SPECIFICATIONS

For:
FABRICATION AND ERECTION OF
STRUCTURAL STEEL

Prepared For:

CertainTeed Corporation

Submitted By:

Javan & Walter, Inc.

Fort Washington, Pa

Prepared By:

Subir Mukherjee, P.E.

Reviewed By:

Herbert Volk, P.E.

J&W Project No. 01-50274#4

November 11, 1996

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 CERTAINTEED CORPORATION

SPECIFICATIONS FOR

FABRICATION AND ERECTION OF STRUCTURAL STEEL

CERTAINTEED CORPORATION

THIS SPECIFICATION IS OUR PROPERTY AND ALL OF THE INFORMATION

CONTAINED HEREIN IS TO BE KEPT CONFIDENTIAL BY THE RECIPIENT AND
NOT TO BE USED OR DISCLOSED TO ANY OTHER PERSON, FIRM OR
CORPORATION WITHOUT OUR EXPRESSED CONSENT; AND THIS
SPECIFICATION SHALL NOT BE USED, DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY, EXCEPT
IN CONNECTION WITH OUR WORK. ALL RIGHTS OF DESIGN OR INVENTION
ARE RESERVED.

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 SPECIFICATIONS FOR FABRICATION AND ERECTION
OF STRUCTURAL STEEL

TABLE OF CONTENTS

SECTION PAGE

I. GENERAL 5

A. SCOPE 5

B. CODES SPECIFICATIONS AND STANDARDS 5

C. DEVIATIONS 5

II. MATERIALS 6

III. SHOP DRAWINGS 7

IV. DESIGN 7

A. GENERAL 7

B. CONNECTIONS 7

C. BASEPLATES 8

V. FABRICATION 8

A. GENERAL 8

B. WELDING 9

C. BOLTING 9

D. PROTECTIVE SHOP COATING 9

VI. ERECTION 9

SECTION PAGE

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VII. INSPECTION 10

A. GENERAL 10

B. SCOPE 10

VIII. RECORDS - MARKING AND SHIPPING - REJECTION 11

A. RECORDS 11

B. MARKING AND SHIPPING 11

C. REJECTION 12

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 SPECIFICATIONS FOR FABRICATION AND ERECTION
OF STRUCTURAL STEEL

I. GENERAL

A. Scope

1. This specification covers the shop detailing, furnishing fabrication,

shop painting, delivery and erection of structural steel including
but not limited to any and all column baseplates, columns, beams,
girders, bearing plates, bracing, floorplates, grating, handrails,
ladders, stair stringer and treads; as indicated and shown on the
design drawings.

2. Anchor bolts for column bases shall be furnished and installed by

others except as noted on the drawings.

3. The Structural Steel Contractor shall set column bases and beam
plates on steel wedges or angle screeds to elevations as indicated
on the drawings in such a manner as to permit grouting. Grouting,
unless otherwise stated on the drawings, will be by the Concrete
Contractor.

4. It is the responsibility of the Structural Steel Contractor to notify

CertainTeed’s Construction Manager of any discrepancies in
elevation or plan location of foundation piers, anchor bolts, or steel
erected by others before starting to erect the steel.

B. Codes, Specifications and Standards

1. All specifications, standards, codes, etc., referred to are the latest

edition, and, together with all addenda, revisions, and supplements
shall be considered parts of this specification.

C. Deviations

1. It is the intent of this specification to establish acceptable standards

of quality. Minor deviations in details due to manufacturer’s
standard shop process will be considered for acceptance provided
that, in the opinion of CertainTeed’s representative, the proposed
substitutions are equal in quality to those specified. All deviations
shall be called out in writing and shall be specifically indicated on
the shop drawings.
II. MATERIALS

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 A. Except as otherwise specified herein, all material shall conform to the
A.I.S.C. Specification for the Design, Fabrication and Erection of
Structural Steel for Buildings. Materials shall be new. Substitution of
materials, sizes, or shapes shall not be made without prior approval.

B. Structural steel shapes, bars and plates shall conform to ASTM A36.

C. High strength steel bolts, nuts and washers shall conform to ASTM A325
unless A490 is specifically indicated.

D. Machine bolts shall be unfinished type, conforming to ASTM A307. Plain

washers shall conform to ANSI B27.2; beveled washers shall conform to
ANSI B27.4.

E. Welding electrodes for manual shielded metal-arc welding shall conform

to E70 Series of ASTM A233.

F. Steel pipe for structural application shall conform to ASTM A53, Types E
or S, Grade B, open-hearth or basic-oxygen steel, sulfur content not to
exceed 0.50%, or API Standard SL, Grade B, electric open-hearth, or
basic-oxygen, seamless or electric welded pipe.

G. Unless otherwise indicated on the drawings, structural steel tubing shall

conform to ASTM Specification A501.

H. Steel plate flooring shall have an elongated, raised, four-way pattern with
plate thickness shown on the drawings. Plate shall conform to ASTM
A36.

I. Where steel grating is indicated, it shall be of the straight bearing and

cross bar pattern, and weldable quality commercial steel meeting the
requirements of the Metal Grating Institute. The sizes shall be as shown
on the drawings.

J. Where expanded metal grating is indicated, it shall be of weldable quality

commercial steel and conform to ASTM A-283-58T. The weight of the
expanded metal grating will be shown on the drawings.

K. Where galvanized steel is called for on the drawings, it shall be hot-

dipped, zinc-coated galvanizing used in accordance with ASTM A123.
Field connections for galvanized steel shall be made with ASTM A325
galvanized bolts.

III. SHOP DRAWINGS

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 A. The Structural Steel Fabricator shall prepare AUTOCAD, release 12 or
newer, shop drawings consisting of erection diagrams and shop details.
The drawings shall give all the necessary information for the fabrication,
shop painting, and erection of the work and shall be based on A.I.S.C.
Specifications.

B. The Structural Steel Fabricator shall submit the completed and checked
shop drawing for approval. The approval of shop drawings will be for
size and arrangement of principal and auxiliary members and strength of
connections only, and shall not relieve the fabricator of any responsibility
for errors, omissions, or the accuracy of his own dimensions. After
approval, unless otherwise directed, one reproducible tracing of each shop
and erection drawing shall be furnished for record purposes.

C. The Structural Steel Fabricator shall submit one print, one mylar and the
AUTOCAD drawing files of the completed and checked shop drawings
for approval.

D. One reproducible mylar will be furnished to the Structural Steel Fabricator

of each design drawing for his possible use as an erection drawing, if
requested.

IV. DESIGN

A. General

1. All designing and detailing by the Fabricator shall be in

accordance with the A.I.S.C. (American Institute of Steel
Construction) Specification for the Design, Fabrication, and
Erection of Structural Steel for Buildings, the American Welding
Society D1.0 Code for Welding in Building Construction, and
ASTM Specification A36.

2. All connections designed by the fabricator shall be his

responsibility and approval of shop drawings by CertainTeed shall
not relieve the fabricator of his responsibility

B. Connections

1. The Fabricator shall design and detail all parts of all connections to
support 50% of the total uniform load capacity shown in the
Allowable Uniform Load Tables, Part 2 of Manual of Steel
Construction, Allowable Stress Design, for the given beam span
and grade of steel specified. However, when loadings, reactions,
stresses, or connections are shown on the design drawings, the
Fabricator shall be governed accordingly.

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 2. Field connections shall be made by high tensile bolts and hardened
washers except as indicated on the design drawings.

3. Field connections employing high strength bolts shall be checked

for ample clearances for entering, driving and tightening the nuts,
and shall conform to the requirements to Specifications for
Structural Joints using ASTM A325 or A490 bolts, issued by the
Research Council on Riveted and Bolted Structural Joints of the
Engineering Foundation.

4. Shop connections shall be bolted with high strength bolts, or

welded at the option of the Fabricator.

5. Field connections shall be made with ASTM A307 bolts for

ladders, ladder cage hoops, removable members, removable floor
plates, purlins, girts, (girt-clips shall be high strength bolted, or
welded to columns) and pipe support members that require not
more than four bolts per connection.

C. Baseplates

1. Column base plates shall be flat, free from warps and twists, to
insure full column bearings. Column baseplates shall be milled on
the column bearing side in accordance with the A.I.S.C. Code and
as noted on design drawings. Press straightened slabs are
acceptable, provided they comply otherwise with the
specifications. However, when such slabs spring from the flat
after the pressing operation, they shall be milled regardless of
thickness to insure full bearing.

2. Thickness of baseplates given on designs are net or finished

thickness. The Fabricator shall allow for milling where required.

V. FABRICATION

A. General

1. Except as modified herein, all fabrication shall be in accordance

with the A.I.S.C. Specifications, and Code of Standard Practice for
Steel Buildings and Bridges.

2. Structures shall be shop fabricated, so as to form assemblies of the

largest practical sizes economically suitable for transportation, and
possible to be handled and installed by the steel erector.

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 3. Ladders, ladder cages, safety gates, handrail posts, toe plates,
midrail and top rail shall be shop fabricated. Ladders and ladder
cages shall be shipped assembled, but handrailing may be shipped
knocked down for field assembly.

4. All “WF” columns shall have milled ends for full contact bearing
at splices and baseplates.

B. Welding

1. All butt welding shall be of the full penetration type, either double
welded or welded against a backing structure. Welds between
abutting members at right angles to each other shall not be
considered as butt welds.

C. Bolting

1. Bolting shall be in accordance with the A.I.S.C. Specifications.

High strength bolts shall be tightened to a bolt tension not less than
the proof load given in the ASTM Specifications for the bolt unless
specified on the drawings. Tightening shall be done with properly
calibrated wrenches or by the turn-of-nut method. Either method
will be acceptable.

D. Protective Shop Coating

1. Steel shall be painted in accordance with CertainTeed

Corporation’s Specification for Painting Work.

VI. ERECTION

A. Unless otherwise specified herein, erection of Structural Steel shall

conform with the applicable sections of the A.I.S.C. Specifications, and
Code of Standard Practice for Buildings and Bridges.

B. Erection shall include the setting of all columns and bases, and erection of
all structural steel as called for on the design drawings including the
furnishing of erection bolts, but shall not include the setting of loose-
lintels.

C. For field welded work, steel electrodes shall be furnished by steel erector.

D. The steel erector shall use power tools and not hand tools for erecting the
steel wherever possible. Bolt impact wrenches shall include all
appropriate extension bars and universal joint attachments to the impact
wrenches.

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 E. It is the responsibility of the steel erector to off load the steel. It is also
the erectors responsibility to store the steel in the assigned location at the
plant as determined by CertainTeed’s Construction Manager if it is not
immediately erected.

F. It is the responsibility of the steel erector to supply a crane and/or other

equipment to expedite the erection of the steel materials.

G. During erection, all necessary guying and bracing shall be provided and
maintained in accordance with the A.I.S.C. Code.

H. Unless otherwise specified, all shop and field welding shall be in

accordance with the requirements of American Welding Society (AWS)
Publication D1.1, Structural Welding Code.

VII. INSPECTION

A. General

1. CertainTeed reserves the right to make shop and field inspections

and tests during the life of the contract.

2. Errors or faults discovered in the work shall be corrected by the

contractor at his expense.

B. Scope

1. Shop and field inspection may include any or all of the following:

a) Verification of dimensional accuracy of steel and

conformity with drawings.
b) Verification of grade and condition of steel
c) Verification of certification of welders and welding
operations, and welding procedure operation.
d) Visual inspection of original and repair welds.
e) Verification of shop paint type, application and thickness.
f) Examination of materials delivered to site for evidence of
damage or weathering.
g) Daily calibration of contractors erection tools and
equipment.
h) Spot check of high strength bolts with calibrated wrench.
i) Verification of bearing and levelness of base plates and
plumbness and alignment of steel.

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 A. Records

1. The following records, fully identified with respect to the

applicable part, shall be kept available for examination by the
Engineer or his representative.

a) Mill test reports or certificates of all primary strength

materials.

b) Welding procedures specifications and their qualification

test results.

c) Welding operators’ qualification test results.

B. Marking and Shipping

1. All structural steel shall be prominently paint marked for

identification in assembly with piece marks applied right side up
on the end corresponding to the left end of the members shown in
horizontal or inclined position, and at the lower end for members
that are shown in a vertical position. The markings shall be placed
in protected areas, such as the web of beams, to avoid their
obliteration.

2. All bolting, nuts, and washers shall be shipped prior to or with the
first lot of structural steel. Baseplates shall be shipped with the
steel requiring their use.

3. All material shall be properly protected and so loaded as to prevent

damage in transit. Bolts, nuts, washers, etc. shall be packed in
boxes or kegs. Beveled edges prepared for field welding shall be
protected. Loose clips and other small structure parts shall be
either boxed or wired together and to larger parts.

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 C. Rejection

1. All work or parts thereof and materials entering therein, indicating

irremediable or injurious defects, improper fabrication, excessive
repairs, or that it is not in accordance with the requirements of this
specification shall be subject to rejection. Such items shall be
subject to rejection if such conditions are discovered after
acceptance of the items at the fabricator’s works.

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