SPECIFICATIONS FOR STRUCTURAL STEEL FOR BRIDGES. 



ir. Finish, 

 manlike finish. 



V. FINISH. 

 The finished material shall be free from injurious defects and shall have a work- 



VI. MARKING. 



12. Marking. The name or brand of the manufacturer and the melt number shall be legibly 

 stamped or rolled on all finished material, except that rivet and lattice bars and other small sections 

 shall, when loaded for shipment, be properly separated and marked for identification. The 

 identification marks shall be legibly stamped on the end of each pin and roller. The melt number 

 shall be legibly marked, by stamping if practicable, on each test specimen. 



VII. INSPECTION AND REJECTION. 



13. Inspection. The inspector representing the purchaser shall have free entry, at all times 

 while work on the contract of the purchaser is being performed, to all parts of the manufacturer's 

 works which concern the manufacture of the material ordered. The manufacturer shall afford 

 the inspector, free of cost, all reasonable facilities to satisfy him that the material is being furnished 

 in accordance with these specifications. All tests (except check analyses) and inspection shall be 

 made at the place of manufacture prior to shipment, unless otherwise specified, and shall be so 

 conducted as not to interfere unnecessarily with the operation of the works. 



14. Rejection, (a) Unless otherwise specified, any rejection based on tests made in ac- 

 cordance with Section 4 shall be reported within five working days from the receipt of samples. 



(&) Material which shows injurious defects subsequent to its acceptance at the manufacturer's 

 works will be rejected, and the manufacturer shall be notified. 



15. Rehearing. Samples tested in accordance with Section 4, which represent rejected 

 material, shall be preserved for two weeks from the date of the test report. In case of dissatis- 

 faction with the results of the tests, the manufacturer may make claim for a rehearing within that 

 time. 



STANDARD SPECIFICATIONS FOR STRUCTURAL STEEL FOR BRIDGES 



OF THE 



AMERICAN SOCIETY FOR TESTING MATERIALS. 

 ADOPTED AUGUST 25, 1913. 



I. MANUFACTURE. 



1. Steel Castings. The Standard Specifications for Steel Castings adopted by the American 

 Society for Testing Materials, are hereby made a part of these specifications, and shall govern the 

 purchase of steel castings for bridges.* 



2. Process. The steel shall be made by the open-hearth process. 



* In using the Standard Specifications for Steel Castings for the purchase of castings for bridges, 

 it is necessary to specify both the class and grade of casting desired. 



