INTRODUCTION

The first iteration of the D1.1 code, The Code for Fusion Welding and Gas Cutting in Building Construction, was published by the American Welding Society in 1928. Since that time, the D1.1 has undergone numerous revisions, upgrades, and name changes, ultimately culminating in this latest version: D1.1/ D1.1M:2010 Structural Welding Code – Steel. This code clinic reference manual is designed to guide potential test takers through the D1.1 code and provide them with the strategies and skills necessary to competently navigate the D1.1 code book.

The skill set obtained through this program, as either part of the AWS Certified Welding Inspector Seminar, or as individual self-study, will aid future welding inspectors in the navigation of the D1.1 code book, allowing them to quickly and accurately identify specifications related to their current code work. The purpose of the D1.1 Code Clinic Reference Manual is both to prepare the reader to sit for the "Code Book" portion of the Certified Welding Inspector Examination or the D1.1 endorsement Exam, and to provide practical knowledge, advice, and techniques utilized to develop the needed kill set. While many of the techniques and advice provided in this reference manual can be applied to virtually any code and specification, the information contained in herein is meant to solely reference the AWS D1.1/ D1.1M:2010 Structural Welding Code – Steel. This edition of the D1.1 Code Clinic Reference Manual supersedes previous editions of the CCRM.