TECHNICAL SPECIFICATION

SHOP FABRICATED STRUCTURAL STEEL

WITH HIGH STRENGTH BOLTED FIELD
CONNECTIONS S15-1F-US-ON-M&U

DATE: 01 MAY 2010 ENGINEERING SERVICES BY KBR TECHNICAL SERVICES, INC. PAGE 1 OF 5
Spec. Number Suffixes: US=based on US Codes and Standards, ON=applicable for onshore projects, M&U=units used:
M=SI metric and U=US Customary Units.

THIS DOCUMENT CONTAINS TECHNICAL INFORMATION THAT IS SUBJECT TO U.S. AND ANY OTHER APPLICABLE EXPORT CONTROL REGULATIONS. IT
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TABLE OF CONTENTS

Section Title Page No.

1. GENERAL ......................................................................................................................................1
1.1 Scope .............................................................................................................................................1
1.2 Statutory Requirements ..................................................................................................................1
1.3 KBR Documents, Codes, and Industry Standards .........................................................................1
2. DESIGN ..........................................................................................................................................2
2.1 General ...........................................................................................................................................2
2.2 Connections ....................................................................................................................................3
2.3 Bracing............................................................................................................................................3
2.4 Bolting .............................................................................................................................................3
3. MATERIALS ...................................................................................................................................4
3.1 General ...........................................................................................................................................4
3.2 Structural Steel ...............................................................................................................................4
3.3 Bolting .............................................................................................................................................4
4. FABRICATION ...............................................................................................................................4
4.1 General ...........................................................................................................................................4
4.2 Welding ...........................................................................................................................................5
4.3 Welding Electrode and Filler Metal Limitations...............................................................................5
4.4 Surface Preparation and Shop Coatings ........................................................................................5

1. GENERAL

1.1 Scope

1.1.1 This Specification covers the requirements for shop fabricated structural steel including various field
connected high strength bolted structures or component parts.

1.1.2 All materials, design, and fabrication, including any examination and testing shall be in accordance
with the requirements and limitations of the AISC "Manual of Steel Construction".

1.2 Statutory Requirements

The Purchaser and Supplier shall mutually determine the measures that must be taken to comply with all
applicable governmental codes, regulations, ordinances and rules which shall be applied as the first
precedence.

1.3 KBR Documents, Codes, and Industry Standards

The following documents are referenced herein and form part of the Order. Additional KBR documents,
when applicable, will be listed on the Requisition. The issue dates of KBR documents shall be as specified
in the Requisition. Current editions of the industry standards including all mandatory addenda in effect at the
time of the order shall apply unless otherwise indicated.

KBR DOCUMENTS
S15-1PS, "Purchasing Requirements for Shop Fabricated Structural Steel with High Strength Bolted Field
Connections"
V42-6TS, "Galvanizing and Coating Requirements for Structural Steel and Anchor Bolts"

CONFIDENTIALITY NOTICE: This document contains information that is proprietary to Kellogg Brown & Root, LLC. (KBR) and is to be
held in confidence. This document and the information contained herein shall not be copied or used for other than the purposes for which it
is or has been provided or disclosed in any form or medium to third parties, except as expressly permitted by KBR.
 TECHNICAL SPECIFICATION
SHOP FABRICATED STRUCTURAL STEEL
WITH HIGH STRENGTH BOLTED FIELD
CONNECTIONS S15-1F-US-ON-M&U

DATE: 01 MAY 2010 ENGINEERING SERVICES BY KBR TECHNICAL SERVICES, INC. PAGE 2 OF 5
Spec. Number Suffixes: US=based on US Codes and Standards, ON=applicable for onshore projects, M&U=units used:
M=SI metric and U=US Customary Units.

AMERICAN SOCIETY FOR TESTING AND MATERIALS (ASTM)

ASTM A6/A6M, "General Requirements for Rolled Structural Steel Bars, Plates, Shapes, and Sheet
Piling"
ASTM A36/A36M, "Carbon Structural Steel"
ASTM A53/A53M, "Pipe, Steel, Black, and Hot-Dipped, Zinc-Coated, Welded and Seamless"
ASTM A307, "Carbon Steel Bolts and Studs, 60 000 psi Tensile Strength"
ASTM A325/A325M, "Structural Bolts, Steel, Heat Treated, 120/105 ksi Minimum Tensile Strength"
ASTM A490/A490M, "Heat-Treated Steel Structural Bolts, 150 ksi Minimum Tensile Strength"
ASTM A500/A500M, “Cold-Formed Welded and Seamless Carbon Steel Structural Tubing in Rounds and
Shapes”
ASTM A501, “Hot-Formed Welded and Seamless Carbon Steel Structural Tubing”
ASTM A992/A992M, "Structural Steel Shapes"
ASTM A1011/A1011M, "Steel, Sheet and Strip, Hot-Rolled, Carbon, Structural, High-Strength Low-Alloy and
High-Strength Low-Alloy with Improved Formability"

AMERICAN INSTITUTE OF STEEL CONSTRUCTION (AISC)

AISC, "Manual of Steel Construction"

AMERICAN WELDING SOCIETY (AWS)

AWS A2.4, "Standard Symbols for Welding, Brazing, and Nondestructive Examination"
AWS A5.1/A5.1M, "Carbon Steel Electrodes for Shielded Metal Arc Welding"
AWS A5.5/A5.5M, "Low Alloy Steel Electrodes for Shielded Metal Arc Welding"
AWS A5.17/A5.17M, "Carbon Steel Electrodes and Fluxes for Submerged-Arc Welding"
AWS A5.18/A5.18M, "Carbon Steel Electrodes and Rods for Gas Shielded Arc Welding"
AWS A5.20/A5.20M, "Carbon Steel Electrodes for Flux Cored Arc Welding"
AWS D1.1/D1.1M, "Structural Welding Code - Steel"

2. DESIGN

2.1 General

2.1.1 All designing and detailing by the fabricator shall be in accordance with the AISC "Manual of Steel
Construction”.

2.1.2 The symbols used for designating welds shall be in accordance with AWS A2.4.

2.1.3 The elevations shown on design drawings or tabulations are to the top of the steel or the bottom of the
flooring unless otherwise specified.

2.1.4 Except as modified by drawings, connections shall be designed and detailed as follows:

a. Shop connections shall be welded. Bolts may be used for shop connections only where welding is
impractical. Any deviation from the standard connections shall be approved by the Engineer of record.

b. Field connections shall be bolted.

c. Bevel washers shall be furnished for structural and high strength bolted connections to sloping flanges,
and when required for flanges for diagonal tie rod bracing connections.

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SHOP FABRICATED STRUCTURAL STEEL
WITH HIGH STRENGTH BOLTED FIELD
CONNECTIONS S15-1F-US-ON-M&U

DATE: 01 MAY 2010 ENGINEERING SERVICES BY KBR TECHNICAL SERVICES, INC. PAGE 3 OF 5
Spec. Number Suffixes: US=based on US Codes and Standards, ON=applicable for onshore projects, M&U=units used:
M=SI metric and U=US Customary Units.

2.2 Connections

2.2.1 The fabricator shall design and detail all parts of all connections not detailed on the Purchaser's design
drawings and Technical Standards. The Purchaser's design drawings will indicate the design loads to be
used by the fabricator for the design and detailing of connections except as indicated below.

a. Unless otherwise indicated on the Purchaser's design drawing, all beam connections shall be designed
as double angle beam connections. These connections shall be designed to sustain half the maximum
factored uniform load for a fully laterally supported beam.

b. Unless otherwise indicated on the Purchaser's design drawings, all connections for diagonal bracing and
connections at the ends of tension or compression members in trusses shall be designed to develop the
force due to the design load; but not less than 50% of the design tensile strength of the bracing member
or 27 kN (6 kips), whichever is greater. The design tensile strength shall be calculated using the gross
cross-sectional area of the member. Working points for designing and detailing the connections shall be
as shown on the Purchaser's design drawings.

c. High strength bolts shall be tightened in accordance with AISC "Specification for Structural Joints Using
ASTM A325 or A490 Bolts," Section 8.2.1.

2.2.2 Bolted connections for ladders, handrail posts, stair treads and stringers, purlins, and girts shall be
made with structural bolts. All other bolted connections shall be made with high strength bolts.

2.2.3 High strength bolted connections shall be designed as bearing-type connections with threads included
in the shear plane.

2.2.4 The connections shall be detailed to minimize blockouts in shop applied fireproofing.

a. Single plate connections shall be used for the floor beams of 200 mm (8 in) or less nominal depth,
unless noted otherwise on the design drawings.

b. Gusset plate for vertical or horizontal bracing members shall extend outside of the fireproofing.

c. Handrail connections to the fire proof columns shall be minimized. Posts shall be provided to support
the handrail at the face of the fire protected column.

2.3 Bracing

Suitable deductions to provide for draw shall be made in the computed lengths of all diagonal angle bracing
longer than 3 m (10 ft).

2.4 Bolting

2.4.1 Structural bolts shall be M16 (5/8 in) minimum diameter unless limited by the size of the connected
parts. Stair tread to stringer connections shall be by M16 (5/8 in) diameter structural bolts.

2.4.2 High strength bolts shall be M20 (3/4 in) minimum diameter unless otherwise specified on the design
drawings.

2.4.3 Bolt heads shall be of the heavy semi-finished hexagon series.

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 TECHNICAL SPECIFICATION
SHOP FABRICATED STRUCTURAL STEEL
WITH HIGH STRENGTH BOLTED FIELD
CONNECTIONS S15-1F-US-ON-M&U

DATE: 01 MAY 2010 ENGINEERING SERVICES BY KBR TECHNICAL SERVICES, INC. PAGE 4 OF 5
Spec. Number Suffixes: US=based on US Codes and Standards, ON=applicable for onshore projects, M&U=units used:
M=SI metric and U=US Customary Units.

3. MATERIALS

3.1 General

3.1.1 Except as otherwise specified herein or on the design drawings, all materials shall be new and
conform to AISC specifications.

3.1.2 Material subject to welding shall be of weldable quality.

3.1.3 No substitution of materials, sizes, or shapes shall be made without the prior written approval of the
Purchaser.

3.2 Structural Steel

3.2.1 Structural steel wide-flange shapes, including WT’s, shall conform to ASTM A992/A992M, Grade 50
and its general requirements specification ASTM A6/A6M, or other equivalent or superior quality steel. All
other structural shapes, plates, and bars shall be in accordance with ASTM A36/A36M, unless specified
otherwise on the design drawings.

3.2.2 Steel pipe for structural applications shall conform to ASTM A53/A53M, Type E or S, Grade B, open
hearth or basic oxygen steel.

3.2.3 Structural tubing for structural applications shall conform to ASTM A501 or ASTM A500/A500M
Grade B.

3.2.4 Unless otherwise shown on the design drawings, flooring shall be open type steel grating having
25 mm x 5 mm (1 in deep x 3/16 in thick) bearing bars with non-skid cross bars, pressure welded in a
rectangular pattern and shall conform to ASTM A1011/A1011M.

3.3 Bolting

3.3.1 Structural bolts and nuts shall conform to ASTM A307 Grade A heavy hex and high strength bolts shall
conform to ASTM A325/A325M, Type I for service temperatures above -29oC (-20oF). For service
temperatures below -29oC (-20oF), appropriate austenitic bolting shall be specified in the Order.

3.3.2 The fabricator shall supply all bolts, nuts and washers necessary for erection purposes and permanent
field connections. The fabricator shall supply the required number of bolts, nuts, and washers for each
length and diameter plus 10% excess.

4. FABRICATION

4.1 General

4.1.1 Component groups marked "Shop Assembled Piece" (SAP) or "Modular" on the design drawings shall
be shop assembled.

4.1.2 Ladders with cages and top rails; handrailing with top rail, mid rail and posts; and platforms shall be
shop fabricated and shop assembled to the extent shown on the Purchaser's design drawings and Technical
Standards.

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held in confidence. This document and the information contained herein shall not be copied or used for other than the purposes for which it
is or has been provided or disclosed in any form or medium to third parties, except as expressly permitted by KBR.
 TECHNICAL SPECIFICATION
SHOP FABRICATED STRUCTURAL STEEL
WITH HIGH STRENGTH BOLTED FIELD
CONNECTIONS S15-1F-US-ON-M&U

DATE: 01 MAY 2010 ENGINEERING SERVICES BY KBR TECHNICAL SERVICES, INC. PAGE 5 OF 5
Spec. Number Suffixes: US=based on US Codes and Standards, ON=applicable for onshore projects, M&U=units used:
M=SI metric and U=US Customary Units.

4.1.3 All columns except angle posts shall have milled (machined) ends for full bearing at splices and base
plates.

4.2 Welding

4.2.1 All welding shall be done in accordance with AWS D1.1/D1.1M. All welding procedures submitted in
accordance with Paragraph 3.3.3 of S15-1PS shall be qualified by performing procedure qualification tests;
the AWS prequalified procedures shall not be acceptable.

4.2.2 Electroslag and electrogas welding procedures shall not be used.

4.2.3 All welding shall be done by the Shielded Metal Arc Welding (SMAW), Flux Cored Arc Welding
(FCAW), Gas Metal Arc Welding (GMAW), or Submerged Arc Welding (SAW) process.

a. For SMAW, FCAW, and GMAW, all vertical welding shall be done in the vertical up progression.

b. GMAW using the short circuiting mode of transfer shall not be used on base metal thicknesses in excess
of 10 mm (3/8 in), except for root passes.

c. For SAW, voltage sensitive (active) fluxes shall not be used for multi-pass welding.

4.2.4 The automatic welding procedure shall be qualified using the same material, process, and type of
equipment to be used for production. If the machine operator performing the production welding is not the
same operator used in qualification of the procedure, he shall be qualified separately.

4.2.5 Welding starts and stops on all passes shall be held to a minimum. When starts and stops are
unavoidable, each position shall be properly conditioned before proceeding with the adjacent welding. The
use of starting and stopping plates is recommended.

4.3 Welding Electrode and Filler Metal Limitations

4.3.1 Electrodes for manual Shielded Metal Arc Welding (SMAW), shall conform to AWS A5.1/A5.1M or
AWS A5.5/A5.5M; E70XX.

4.3.2 Filler metal for Flux Cored Arc Welding (FCAW) shall conform to AWS A5.20/A5.20M; E70T-1 through
E70T-6. E70T-G filler metal shall not be used without the written approval of the Purchaser.

4.3.3 Filler metal for Gas Metal Arc Welding (GMAW) shall conform to AWS A5.18/A5.18M; E70S-1 through
E70S-6. E70S-G filler metal shall not be used without the written approval of the Purchaser.

4.3.4 Electrode-Flux classifications for Submerged Arc Welding (SAW) shall conform to AWS
A5.17/A5.17M; F72-EXXX.

4.4 Surface Preparation and Shop Coatings

All structural steel shall be coated in accordance with V42-6TS. Any surface inaccessible to coating shall be
sealed for moisture by seal welding.

CONFIDENTIALITY NOTICE: This document contains information that is proprietary to Kellogg Brown & Root, LLC. (KBR) and is to be
held in confidence. This document and the information contained herein shall not be copied or used for other than the purposes for which it
is or has been provided or disclosed in any form or medium to third parties, except as expressly permitted by KBR.