AS/NZS 1554.1:2011 PDF Download

AS/NZS 1554.1:2011 is a standard that provides requirements for the welding of steel structures. It covers various welding processes such as manual metal-arc welding, submerged arc welding, gas metal-arc welding, gas tungsten-arc welding, flux-cored arc welding, electroslag welding, and electrogas welding. The standard is applicable to steel structures made up of steel plate, sheet or sections, as well as hollow sections and built-up sections, castings, and forgings.

The standard is specifically limited to the welding of steel parent material with a specified minimum yield strength not exceeding 500 MPa. It applies to the welding of steelwork in structures that comply with AS 3990, AS 4100, AS/NZS 4600, or NZS 3404.1. However, for welded joints in structures governed by dynamic loading conditions, the standard applies only to those welded joints that comply with the fatigue provisions of AS 3990, AS 4100, or NZS 3404.1, or equivalent fatigue provisions in other application standards.

Furthermore, the standard applies to the welding of cranes, hoists, and other dynamically loaded structures, as well as the welding of road and pedestrian bridges and other applications involving steelwork. Additional information on this standard can be found in WTIA Technical Note 11.