i n an ul t r asoni c beam.

1. 2. 11 Examination

Wi t hi n t he cont ext of t hi s speci f i cat i on, exami nat i on i s equi val ent t o t he wor d " i nspect i on. "

1. 2. 12 Hertz

One compl et e set of r ecur r ent val ues of a per i odi c quant i t y compr i ses a cycl e. I n ot her wor ds, any one set of per i odi c var i at i ons st ar t i ng at one condi t i on and r et ur ni ng once t o t he same condi t i on i s a cycl e.

1. 2. 13 I mmer si on Techni ques

Test met hods i n whi ch t he par t t o be t est ed and t he sear ch uni t s ar e i mmer sed i n wat er or ot her sui t abl e l i qui d coupl ant . A mechani cal devi ce i s used t o f i r ml y hol d and di r ect t he wave angl e of t he sear ch uni t . The sear ch uni t does not cont act t he i t em bei ng i nspect ed.

1. 2. 14 Indication

Vi sual pr esent at i on on t he di gi t al di spl ay scr een r esul t i ng f r om a sound beam r ef l ect i on f r om a boundar y sur f ace or di scont i nui t y.

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1. 2. 15 Linearity

Pr oper t y of an i nst r ument r eveal ed by a l i near change i n r ef l ect ed s i gnal or di spl acement . The ver t i cal l i near i t y i s det er mi ned by pl ot t i ng t he change i n r at i os of s i gnal ampl i t ude f r om t wo adj acent r ef l ect i ons f r om an ar ea of known si ze. The hor i zont al l i near i t y i s det er mi ned by pl ot t i ng t he di st ance t he s i gnal i s di spl aced al ong t he sweep agai nst t he change i n mat er i al t hi ckness or by not i ng t he spaci ng of mul t i pl e back r ef l ect i ons.

1. 2. 16 Longi t udi nal or Compr essi onal Waves

Si mpl e compr essi on- r ar e- f r act i on waves i n whi ch par t i c l e mot i on wi t hi n a mat er i al i s l i near and i n t he di r ect i on of wave pr opagat i on. Al so cal l ed st r ai ght beams, or compr essi onal or nor mal waves.

1. 2. 17 Longi t udi nal Wave I nspect i on

Ul t r asoni c t echni que, nor mal l y usi ng st r ai ght beam met hods, i n whi ch l ongi t udi nal waves ar e t he domi nant f or m.

1. 2. 18 Mi d- Scr een Ref l ect i on

Ref l ect i on whose ampl i t ude i s equal t o one- hal f t he useabl e scr een hei ght on t he di gi t al di spl ay.

1. 2. 19 Megaher t z ( MHz)

One mi l l i on her t z per second f r equency.

1. 2. 20 Pul se Repet i t i on Rat e

Number of spaced pul ses of sound per second sent i nt o t he mat er i al bei ng inspected.

1. 2. 21 Reflector

Boundar y, consi st i ng of an opposi t e s i de, cr ack, or separ at i on, or a di st i nct change i n mat er i al such as s l ag or por osi t y t hat r ef l ect s t he ul t r asoni c ener gy t he same as a mi r r or r ef l ect s l i ght .

1. 2. 22 Ref r act ed Waves

Waves t hat have under gone change of vel oci t y and di r ect i on by passi ng f r om one mat er i al t o anot her mat er i al wi t h di f f er ent acoust i cal pr oper t i es.

Ref r act i on wi l l occur wher ever t he angl e of t he i nci dent wave t o t he i nt er f ace i s ot her t han per pendi cul ar .

1. 2. 23 Resolution

Abi l i t y t o c l ear l y di st i ngui sh s i gnal s obt ai ned f r om t wo r ef l ect i ve sur f aces wi t h a mi ni mum separ at i on di st ance. Near - sur f ace r esol ut i on i s t he abi l i t y t o c l ear l y di st i ngui sh a s i gnal f r om a r ef l ect or at a mi ni mum di st ance under t he cont act or near sur f ace wi t hout i nt er f er ence f r om t he i ni t i al pul se s i gnal . Far - sur f ace r esol ut i on i s t he abi l i t y t o c l ear l y di st i ngui sh s i gnal s f r om r ef l ect or s di spl aced at mi ni mum di st ances f r om t he f ar or back sur f ace when t he sound beam i s nor mal t o t hat back sur f ace.

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1. 2. 24 Sear ch Uni t

Devi ce cont ai ni ng a pi ezoel ect r i c mat er i al used f or i nt r oduci ng v i br at i ons i nt o a mat er i al t o be i nspect ed or f or r ecei v i ng t he v i br at i ons r ef l ect ed f r om t he mat er i al . The act i ve el ement of t he sear ch uni t i s def i ned as t he ef f ect i ve t r ansmi t t i ng ar ea. Sear ch uni t s ar e al so cal l ed t r ansducer s or pr obes. They may be s i ngl e or dual and cont ai n one or t wo pi ezoel ect r i c el ement s, r espect i vel y, f or t r ansmi ssi on and r ecept i on. The si ngl e sear ch uni t i s somet i mes encl osed i n a t r ansducer wheel or sear ch uni t wheel . The sear ch uni t may be manual l y handl ed and pl aced i n di r ect cont act wi t h t he mat er i al t o be i nspect ed or may be hel d i n a f i x t ur e f or i mmer si on techniques.

1. 2. 25 Sensitivity

Measur e of t he ul t r asoni c equi pment ' s abi l i t y t o det ect di scont i nui t i es.

Quant i t at i vel y, i t i s t he l evel of ampl i f i cat i on of t he r ecei ver c i r cui t i n t he ul t r asoni c i nst r ument necessar y t o pr oduce t he r equi r ed i ndi cat i on on t he scope f r om t he r ef er ence hol e i n t he r ef er ence bl ock. Al so see " St andar d Ref er ence Level . "

1. 2. 26 Shear Waves

Waves i n whi ch t he par t i c l es wi t hi n t he mat er i al v i br at e per pendi cul ar l y t o t he di r ect i on i n whi ch t he wave t r avel s or pr opagat es. Al so cal l ed t r ansver se waves.

1. 2. 27 St andar d Ref er ence Level

Mi d- scr een hei ght r ef l ect i on when beami ng at t he 0. 06 i nch hol e i n t he pr i mar y r ef er ence bl ock or t he r ef er ence hol e i n t he secondar y st andar d.

1. 3 SUBMITTALS

Gover nment appr oval i s r equi r ed f or submi t t al s wi t h a " G" desi gnat i on;

submi t t al s not havi ng a " G" desi gnat i on ar e f or Cont r act or Qual i t y Cont r ol appr oval . Ar chi t ect / Engi neer appr oval i s r equi r ed f or submi t t al s mar ked wi t h an " AE" desi gnat i on. Submi t t al s wi t h an " S" ar e f or i ncl usi on i n t he Sust ai nabi l i t y eNot ebook, i n conf or mance t o Sect i on 01 33 29 SUSTAI NABI LI TY REPORTI NG. Submi t t he f ol l owi ng i n accor dance wi t h Sect i on 01 33 00

SUBMI TTAL PROCEDURES:

SD- 03 Pr oduct Dat a

Ul t r asoni c I nspect i on

SD- 06 Test Repor t s

Equi pment Qual i f i cat i ons I nspect i on Test Repor t s

1. 4 QUALI TY ASSURANCE

1. 4. 1 Per sonnel Qual i f i cat i on

The t hr ee l evel s of r esponsi bi l i t y associ at ed wi t h ul t r asoni c i nspect i on ar e def i ned i n ANSI / ASNT CP- 189. For qual i f i cat i on t o per f or m ul t r asoni c i nspect i on, per sonnel must be cer t i f i ed under ANSI / ASNT CP- 189 wi t hi n a per i od of 1 year bef or e t he dat e of cont r act . Ot her qual i f i cat i on or

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Per sonnel wi t h onl y an oper at or or i nspect or t r ai nee cer t i f i cat i on wi l l not be consi der ed qual i f i ed t o pass j udgment on t he accept abi l i t y of i nspect ed i t ems, but may wor k under t he di r ect super vi s i on of a qual i f i ed ul t r asoni c i nspect or . Qual i f i ed ul t r asoni c i nspect or s must be abl e t o j udge t he accept abi l i t y of t he i t em i n accor dance wi t h par agr aph ACCEPTANCE/ REJECTI ON LI MI TS. Submi t a st andar d r ef er ence bl ock and wor ki ng st andar ds as descr i bed i n par agr aph REFERENCE STANDARDS. The pr ocedur es t o be used f or per sonnel and equi pment qual i f i cat i on, equi pment cal i br at i on, and i nspect i on, at l east 30 days pr i or t o t hei r i nt ended use. Appr oval by t he Gover nment wi l l i n no way af f ect t he obl i gat i on of t he Cont r act or t o empl oy qual i f i ed per sonnel , equi pment , and pr ocedur es, and t o per f or m t he i nspect i on as speci f i ed.

1. 4. 2 Examinations

I f t he Cont r act i ng Of f i cer doubt s an i ndi v i dual ' s abi l i t y as an oper at or , i nspect or , or super vi sor , r ecer t i f y t he i ndi v i dual i n accor dance wi t h ANSI / ASNT CP- 189. At t he opt i on of t he Gover nment , t he Cont r act i ng Of f i cer may par t i c i pat e i n admi ni st er i ng t he exami nat i on and i n eval uat i ng t he results.

1. 4. 3 Ref er ence St andar ds

Use r ef er ence st andar ds t o cal i br at e t he i nspect i on equi pment , t est i t s oper at i ng condi t i on, and r ecor d t he sensi t i v i t y or r esponse of t he equi pment dur i ng t he i nspect i on i n accor dance wi t h par agr aph EQUI PMENT QUALI FI CATI ON. The st andar ds compr i se a st andar d r ef er ence bl ock and r ef er ence speci mens as not ed bel ow.

a. Pr ovi de t he st andar d r ef er ence bl ock or pr i mar y st andar d consi st i ng of t he I I W bl ock i n AWS D1. 1/ D1. 1M, Cl ause 6, Par t F. Al so use t he st andar d r ef er ence bl ock i n any r ei nspect i on on t he same basi s as t he or i gi nal i nspect i on, even t hough t he r ei nspect i on i s t o be per f or med by ot her ul t r asoni c i nst r ument s and accessor i es.

b. As an opt i on, use ot her r ecogni zed wor ki ng st andar ds det ai l ed wi t h t he I I W bl ock i n AWS D1. 1/ D1. 1M such as t he Sensi t i v i t y Cal i br at i on ( SC) bl ock. However , r ef er ence such bl ocks t o t he I I W bl ock as not ed i n par agr aph SENSI TI VI TY CALI BRATI ON. I ncl ude det ai l s of t hei r use i n t he submi t t ed pr ocedur e descr i pt i on. These bl ocks ar e t he secondar y st andar ds. They must be of acoust i cal l y s i mi l ar mat er i al t o t he wel ds t o be i nspect ed. The secondar y st andar ds must be sui t ed f or t he appl i cabl e t est s speci f i ed i n par agr aph EQUI PMENT QUALI FI CATI ONS and ar e used as f ol l ows, except wher e t he I I W bl ock i s speci f i cal l y required:

( 1) To assur e adequat e penet r at i on of t he base mat er i al .

( 2) To pr ovi de a secondar y f i el d st andar d.

( 3) To cal i br at e t he equi pment and est abl i sh t he st andar d r ef er ence level.

1. 4. 4 Resol ut i on Test Bl ock

Fur ni sh a r esol ut i on t est bl ock i n accor dance wi t h t he det ai l s shown i n AWS D1. 1/ D1. 1M, Cl ause 6, Par t F.

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1. 4. 5 Equi pment Qual i f i cat i ons

Eval uat e t he ul t r asoni c i nst r ument and accessor i es on t hei r ar r i val at t he j obsi t e, i mmedi at el y pr i or t o t he st ar t of i nspect i on, usi ng t he pr i mar y st andar d. Qual i f y and cal i br at e equi pment i n accor dance wi t h AWS D1. 1/ D1. 1M, Cl ause 6, Par t F. Do not use equi pment i n t he i nspect i on t hat does not meet t hese r equi r ement s. Submi t a copy of t est r esul t s.

1. 4. 6 Requalifications

Requal i f y t he equi pment af t er nor mal use at i nt er val s not t o exceed 40 hour s, except as not ed, and i mmedi at el y af t er mai nt enance or r epai r or when t he Cont r act i ng Of f i cer consi der s i t s oper at i on quest i onabl e. Requal i f y and r ecal i br at e equi pment i n accor dance wi t h AWS D1. 1/ D1. 1M, Cl ause 6, Par t F.

PART 2 PRODUCTS

2. 1 SYSTEM DESCRI PTI ON

2. 1. 1 Pr ocedur es and Met hods

Use t he pul se echo cont act met hod wi t h an A scan pr esent at i on f or t he ul t r asoni c i nspect i on of wel ded j oi nt s, except t hat i mmer si on t echni ques may be used f or some appl i cat i ons when appr oved by t he Cont r act i ng Of f i cer . Use t he pr ocedur es, met hods, st andar ds, and descr i pt i on of equi pment speci f i ed her ei n f or i nspect i on of wel dment s. I ncl ude t he f ol l owi ng i n t he pr ocedur e descr i pt i on:

a. Coupl ant .

b. Sear ch uni t char act er i st i cs i ncl udi ng angl e, s i ze, shape, nomi nal f r equency, t ype desi gnat i on.

c. Met hod and t ype of wave.

d. Equi pment and accessor i es i nc l udi ng manuf act ur er , model number , dat e of manuf act ur e, l ast dat e of cal i br at i on, and t he manuf act ur er ' s el ect r i cal , physi cal , and per f or mance speci f i cat i ons.

e. Deci bel ( dB) compensat i on syst em f or di st ance- ampl i t ude cor r ect i on.

2. 1. 2 Wave Types

The t ypes of waves and t he condi t i ons under whi ch t hey ar e used ar e speci f i ed bel ow:

2. 1. 2. 1 Shear Waves

Unl ess condi t i ons pr ohi bi t , use shear waves. A l ongi t udi nal wave pr ocedur e may be used i nst ead, i f appr oved by t he Cont r act i ng Of f i cer . Use r ef r act ed waves bet ween 40 degr ees and 70 degr ees except wher e di f f er ent angl es ar e i ndi cat ed i n appr oved pr ocedur es, such as f or mat er i al s l ess t han 1/ 2 i nch t hi ck, f or mat er i al s wi t h sound vel oci t i es gr eat er t han i n st eel , when t he wel dment s ar e not r eadi l y accessi bl e, or when exi st i ng backi ng r i ngs or backi ng st r i ps ar e not r emoved. For i nspect i on of wel dment s cont ai ni ng backi ng r i ngs or backi ng st r i ps, adj ust t he i nst r ument and sel ect t he r ef r act ed angl es i n a way t o separ at e t he wel dment and t he backi ng r i ng r ef l ect i ons. Est abl i sh t he sear ch uni t angl e and t he r esul t i ng shear wave

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2. 1. 2. 2 Longi t udi nal Waves

When condi t i ons pr ohi bi t t he use of shear waves, l ongi t udi nal waves may be used. Speci f i cal l y devel op t he pr ocedur e t o sui t t he appl i cat i on and at t ai n t he pr i or appr oval of t he Cont r act i ng Of f i cer .

2. 1. 3 Changes i n Pr ocedur e

Shoul d appl i cat i on of an appr oved pr ocedur e not pr ovi de f or good r esol ut i on or adequat e ul t r asoni c penet r at i on i n t he i t ems t o be i nspect ed ( see par agr aph EQUI PMENT QUALI FI CATI ONS) , make changes i n pr ocedur e or equi pment such as f r equency, pul se r epet i t i on r at e, angl e of sear ch uni t , coupl ant , or osci l l oscope. Demonst r at e adequacy of t he new pr ocedur e t o t he Cont r act i ng Of f i cer . The Gover nment r eser ves t he r i ght t o r equi r e a change i n t est equi pment dur i ng t hese t est s i f any of t he f ol l owi ng t est syst em char act er i st i cs f al l bel ow t he l evel s l i s t ed i n par agr aph EQUI PMENT QUALI FI CATI ONS: sensi t i v i t y , ampl i t ude and di st ance l i near i t y, s i gnal - t o- noi se r at i o, ent r y and back sur f ace r esol ut i on and penet r at i on.

2. 1. 4 Ul t r asoni c Equi pment

Pr ovi de ul t r asoni c equi pment conf or mi ng t o t he r equi r ement s l i s t ed i n AWS D1. 1/ D1. 1M Cl ause 6, Par t F, wi t h t he f ol l owi ng except i ons:

a. The ul t r asoni c t est i nst r ument s must be abl e t o gener at e, r ecei ve, and t o pr esent pul ses i n t he f r equency r ange f r om 1 t o 10 megaher t z ( MHz) .

b. Measur e t he hor i zont al l i near i t y of t he ul t r asoni c i nst r ument i n accor dance wi t h par agr aph EQUI PMENT QUALI FI CATI ONS.

c. I n addi t i on t o t he r esol ut i on t est speci f i ed i n AWS D1. 1/ D1. 1M, Cl ause 6, Par t F, conduct bot h near - and f ar - sur f ace r esol ut i on t est s i n accor dance wi t h t he t est s speci f i ed f or t hese char act er i st i cs i n t he par agr aph EQUI PMENT QUALI FI CATI ONS.

2. 2 PERFORMANCE REQUI REMENTS

Pr oduct s i n t hi s Sect i on ar e r equi r ed t o r epor t mat er i al qual i t i es f or TPC Bui l di ng Pr oduct Di scl osur e Opt i mi zat i on cr edi t MRc4 as out l i ned i n t he LEED BDC Ref Gui de. Pr oduct s t hat have ei t her r ecycl ed cont ent , ar e wi t hi n 500 r adi al mi l es of t he Pr oj ect Si t e, have r api dl y r enewabl e cont ent , or have FSC cer t i f i ed wood shal l submi t i n accor dance wi t h PART 1 SUBMI TTALS.

Not al l pr oduct s i n t hi s Sect i on ar e r equi r ed t o have t hi s t ype of cont ent .

PART 3 EXECUTI ON

3. 1 PREPARATI ON OF MATERI ALS FOR I NSPECTI ON

Sur f aces must be f r ee of t he f ol l owi ng:

3. 1. 1 Wel d Spat t er

Spat t er i ng or any r oughness t hat i nt er f er es wi t h f r ee movement of t he sear ch uni t or i mpai r s t r ansmi ssi on of t he ul t r asoni c v i br at i ons.

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3. 1. 2 Irregularities

Those whi ch coul d mask or be conf used wi t h def ect i ndi cat i ons.

3. 1. 3 Wel d Backi ng St r i ps

Remove st r i ps t hat ar e not t o r emai n i n pl ace and el i mi nat e al l shar p edges and val l eys by gr i ndi ng or ot her mechani cal means.

3. 1. 4 Dirt

Remove al l l oose scal e, r ust , pai nt , and di r t f r om t he coupl i ng sur f ace.

3. 2 EQUI PMENT CALI BRATI ON

Cal i br at e equi pment i n accor dance wi t h AWS D1. 1/ D1. 1M, Cl ause 6, Par t F.

3. 3 I NSPECTI ON PROCEDURE

I nspect wel ds i n accor dance wi t h AWS D1. 1/ D1. 1M, Cl ause 6, Par t F.

3. 4 ACCEPTANCE - REJECTI ON CRI TERI A

EI n accor dance wi t h AWS D1. 1/ D1. 1M, Cl ause 6, Par t F.

3. 4. 1 I nspect i on Test Repor t s

Submi t t est r epor t s cont ai ni ng t he f ol l owi ng i nf or mat i on:

3. 4. 1. 1 I dent i f i cat i on and Locat i on of I nspect ed I t em

Name and pl ace of t he i nspect ed i t em, t he per son per f or mi ng t he i nspect i on, and t he dat e of i nspect i on.

3. 4. 1. 2 Det ai l of I nspect i ons

Det ai l s of met hods, t ypes of waves used, sear ch uni t s, f r equenci es, i nspect i on equi pment i dent i f i cat i on, and cal i br at i on dat a wi t h enough i nf or mat i on t o per mi t dupl i cat i on of t he i nspect i on at a l at er dat e.

3. 4. 1. 3 I dent i f i cat i on of Unaccept abl e Ar eas

Locat i ons, di mensi ons, t ypes, and ar ea of unaccept abl e def ect s and di scont i nui t i es gi v i ng r ef l ect i ons over 50 per cent of t he r ej ect / r epai r l i ne. These may be not ed on a sket ch or mar ked- up dr awi ng.

3. 4. 1. 4 Recor d of Repai r Ar eas

A r ecor d of r epai r ed ar eas must be f ur ni shed as wel l as t est r esul t s f or t he r epai r ed ar eas.

3. 4. 2 I nspect i on of Repai r s

Al l r epai r s under go t he same i nspect i on pr ocedur e t hat or i gi nal l y r eveal ed t he di scont i nui t i es. Bef or e accept ance, t he wel ds must meet t he st andar ds r equi r ed f or t he or i gi nal wel d.

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DI VI SI ON 05 - METALS

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STRUCTURAL WELDI NG

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PART 1 GENERAL

1. 1 REFERENCES

1. 2 SUBMI TTALS

1. 3 QUALI TY ASSURANCE

1. 3. 1 Gener al Requi r ement s

1. 3. 2 Pr evi ous Qual i f i cat i ons

1. 3. 3 Pr e- qual i f i ed Pr ocedur es

1. 3. 4 Ret est s

1. 3. 5 Wel der , Wel di ng Oper at or , and Tacker Qual i f i cat i on

1. 3. 5. 1 Pr evi ous Per sonnel Qual i f i cat i ons

1. 3. 5. 2 Cer t i f i cat es

1. 3. 5. 3 Renewal of Qual i f i cat i on

1. 3. 6 I nspect or Qual i f i cat i on

1. 3. 7 Symbol s and Saf et y

PART 2 PRODUCTS

2. 1 SYSTEM DESCRI PTI ON

2. 1. 1 Pr e- er ect i on Conf er ence

2. 2 PERFORMANCE REQUI REMENTS

2. 3 WELDI NG EQUI PMENT AND MATERI ALS

PART 3 EXECUTI ON

3. 1 WELDI NG OPERATI ONS

3. 1. 1 Requi r ement s

3. 1. 2 I dent i f i cat i on

3. 2 QUALI TY CONTROL

3. 3 STANDARDS OF ACCEPTANCE

3. 3. 1 Nondest r uct i ve Test i ng

3. 3. 2 Dest r uct i ve Test s

3. 4 GOVERNMENT I NSPECTI ON AND TESTI NG

3. 5 CORRECTI ONS AND REPAI RS

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STRUCTURAL WELDI NG

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PART 1 GENERAL

1. 1 REFERENCES

The publ i cat i ons l i s t ed bel ow f or m a par t of t hi s speci f i cat i on t o t he ext ent r ef er enced. The publ i cat i ons ar e r ef er r ed t o wi t hi n t he t ext by t he basi c desi gnat i on onl y.

AMERI CAN I NSTI TUTE OF STEEL CONSTRUCTI ON ( AI SC)

AI SC 360 ( 2016) Speci f i cat i on f or St r uct ur al St eel Buildings

AMERI CAN SOCI ETY FOR NONDESTRUCTI VE TESTI NG ( ASNT)

ANSI / ASNT CP- 189 ( 2016) ASNT St andar d f or Qual i f i cat i on and Cer t i f i cat i on of Nondest r uct i ve Test i ng Per sonnel ( ANSI / ASNT CP- 105- 2006)

AMERI CAN WELDI NG SOCI ETY ( AWS)

AWS A2. 4 ( 2012) St andar d Symbol s f or Wel di ng, Br azi ng and Nondest r uct i ve Exami nat i on

AWS D1. 1/ D1. 1M ( 2015; Er r at a 1 2015; Er r at a 2 2016) St r uct ur al Wel di ng Code - St eel

AWS D1. 3/ D1. 3M ( 2018) St r uct ur al Wel di ng Code - Sheet Steel

AWS D1. 4/ D1. 4M ( 2011) St r uct ur al Wel di ng Code - Rei nf or c i ng St eel

AWS D14. 4/ D14. 4M ( 2012) Speci f i cat i on f or Wel ded Joi nt s f or Machi ner y and Equi pment

AWS Z49. 1 ( 2012) Saf et y i n Wel di ng and Cut t i ng and Al l i ed Pr ocesses

ASTM I NTERNATI ONAL ( ASTM)

ASTM E165/ E165M ( 2012) St andar d Pr act i ce f or Li qui d Penet r ant Exami nat i on f or Gener al I ndust r y

ASTM E709 ( 2015) St andar d Gui de f or Magnet i c Par t i c l e Exami nat i on

U. S. GREEN BUI LDI NG COUNCI L ( USGBC)

LEED BDC Ref Gui de ( 2013) USGBC LEED Ref er ence Gui de f or Bui l di ng Desi gn and Const r uct i on, v4

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1. 2 SUBMITTALS

Gover nment appr oval i s r equi r ed f or submi t t al s wi t h a " G" desi gnat i on;

submi t t al s not havi ng a " G" desi gnat i on ar e f or Cont r act or Qual i t y Cont r ol appr oval . Ar chi t ect / Engi neer appr oval i s r equi r ed f or submi t t al s mar ked wi t h an " AE" desi gnat i on. Submi t t al s wi t h an " S" ar e f or i ncl usi on i n t he Sust ai nabi l i t y eNot ebook, i n conf or mance t o Sect i on 01 33 29 SUSTAI NABI LI TY REPORTI NG. Submi t t he f ol l owi ng i n accor dance wi t h Sect i on 01 33 00

SUBMI TTAL PROCEDURES:

SD- 01 Pr econst r uct i on Submi t t al s

Wel di ng Qual i t y Assur ance Pl an

SD- 03 Pr oduct Dat a

Wel di ng Pr ocedur e Qual i f i cat i ons; G, AE Wel der , Wel di ng Oper at or , and Tacker Qual i f i cat i on I nspect or Qual i f i cat i on Pr evi ous Qual i f i cat i ons Pr e- Qual i f i ed Pr ocedur es Wel di ng El ect r odes and Rods

SD- 06 Test Repor t s

Nondest r uct i ve Test i ng

SD- 07 Cer t i f i cat es

Cer t i f i ed Wel di ng Pr ocedur e Speci f i cat i ons ( WPS) Cer t i f i ed Br azi ng Pr ocedur e Speci f i cat i ons ( BPS) Cer t i f i ed Pr ocedur e Qual i f i cat i on Recor ds ( PQR) Cer t i f i ed Wel der Per f or mance Qual i f i cat i ons ( WPQ) Cer t i f i ed Br azer Per f or mance Qual i f i cat i ons ( BPQ)

1. 3 QUALI TY ASSURANCE

Except f or pr e- qual i f i ed ( i n accor dance wi t h AWS D1. 1/ D1. 1M) and pr evi ousl y qual i f i ed pr ocedur es, each Cont r act or per f or mi ng wel di ng must r ecor d i n det ai l and qual i f y t he wel di ng pr ocedur e speci f i cat i on f or any wel di ng pr ocedur e f ol l owed i n t he f abr i cat i on of wel dment s. Conf or m welding pr ocedur e qual i f i cat i ons t o AWS D1. 1/ D1. 1M and t o t he speci f i cat i ons i n t hi s sect i on. Submi t f or appr oval copi es of t he wel di ng pr ocedur e speci f i cat i on and t he r esul t s of t he pr ocedur e qual i f i cat i on t est r ecor ds f or each t ype of wel di ng whi ch r equi r es pr ocedur e qual i f i cat i on and t he wel der , wel di ng oper at or , or t acker qual i f i cat i on t est r ecor ds. . Appr oval of any pr ocedur e, however , does not r el i eve t he Cont r act or of t he sol e r esponsi bi l i t y f or pr oduci ng a f i ni shed st r uct ur e meet i ng al l t he speci f i ed r equi r ement s. Submi t t hi s i nf or mat i on on t he f or ms i n Annex M of AWS D1. 1/ D1. 1M. I ndi v i dual l y i dent i f y and cl ear l y r ef er ence on t he det ai l dr awi ngs and er ect i on dr awi ngs al l wel di ng pr ocedur e speci f i cat i ons, or sui t abl y key t hem t o t he cont r act dr awi ngs. I n case of conf l i c t bet ween t hi s speci f i cat i on and AWS D1. 1/ D1. 1M, t hi s speci f i cat i on gover ns.

1. 3. 1 Gener al Requi r ement s

Fabr i cat e wor k i n an AI SC Cer t i f i ed Fabr i cat i on Pl ant , Cat egor y St d. Wor k must be er ect ed by an AI SC Cer t i f i ed Er ect or , Cat egor y ASCE.

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a. For St r uct ur al Pr oj ect s, pr ovi de document at i on of t he f ol l owi ng:

( 1) Component Thi ckness 1/ 8 i nch and gr eat er : Qual i f i cat i on document s ( WPS, PQR, and WPQ) i n accor dance wi t h AWS D1. 1/ D1. 1M.

( 2) Component Thi ckness Less t han 1/ 8 i nch: Qual i f i cat i on document s ( WPS, PQR, and WPQ) i n accor dance wi t h AWS D1. 3/ D1. 3M.

( 3) Rei nf or c i ng St eel : Qual i f i cat i on document s ( WPS, PWR, and WPQ) i n accor dance wi t h AWS D1. 4/ D1. 4M.

b. For ot her appl i cat i ons, pr ovi de document at i on of t he f ol l owi ng:

( 1) Submi t t wo copi es of t he Cer t i f i ed Wel di ng Pr ocedur e Speci f i cat i ons ( WPS) , Cer t i f i ed Br azi ng Pr ocedur e Speci f i cat i ons (BPS) and Cer t i f i ed Pr ocedur e Qual i f i cat i on Recor ds ( PQR) t o t he Cont r act i ng Of f i cer f or appr oval .

( 2) Submi t t wo copi es of t he Cer t i f i ed Wel der Per f or mance Qual i f i cat i ons ( WPQ) and Cer t i f i ed Br azer Per f or mance Qual i f i cat i ons ( BPQ) t o t he Cont r act i ng Of f i cer f or appr oval wi t hi n f i f t een cal endar days pr i or t o any empl oyee wel di ng on t he pr oj ect mat er i al .

( 3) Machi ner y: Qual i f i cat i on document s ( WPS, PQR, and WPQ) i n accor dance wi t h AWS D14. 4/ D14. 4M.

1. 3. 2 Pr evi ous Qual i f i cat i ons

Wel di ng pr ocedur es pr evi ousl y qual i f i ed by t est may be accept ed f or t hi s cont r act wi t hout r e- qual i f i cat i on, upon r ecei pt of t he t est r esul t s , i f t he f ol l owi ng condi t i ons ar e met :

a. Test i ng was per f or med by an appr oved t est i ng l abor at or y, t echni cal consul t ant , or t he Cont r act or ' s appr oved qual i t y cont r ol or gani zat i on.

b. The qual i f i ed wel di ng pr ocedur e conf or ms t o t he r equi r ement s of t hi s speci f i cat i on and i s appl i cabl e t o wel di ng condi t i ons encount er ed under t hi s cont r act .

c. The wel der , wel di ng oper at or , and t acker qual i f i cat i on t est s conf or m t o t he r equi r ement s of t hi s speci f i cat i on and ar e appl i cabl e t o wel di ng condi t i ons encount er ed under t hi s cont r act .

1. 3. 3 Pr e- qual i f i ed Pr ocedur es

Wel di ng pr ocedur es whi ch ar e consi der ed pr e- qual i f i ed as speci f i ed i n AWS D1. 1/ D1. 1M wi l l be accept ed wi t hout f ur t her qual i f i cat i on. Submi t f or appr oval a l i s t i ng or an annot at ed dr awi ng t o i ndi cat e t he j oi nt s not pr e- qual i f i ed. Pr ocedur e qual i f i cat i on i s mandat or y f or t hese j oi nt s.

1. 3. 4 Retests

I f wel di ng pr ocedur e f ai l s t o meet t he r equi r ement s of AWS D1. 1/ D1. 1M, r evi se and r e- qual i f y t he pr ocedur e speci f i cat i on, or at t he Cont r act or ' s opt i on, wel di ng pr ocedur e may be r et est ed i n accor dance wi t h AWS D1. 1/ D1. 1M.

I f t he wel di ng pr ocedur e i s qual i f i ed t hr ough r et est i ng, submi t al l t est r esul t s, i ncl udi ng t hose of t est wel ds t hat f ai l ed t o meet t he

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1. 3. 5 Wel der , Wel di ng Oper at or , and Tacker Qual i f i cat i on

Each wel der , wel di ng oper at or , and t acker assi gned t o wor k on t hi s cont r act must be qual i f i ed i n accor dance wi t h t he appl i cabl e r equi r ement s of AWS D1. 1/ D1. 1M and as speci f i ed i n t hi s sect i on. Wel der s, wel di ng oper at or s, and t acker s who make accept abl e pr ocedur e qual i f i cat i on t est wel ds wi l l be consi der ed qual i f i ed f or t he wel di ng pr ocedur e used.

1. 3. 5. 1 Pr evi ous Per sonnel Qual i f i cat i ons

At t he di scr et i on of t he Cont r act i ng Of f i cer , wel der s, wel di ng oper at or s, and t acker s qual i f i ed by t est wi t hi n t he pr evi ous 6 mont hs may be accept ed f or t hi s cont r act wi t hout r e- qual i f i cat i on i f al l t he f ol l owi ng condi t i ons ar e met :

a. Copi es of t he wel di ng pr ocedur e speci f i cat i ons, t he pr ocedur e qual i f i cat i on t est r ecor ds, and t he wel der , wel di ng oper at or , and t acker qual i f i cat i on t est r ecor ds ar e submi t t ed and appr oved i n accor dance wi t h t he speci f i ed r equi r ement s f or det ai l dr awi ngs.

b. Test i ng was per f or med by an appr oved t est i ng l abor at or y, t echni cal consul t ant , or t he Cont r act or ' s appr oved qual i t y cont r ol or gani zat i on.

c. The pr evi ousl y qual i f i ed wel di ng pr ocedur e conf or ms t o t he r equi r ement s of t hi s speci f i cat i on and i s appl i cabl e t o wel di ng condi t i ons encount er ed under t hi s cont r act .

d. The wel der , wel di ng oper at or , and t acker qual i f i cat i on t est s conf or m t o t he r equi r ement s of t hi s speci f i cat i on and ar e appl i cabl e t o wel di ng condi t i ons encount er ed under t hi s cont r act .

1. 3. 5. 2 Certificates

Bef or e assi gni ng any wel der , wel di ng oper at or , or t acker t o wor k under t hi s cont r act , submi t t he names of t he wel der s, wel di ng oper at or s, and t acker s t o be empl oyed, and cer t i f i cat i on t hat each i ndi v i dual i s qual i f i ed as speci f i ed. St at e i n t he cer t i f i cat i on t he t ype of wel di ng and posi t i ons f or whi ch t he wel der , wel di ng oper at or , or t acker i s qual i f i ed, t he code and pr ocedur e under whi ch t he i ndi v i dual i s qual i f i ed, t he dat e qual i f i ed, and t he name of t he f i r m and per son cer t i f y i ng t he qual i f i cat i on t est s.

Keep t he cer t i f i cat i on cur r ent , on f i l e, and f ur ni sh 3 copi es.

1. 3. 5. 3 Renewal of Qual i f i cat i on

Re- qual i f i cat i on of a wel der or wel di ng oper at or i s r equi r ed under any of t he f ol l owi ng condi t i ons:

a. I t has been mor e t han 6 mont hs s i nce t he wel der or wel di ng oper at or has used t he speci f i c wel di ng pr ocess f or whi ch he i s qual i f i ed.

b. Ther e i s speci f i c r eason t o quest i on t he wel der or wel di ng oper at or ' s abi l i t y t o make wel ds t hat meet t he r equi r ement s of t hese specifications.

c. The wel der or wel di ng oper at or was qual i f i ed by an empl oyer ot her t han t hose f i r ms per f or mi ng wor k under t hi s cont r act , and a qual i f i cat i on t est has not been t aken wi t hi n t he past 12 mont hs. Submi t as evi dence

SECTI ON 05 05 23. 16 Page 5 of conf or mance al l r ecor ds showi ng per i ods of empl oyment , name of empl oyer wher e wel der , or wel di ng oper at or , was l ast empl oyed, and t he pr ocess f or whi ch qual i f i ed.

d. A t acker who passes t he qual i f i cat i on t est i s consi der ed el i gi bl e t o per f or m t ack wel di ng i ndef i ni t el y i n t he posi t i ons and wi t h t he pr ocesses f or whi ch he/ she i s qual i f i ed, unl ess t her e i s some speci f i c r eason t o quest i on t he t acker ' s abi l i t y . I n such a case, t he t acker i s r equi r ed t o pass t he pr escr i bed t ack wel di ng t est .

1. 3. 6 I nspect or Qual i f i cat i on

Submi t i nspect or qual i f i cat i ons t hat ar e i n accor dance wi t h AWS D1. 1/ D1. 1M.

Qual i f y al l nondest r uct i ve t est i ng per sonnel i n accor dance wi t h t he r equi r ement s of ANSI / ASNT CP- 189 f or Level s I or I I i n t he appl i cabl e nondest r uct i ve t est i ng met hod. The i nspect or may be suppor t ed by assi st ant wel di ng i nspect or s who ar e not qual i f i ed t o AWS D1. 1/ D1. 1M, and assi st ant i nspect or s may per f or m speci f i c i nspect i on f unct i ons under t he super vi s i on of t he qual i f i ed i nspect or , as al l owed by AWS D1. 1/ D1. 1M.

1. 3. 7 Symbol s and Saf et y

Use symbol s i n accor dance wi t h AWS A2. 4, unl ess ot her wi se i ndi cat ed.

Fol l ow saf e wel di ng pr act i ces and saf et y pr ecaut i ons dur i ng wel di ng i n conf or mance wi t h AWS Z49. 1.

PART 2 PRODUCTS

2. 1 SYSTEM DESCRI PTI ON

Conf or m t he desi gn of wel ded connect i ons t o AI SC 360, unl ess ot her wi se i ndi cat ed or speci f i ed. Mat er i al wi t h wel ds wi l l not be accept ed unl ess t he wel di ng i s speci f i ed or i ndi cat ed on t he dr awi ngs or ot her wi se appr oved. Per f or m wel di ng as speci f i ed i n t hi s sect i on, except wher e addi t i onal r equi r ement s ar e shown on t he dr awi ngs or ar e speci f i ed i n ot her sect i ons. Do not commence wel di ng unt i l wel di ng pr ocedur es, i nspect or s, nondest r uct i ve t est i ng per sonnel , wel der s, wel di ng oper at or s, and t acker s have been qual i f i ed and t he submi t t al s appr oved by t he Cont r act i ng Of f i cer . Per f or m al l t est i ng at or near t he wor k s i t e. Mai nt ai n r ecor ds of t he t est r esul t s obt ai ned i n wel di ng pr ocedur e, wel der , wel di ng oper at or , and t acker per f or mance qual i f i cat i ons.

2. 1. 1 Pr e- er ect i on Conf er ence

Hol d a pr e- er ect i on conf er ence pr i or t o t he st ar t of t he f i el d wel di ng, t o br i ng al l af f ect ed par t i es t oget her and t o gai n a nat ur al l y c l ear under st andi ng of t he pr oj ect and t he Wel di ng Pr ocedur e Speci f i cat i ons ( WPS) ( submi t t ed f or al l wel di ng, i ncl udi ng wel di ng done usi ng pr e- qual i f i ed pr ocedur es) . Mandat or y at t endance i s r equi r ed by al l Cont r act or ' s wel di ng pr oduct i on and i nspect i on per sonnel and appr opr i at e Gover nment per sonnel .

I ncl ude as i t ems f or di scussi on: r esponsi bi l i t i es of var i ous par t i es;

wel di ng pr ocedur es and pr ocesses t o be f ol l owed; wel di ng sequence ( bot h wi t hi n a j oi nt and j oi nt sequence wi t hi n t he bui l di ng) ; i nspect i on r equi r ement s and pr ocedur es, bot h v i sual and nondest r uct i ve t est i ng;

wel di ng schedul e; and ot her i t ems deemed necessar y by t he at t endees.

2. 2 PERFORMANCE REQUI REMENTS

Pr oduct s i n t hi s Sect i on ar e r equi r ed t o r epor t mat er i al qual i t i es f or TPC

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Bui l di ng Pr oduct Di scl osur e Opt i mi zat i on cr edi t MRc4 as out l i ned i n t he LEED BDC Ref Gui de. Pr oduct s t hat have ei t her r ecycl ed cont ent , ar e wi t hi n 500 r adi al mi l es of t he Pr oj ect Si t e, have r api dl y r enewabl e cont ent , or have FSC cer t i f i ed wood shal l submi t i n accor dance wi t h PART 1 SUBMI TTALS.

Not al l pr oduct s i n t hi s Sect i on ar e r equi r ed t o have t hi s t ype of cont ent .

2. 3 WELDI NG EQUI PMENT AND MATERI ALS

Pr ovi de al l wel di ng equi pment , wel di ng el ect r odes and r ods, wel di ng wi r e, and f l uxes capabl e of pr oduci ng sat i sf act or y wel ds when used by a qual i f i ed wel der or wel di ng oper at or per f or mi ng qual i f i ed wel di ng pr ocedur es.

Pr ovi de wel di ng equi pment and mat er i al s t hat compl y wi t h t he appl i cabl e r equi r ement s of AWS D1. 1/ D1. 1M. Submi t pr oduct dat a on wel di ng el ect r odes and r ods.

PART 3 EXECUTI ON

3. 1 WELDI NG OPERATI ONS

3. 1. 1 Requirements

Conf or m wor kmanshi p and t echni ques f or wel ded const r uct i on t o t he r equi r ement s of AWS D1. 1/ D1. 1M and AI SC 360. When AWS D1. 1/ D1. 1M and t he AI SC 360 speci f i cat i on conf l i c t , t he r equi r ement s of AWS D1. 1/ D1. 1M gover n.

3. 1. 2 Identification

I dent i f y al l wel ds i n one of t he f ol l owi ng ways:

a. Submi t wr i t t en r ecor ds t o i ndi cat e t he l ocat i on of wel ds made by each wel der , wel di ng oper at or , or t acker .

b. I dent i f y al l wor k per f or med by each wel der , wel di ng oper at or , or t acker wi t h an assi gned number , l…