Test Methods and Specifications
Structural Steelwork – Fabrication and Erection
- Publication no: ATS-5410-25
- Published: 22 August 2025
- Edition: 3.0
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Austroads Technical Specification ATS 5410 sets out the requirements for the construction of steelwork for bridges and gantries that:
- are designed in accordance with AS/NZS 5100.6;
- use steel complying with one or more of the material standards listed in Table 5.3; and
- use steel with a design yield stress of 690 MPa or less.
If specified in the Contract documents, it applies to other structures such as poles and roadside furniture.
ATS 5410 comprises wholly or partially the ‘construction specification’ referenced in AS/NZS 5131.
Steel fabrication, erection and modification must be carried out in accordance with:
- Steelwork Design Documentation;
- this Specification;
- any manufacturer’s instructions specifically applicable to the item concerned; and
- AS/NZS 5131.
In the event of an ambiguity or inconsistency, the above order of precedence applies.
The technical specification can also be downloaded as a Word document.
Edition 3.0 published August 2025
Throughout the document – changes made to the language to remove ambiguities and improve readability.
Superseded editions
- 1. Scope
- 2. Referenced Documents
- 3. Definitions
- 4. Design, Specification, Documentation and Traceability
- General
- Construction Specification (Refer AS/NZS 5131 Clause 4.1)
- Construction Category
- Geometrical Tolerances
- Use of Building Information Modelling (Refer AS/NZS 5131 Clause 4.3)
- Shop Detailing Documentation (Refer AS/NZS 5131 Clause 4.4)
- Production of Shop Detailing Documentation
- Scope of Documentation
- Approval of Shop Detail Documentation
- Documentation Required (Refer AS/NZS 5131 Clause 4.5)
- Surveillance and Audit
- As-Built Documentation
- Purchasing – Components and Subcontracted Services (Refer AS/NZS 5131 Clause 4.6)
- Product Conformity Assessment
- Traceability (Refer AS/NZS 5131 Clause 4.7)
- General
- Steel
- Welds
- Bolts, Nuts, Screws and Washers
- 5. Materials
- General (Refer AS/NZS 5131 Clause 5.1)
- Proprietary Products
- Structural Steel Standards
- Alloying Elements
- Non-Destructive Testing of Steel Plate and Tube
- Structural Steels (Refer AS/NZS 5131 Clause 5.3)
- Verification Testing
- Work After Leaving Steel Mill
- Mechanical Fasteners (Refer AS/NZS 5131 Clause 5.5)
- Studs and Shear Connectors (Refer AS/NZS 5131 Clause 5.6)
- Grouting Materials (Refer AS/NZS 5131 Clause 5.8)
- Steel Components Supplied by the Principal
- General (Refer AS/NZS 5131 Clause 5.1)
- 6. Preparation, Assembly and Fabrication
- Handling and Storage (Refer AS/NZS 5131 Clause 6.3)
- Cutting (Refer AS/NZS 5131 Clause 6.5)
- Holing (Refer AS/NZS 5131 Clause 6.7)
- Shop Assembly (Refer AS/NZS 5131 Clause 6.9)
- Fabrication
- Plate Alignment (Rolling Direction)
- Repairs
- Splices
- Field Welded Splices
- Cambering
- Correction of Distortion
- Ancillary Steel Items
- General
- Welded Anchors
- Transport to Site (Refer AS/NZS 5131 Clause 6.11)
- Hot Induction Bends
- Preparation of Welds, Edges and Other Surface Imperfections for Protective Coating
- 7. Welding
- General (Refer AS/NZS 5131 Clause 7.1)
- Welding Plan (Refer AS/NZS 5131 Clause 7.2)
- Qualification of Welding Procedures and Welding Personnel (Refer AS/NZS 5131 Clause 7.4)
- Qualification of Welding Procedures
- Qualification of Welders
- Welding Coordination
- Preparation and Execution of Welding (Refer AS/NZS 5131 Clause 7.5)
- Joint Preparation
- Welding Consumables
- Butt Welds
- Welds on Weathering Steel
- Welding of Steel Structures Subject to High Levels of Fatigue Loading
- Welding Quenched and Tempered Steel
- Welding of Dissimilar SteelsStud Welding
- Welding of Similar Items
- Acceptance Criteria (Refer AS/NZS 5131 Clause 7.6)
- Routine Requirements and Corrections to Welds
- Internal Components – Pre-Closure Inspection
- 8. Mechanical Fastening
- General (Refer AS/NZS 5131 Clause 8.1)
- Bolts, Nuts and Washers (Refer AS/NZS 5131 Clause 8.2)
- Preparation of Contact Surfaces on Plies (Refer AS/NZS 5131 Clause 8.4)
- Inspection of Mechanical Fastening (Refer AS/NZS 5131 Clause 13.7)
- 9. Surface Treatment and Corrosion Protection
- 10. Architecturally Exposed Structural Steelwork
- 11. Erection
- Erection Process (Refer AS/NZS 5131 Clause 11)
- Supports (Refer AS/NZS 5131 Clause 11.6)
- Bearings, Anchor Bolts and Anchoring Devices
- Field Welded Joints
- Field Bolted Connections
- Tensioning Method
- Certification of Bolting
- Removal of Falsework
- 12. Geometrical Tolerances
- 13. Inspection, Testing and Correction
- General (Refer AS/NZS 5131 Clause 13.1)
- Competency of the inspection personnel (refer AS/NZS 5131 Clause 13)
- Test and Inspection Reports
- Inspection and Test Plan for Welding
- Inspection After Welding
- Phased Array Ultrasonic Testing
- Inspection and Testing of Welded Shear Studs for Composite Steel and Concrete Structures
- 14. Site Modifications during Erection and Modification and Repair of Existing Structures
- General (Refer AS/NZS 5131 Clause 14.1)
- 15. Protection of the Patina in Weather Resistant Steel
- 16. Certification of Completion of Fabrication
- Annexure A: Summary of Hold Points, Witness Points and Records
- Annexure B: Special Test Pieces
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