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AWS D1.1/D1.1M:2010An American National Standard
StructuralWelding Code—Steel
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AWS D1.1/D1.1M:2010An American National Standard
Approved by theAmerican National Standards Institute
March 11, 2010
Structural Welding Code—
Steel
22nd Edition
Supersedes AWS D1.1/D1.1M:2008
Prepared by theAmerican Welding Society (AWS) D1 Committee on Structural Welding
Under the Direction of theAWS Technical Activities Committee
Approved by theAWS Board of Directors
Abstract
This code covers the welding requirements for any type of welded structure made from the commonly used carbon andlow-alloy constructional steels. Clauses 1 through 8 constitute a body of rules for the regulation of welding in steelconstruction. There are nine normative and twelve informative annexes in this code. A Commentary of the code isincluded with the document.
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