SAC Background Document SAC/BD-97/02

This page contains links to the various sections of SAC Background Document SAC/BD-97/02, "Protocol for Fabrication, Inspection, Testing, and Documentation of Beam-Column Connection Tests and Other Experimental Specimens." This document is being used by the testing subcontractors in the Phase 2 project to assure that the data obtained is of high quality and can be directly used in the development of revised seismic design criteria.

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From the Preface ...

To ensure that the various experimental tasks undertaken in the Phase 2 Steel Project produce consistent and comparable data, this document has been developed to guide fabricators, inspectors, and researchers through the process of constructing, instrumenting, loading, and reporting results for experimental specimens. The focus is on large-scale beam-column connection subassemblages, but many of the procedures are also applicable to smaller specimens such as mock-up weldments. This document is intended for use by investigators in the Phase 2 Steel Project and presents only test procedures and methods. It does not address issues of acceptance of test results or suitability of details utilized for a particular application.

The scope of the document covers controls on steel materials and materials testing requirements, detailed fabrication and inspection provisions for both welded and bolted joints, considerations for test set-up and instrumentation of large-scale steel beam-column connection specimens, applied displacement loading histories consistent with anticipated seismic demands on connections, and data reduction and reporting protocols. Many of the provisions are included as stand-alone appendices. Checklists for simplified fabrication and test reporting are provided. Submittal requirements are noted throughout the document.

Following are the various sections of the report in PDF format ...

Title, Preface, and Table of Contents (Preface.pdf : 20K)
Main Text (Main.pdf : 55K) - Overview of document and description of detailed requirements for test specimens, set-up, and reporting.
Appendix A, Part 1 (AppdxA1.pdf : 5K) - Introduction to Guideline Weld Procedure Specifications (WPS's)
Appendix A, Part 2 (AppdxA2.pdf : 189K) - detailed WPS's
Appendix A, Part 3 (AppdxA3.pdf : 185K) - detailed WPS's
Appendix A, Part 4 (AppdxA4.pdf : 238K) - detailed WPS's
Appendix B (AppdxB.pdf : 31K) - Guidelines for Welding Quality and Inspection
Appendix C (AppdxC.pdf : 34K) - Installation Procedures for High-Strength Bolts
Appendix D (AppdxD.pdf : 22K) - Guidelines for Tension Testing of Rolled Shapes Used in SAC Testing Program
Appendix E (AppdxE.pdf : 25K) - Loading Protocol for Stepwise Increasing Cyclic Tests
Appendix F (AppdxF.pdf : 63K) - Instrumentation and Data Acquisition Requirements
Appendix G (AppdxG.pdf : 86K) - Data Sheets and Checklists for Fabrication/Inspection and Test Documentation/Data Processing
Appendix H (AppdxH.pdf : 15K) - Requirements for Determining Steel Material Chemistries for Samples from Specimens

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