Solving Structural Engineering Challenges
AS/NZS 5131 Fabrication and Erection of Structural Steelwork was published in late 2016. Okay, so it’s not new, but experience suggests many people in the construction industry learned of its existence, then forgot about it, and are still yet to pick up this code. Some don’t know of its existence…
My previous blog on welds got some interest as well as some queries, so today I’m following up on the issue of fillet weld size, leg length, and measurement. My source is an article published in the Oct 2017 issue of the Canadian Welding Association Welding Journal. I apologise in…
A recent question landed in my inbox from a regular client. Kyle wondered if we take much notice of weld sizes, or leave it to the fabricator, since in our markups we don’t often mention weld details. Quick answer – we leave nothing to chance! We use standards to minimise…