National Structural Steelwork Specification for Building …

1 National Structural SteelworkSpecificationfor Building Construction5th EditionD453 NSSS 5 v2 FINAL 19/1/07 11:30 Page 1 Apart from any fair dealing for the purposes of research or private study or criticism or review, aspermitted under the Copyright Design and Patents Act 1988, this publication may not be reproduced,stored or transmitted in any form by any means without the prior permission of the publishers or inthe case of reprographic reproduction only in accordance with the terms of the licences issued bythe UK Copyright Licensing Agency, or in accordance with the terms of licences issued by theappropriate Reproduction Rights Organisation outside the concerning reproduction outside the terms stated here should be sent to the publishers,The British Constructional Steelwork Association Ltd. at the address given care has been taken to ensure, to the best of our knowledge, that all data and informationcontained herein are accurate to the extent that they relate to either matters of fact or acceptedpractice or matters of opinion at the time of publication, The British Constructional SteelworkAssociation Limited, The Steel Construction Institute, the authors and the reviewers assume noresponsibility for any errors in or misinterpretations of such data and/or information of any loss ordamage arising from or related to their supplied to members of the BCSA at a discount are not for resale by British Constructional Steelwork Association Ltd.

2 ,4, Whitehall Court, Westminster, London SW1A 2 ESTelephone: +44 (0)20 7839 8566 Fax: +44 (0)20 7976 1634E-mail: Number 203/07 First Edition March 1989 Second Edition October 1991 Third Edition July 1994 Second Impression March 1998 Fourth Edition May 2002 Fifth EditionJanuary 2007 ISBN 0 85073 052 XBritish Library Cataloguing-in-Publication DataA catalogue record for this book is available from the British Library The British Constructional Steelwork Association by: Box of NSSS 5 v2 FINAL 19/1/07 11:30 Page 2 National Structural Steelwork Specification - 5th EditionTHE BRITISH CONSTRUCTIONAL Steelwork ASSOCIATION LIMITEDThe British Constructional Steelwork Association Limited (BCSA) is the National organisation for thesteel construction industry: its Member companies undertake the design, fabrication and erection ofsteelwork for all forms of construction in Building and civil engineering.

3 Associate Members are thoseprincipal companies involved in the purchase, design or supply of components, materials, services,etc. related to the industry. Corporate Members are clients, professional offices, educationalestablishments etc., which support the development of National specifications, quality, fabricationand erection techniques, overall industry efficiency and good principal objectives of the Association are to promote the use of Structural Steelwork ; to assistspecifiers and clients; to ensure that the capabilities and activities of the industry are widelyunderstood and to provide members with professional services in technical, commercial, contractualand quality assurance matters. The Association s aim is to influence the trading environment inwhich member companies have to operate in order to improve their current list of members and a list of current publications and further membership details can beobtained from:The British Constructional Steelwork Association Limited,4 Whitehall Court, Westminster, London SW1A : +44 (0)20 7839 8566, Fax: +44 (0)20 7976 site.

4 STEEL CONSTRUCTION INSTITUTEThe Steel Construction Institute develops and promotes the effective use of steel in is an independent, membership based s research and development activities cover many aspects of steel construction including multi-storey construction, industrial buildings, light gauge steel framing systems and modular construction,development of design guidance on the use of stainless steel, fire engineering, bridge and civilengineering, offshore engineering, environmental studies, value engineering and development ofstructural analysis systems and information is open to all organisations and individuals who are involved with the use of steel inconstruction. Members include designers, contractors, suppliers, fabricators, academics, andgovernment departments in the United Kingdom, elsewhere in Europe and in countries around theworld.

5 The SCI is financed by subscriptions from its members, and by revenue from researchcontracts, consultancy services, publication sales and course benefits of corporate membership include access to an independant specialist advisory serviceand free initial copies of SCI publications as soon as they are produced. A membership Pack isavailable on request from the Membership Steel Construction Institute, Silwood Park, Ascot, Berkshire, SL5 7QN,Telephone: +44(0) 1344 623345, Fax: +44(0) 1344 622944 Email: site: NSSS 5 v2 FINAL 19/1/07 11:30 Page 34 FOREWORDThe National Structural Steelwork Specification for Building Construction is presented here in its 5thEdition; issued some four years after the last publication and seventeen years after the 1st Editionin 1989. It has continued to meet its objective of achieving greater uniformity in Steelwork contractspecifications and is recognised as a document that can be incorporated readily into contractdocumentation to specify acceptable standards for the fabrication and erection of steelworkstructures for is intended that this Specification should be invoked as part of the individual Project Specificationand thus be part of the total Building contract.

6 It is essential that the Steelwork Contractor receives,on time, all information necessary to carry out the contract. With this in mind, Section 1, which givesguidance on the items and information that should be included in the Project Specification , isarranged to make its purpose more apparent. It is recognised that if the structure is unorthodox itmay be appropriate to qualify and/or enlarge upon the provisions of this Specification ; someguidance on such matters is given in the Commentary which is available is considered that this Specification can be incorporated within the forms of contract normallyemployed in the steel construction the steel construction industry operates to the requirements of British Standards andincreasingly to European Standards adopted as British Standards, and it is appropriate that all thesestandards are now referred to as British Standards.

7 The British Constructional SteelworkAssociation Ltd and the Steel Construction Institute take a most active part in the preparation ofthese documents. Much of the information noted in this Specification is based upon that given inthese standards, but it must not be inferred that the full details of the standards are is taken of the fact that information is increasingly exchanged in electronic form and theadoption of standard forms of Steelwork connections allows the review of Structural details to procedures for weld inspection are introduced; tables for weld inspection and acceptancecriteria, suitable for most welding generally used in Steelwork Building construction, are placed in anannex to the Specification . In Section 5 note is made that the Engineer should check that anyadditional project-specific requirements for non-destructive testing of welds are defined in theProject to British Standards (issued with BS, BS EN, BS EN ISO or BS ISO references) havebeen updated throughout the vertical line on the left of the page indicates a change to the text of the 4th Edition.

8 This verticalline has not been used where only clause renumbering or editorial corrections were parties are reminded that under the Construction (Design and Management) Regulations 1994they have a duty to cooperate with others involved with construction of The Works to demonstratecompliance with Health and Safety legislation. Compliance with this Specification will make that is drawn to Section 11 which requires that Steelwork Contractors should have all thenecessary facilities, skills and effective quality management to ensure that their services andproducts conform to this Specification . It stipulates that the quality management system shall beopen to assessment by the Employer or be certified by an approved certification body for compliancewith BS EN ISO 9001: NSSS 5 v2 FINAL 19/1/07 11:30 Page 4 National Structural Steelwork Specification - 5th Edition5It is intended to continue to update this Specification at regular intervals.

9 BCSA would appreciateany observations, particularly on inaccuracies and ambiguities, or proposals on the clauses asprinted here or on any other matters which should be included in future issue of the Specification has been prepared under the guidance of a steering committeecomposed of the representatives and organisations listed below:Mr A Pillinger (Chairman)- Bourne Engineering G Andrews- Waterman Group C Bakkala- Buro HappoldMr M Banfi- ArupMr E Boland- WS Britland & Company J Brennan- Barrett Steel Buildings D Brown - Steel Construction InstituteMr G Charalambous- Corus Group Plc. (CC&I)Mr J Garner- Mott MacDonaldMr G Harding - ODPMMr E Hole- Corus Group Plc. (Tubes)Mr A Hughes- Tube Lines Ing J Krancioch- Severfield-Rowen A Mann- Jacobs BabtieDr D Moore - British Constructional Steelwork AssociationDr R Pope (Compiler)- BCSA Technical ConsultantThe steering committee acknowledge further advice provided by:Mr J French- SandbergsMr G Mathers- The Welding InstituteMr P Mould- Steel Construction Certification Scheme M Ogle- The Welding InstituteMr R Pargeter- The Welding InstituteMr A Shepherd- Richard Lees Steel Decking NSSS 5 v2 FINAL 19/1/07 11:30 Page 56 Care has been taken to obtain the views and comments of all sections of the industry includingclients, government bodies, architects, surveyors, consulting engineers, general contractors, Steelwork contractors and component suppliers.

10 The BCSA acknowledges with thanks the helpfulcontributions referred to in this SpecificationCopies of documents referred to in this Specification may be obtained from:(a) British, European, American and ISO StandardsBritish Standards Institution389 Chiswick High RoadLondon W4 4AL(b)The Construction (Design and Management Regulations) andGuidance Notes toEnvironmental Protection Act 1990 [PG6/23]Her Majesty's Stationery Office (HMSO) or its approved agents(c)Quality Schedules (CSQS Series)The Steel Construction Certification Scheme Whitehall CourtWestminsterLondon SWIA 2ES(d)New paint systems for the protection of construction steelworkCIRIAC lassic House174-180 Old StreetLondon EC1V 9BP(e) National Structural Concrete SpecificationCONSTRUCTR iverside House4 Meadows Business ParkCamberleySurrey GU17 9 ABCommentary on the National Structural Steelwork SpecificationThe Commentary on the National Structural Steelwork Specification for Building Construction isavailable on the BCSA website: NSSS 5 v2 FINAL 19/1/07 11:30 Page 6 National Structural Steelwork Specification - 5th Edition7 CONTENTSSCOPE10 DEFINITIONS11 SECTION 1 INFORMATION REQUIRED BY THE Steelwork Project Specification for Structural Steelwork .