Comparision between various fabrication tolerances

Sr.
No.

Characteristics

Tolerances for welded

Tolerances for Structural Tolerances for Metal Building Tolerances for steel structures as
structural members as per
Steel as per AISC 301-2010
as per MBMA 2006
per IS 7215
AWD D 1.1

Length of beam

L 9 mtr = 2 mm;
L > 9 mtr = 3 mm

Length of beam with end plate

connection

1 mm

6 mm for built up beam

B/U beams - 12 mtr = 3 mm ;

> 12 mtr = 0.00025 x L subject
to Maxi. 5 mm ; All rolled steel
components as per IS 1852
+ 0 and -2 mm

Width beam

3 mm

for Group B - 1 mtr = 1 mm ;>

1mtr = 2 mm. For Group C - 1
mtr = 2 mm ;> 1mtr = 3 mm

Depth of beam

4.75 mm

+ 3 and - 2 mm

D upto 1 mtr = 3 mm; D >

1 mtr 2 mtr = 5 mm

Out of square for flange

3 with Max. 6 mm
0.001 x Length but maxi.10 mm
whichever is less.

Maxi. Variation = 1 mm x
No. of meters of total
length

Maxi. 5 mm

Maxi. Variation = 1 mm x
No. of meters of total
length

Sweep

Camber

Runway beams = 1/8"x

L(ft)/10; all other members =
0.001 of the axial Length of 1/4" x L(ft)/10
beam between the points
that are laterally supported.
1/4" x L (ft) / 10

Maxi. 6 mm edge to edge, 3

Web offset from centre line of the mm web centre line and
flange
flange web (As per ASTM A 6
Table 16)

6 mm

Maxi. 2 mm at splices/stiffeners;
Maxi. 4 mm at other places

The difference between the

diagonals of nominal length L
N1 = 4.75 mm ; N2 = 3.15 mm
should not be greater than 0.001
xL
- 0.0 mm and +0.8 mm as per
- 0.2 and +0.6 mm
RCSC code

6 mm

Out of squareness for End

plate/base plate/Splice plate

10

Hole size

11

Location of holes

E1, E2 , E3 & F 3 mm

shall not be more than 2 mm

12

Pitch of holes

1.5 mm

1 mm for Group B and 2 mm

for Group C structure

13

Deviation in holes of spilce plates

1.5 mm

1 mm for Group B and 1.5

mm for Group C structure

14

Shift in the gusset / stifferner

location

3 mm

Thickness of the stiffener

15

Web waviness / permissible

buckling of web

h < 500 mm = 0.5 mm; h >500

mm 1000 = 1.0 mm ; h > 1000 =
2 mm

As per Annexure D

16

Projection of the external face of

flange angle beyond the edge of
the web

Shall not exceed 3 mm

17

Maxi. Permissible gap between

edge of the web plate and inner
surface of the first flange plate

shall be 4 mm

D / 72"

Maxi. 6 mm

18

Maxi. Permissible gap in built up

beams

Thickness of member 20 mm =
0.3 / 0.2 mm for strainght beams

19

Permissible deviation in the width

of the member required to be
inserted in other member

+ 0 and -2 mm

20

Overall height & straightness of

column

10 mtr = 5 mm; > 10 mtr =

0.0005 x L subject to maxi. 8
mm

21

The distance to the top of the

angle cleat from the base of crane
girder

3 mm

22

23

The distance to the base of the

crane girder from the top of the
base plate
Deviation from straightness in the
longitudinal and trasnverse plane
of B/U column

10 mtr = 5 mm; > 10 mtr =

0.0005 x L subject to maxi. 8
mm
Shall not exceed 0.001 x L to a
maxi. 10 mm

24

Maxi. Distortion at the centre of

end plate

Depth Upto 24" = 3 mm; 24"

to 48" = 4.75 mm; Over 48 " =
6 mm

25

Maxi. Bend in the end plate edge

6 mm

< 9 mtr = 1 mm x No. of

meters of total length; >9
mtr < 15 mtr = maxi. 10