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AWS Structural Welding Class Pack — D1.1/D1.1M:2025 + D1.8/D1.8M:2025

Buy the AWS Structural Welding Class Pack with D1.1/D1.1M:2025 and D1.8/D1.8M:2025. Essential ANSI-approved welding code bundle for engineers, inspectors, fabricators, contractors, and students.

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The AWS Structural Welding Class Pack combines two essential 2025 American Welding Society structural welding references into one professional package: AWS D1.1/D1.1M:2025 Structural Welding Code — Steel, 25th Edition and AWS D1.8/D1.8M:2025 Structural Welding Code — Seismic Supplement, 5th Edition.

Together, these two standards provide a comprehensive reference for structural steel welding plus the specialized requirements that apply when welded joints are part of a Seismic Force Resisting System (SFRS).

This pairing is especially logical because AWS D1.8 is not intended to replace AWS D1.1. It specifically supplements the requirements of AWS D1.1/D1.1M for seismic applications. AWS states that D1.8 applies to the design, fabrication, quality control, and quality assurance of welded joints designed in accordance with AISC 341, Seismic Provisions for Structural Steel Buildings.

The foundation of the package is AWS D1.1/D1.1M:2025 Structural Welding Code — Steel. AWS describes D1.1 as its flagship structural welding code, establishing requirements for welded structures made from commonly used carbon and low-alloy constructional steels.

AWS D1.1 covers the entire structural welding process, including welded connection design, Welding Procedure Specifications (WPSs), prequalification, procedure qualification, welder and welding-operator qualification, fabrication, workmanship, inspection, nondestructive examination, stud welding, tubular structures, strengthening, and repair.

The 2025 edition contains 11 principal clauses, eight normative annexes, eleven informative annexes, and extensive commentary, providing both mandatory requirements and supporting technical information for engineers, fabricators, inspectors, welding supervisors, and quality personnel.

The 2025 D1.1 edition includes significant updates to material classifications, welding procedures, qualification requirements, weld quality, inspection, fabrication, and technical provisions. AWS specifically identifies refinements intended to improve clarity and reflect current welding practices.

An important material change is the incorporation of ASTM A913 Grade 80 as a prequalified base metal. AWS identifies it as the strongest structural steel base metal approved for prequalified welding under the 2025 D1.1 edition.

The second half of the package, AWS D1.8/D1.8M:2025 Structural Welding Code — Seismic Supplement, takes the structural welding foundation established by D1.1 and adds requirements specifically intended for structures that must resist earthquake forces.

AWS D1.8 addresses welded joints in Seismic Force Resisting Systems, where connections may be subjected to severe cyclic loading and inelastic deformation during an earthquake. These conditions can require substantially greater attention to material toughness, weld quality, fabrication procedures, inspection, and detailing than ordinary statically loaded construction.

The seismic supplement addresses subjects including demand-critical welds, filler metals, heat input, WPS requirements, welding procedure qualification, weld access holes, backing removal, protected zones, continuity plates, doubler plates, restoration and repair, quality control, quality assurance, magnetic particle testing, and ultrasonic testing.

Demand-critical welding is one of the most important subjects in D1.8. These welds are designated in seismic systems where failure could seriously compromise expected structural performance. The code therefore provides specialized requirements involving filler-metal properties, toughness, heat input, welding procedures, fabrication controls, and inspection.

The 2025 D1.8 edition also contains updated provisions involving Engineer responsibilities, PQR documentation, doubler plates and connections, heat-input limitations, filler-metal testing, weld-access-hole finishing, restoration and repair, and additional electrode classifications.

For welding inspectors and QA/QC professionals, the combination is particularly useful. D1.1 establishes the general structural welding inspection and acceptance framework, while D1.8 adds the inspection and quality-assurance requirements necessary when welds are part of an SFRS.

For engineers and connection designers, the relationship is equally important. D1.1 provides the primary welding requirements for steel structures, while D1.8 coordinates those requirements with the seismic design framework established by AISC 341.

This makes the package especially valuable for structural welding courses, welding engineering programs, CWI professional development, structural steel fabrication training, engineering offices, inspection firms, fabrication shops, contractors, and organizations involved with seismic steel construction.

The bundle is also useful for professionals whose work extends beyond classroom study. Structural welding requirements frequently move between engineering drawings, WPS development, welder qualification, fabrication, field erection, special inspection, NDT, and final acceptance. Having both codes provides one reference set for ordinary structural steel welding and the additional requirements triggered when seismic provisions apply.

With approximately 794 combined pages, this package creates a substantial structural welding reference library covering both general steel construction and specialized seismic welding.

For professionals working with structural steel in regions or projects subject to seismic design requirements, these two standards belong together. D1.1 establishes the structural welding foundation; D1.8 tells you what changes or becomes more demanding when the welded joint is part of the seismic force-resisting system.

What’s Included

1. AWS D1.1/D1.1M:2025 Structural Welding Code — Steel

The American Welding Society’s principal structural steel welding code.

Key coverage includes:

Publisher: American Welding Society
Designation: AWS D1.1/D1.1M:2025
Edition: 25th
Year: 2025
ANSI Approval: March 19, 2025
Pages: 646
Print ISBN: 978-1-64322-372-8
PDF ISBN: 978-1-64322-373-5
Revises: AWS D1.1/D1.1M:2020

2. AWS D1.8/D1.8M:2025 Structural Welding Code — Seismic Supplement

The AWS supplement providing additional requirements for welding in Seismic Force Resisting Systems.

Key coverage includes:

Publisher: American Welding Society
Designation: AWS D1.8/D1.8M:2025
Edition: 5th
Year: 2025
ANSI Approval: February 28, 2025
Pages: 148
Print ISBN: 978-1-64322-358-2
PDF ISBN: 978-1-64322-359-9
Revises: AWS D1.8/D1.8M:2021
Companion Code: AWS D1.1/D1.1M
Seismic Standard: AISC 341

How the Two Codes Work Together

AWS D1.1/D1.1M:2025

Provides the primary structural steel welding rules covering:

AWS D1.8/D1.8M:2025

Adds specialized requirements when welds are part of a:

Seismic Force Resisting System designed in accordance with AISC 341.

D1.8 does not replace D1.1. The provisions of D1.1 continue to apply except where D1.8 specifically modifies or supplements them.

That makes this bundle particularly useful because the two standards are designed to function together.

Why This Bundle Matters

The AWS Structural Welding Class Pack is valuable for:

Bundle Features

Product Details

Bundle Title: AWS Structural Welding Class Pack — D1.1/D1.1M:2025 + D1.8/D1.8M:2025
Publisher: American Welding Society (AWS)
Titles Included: 2
Edition Years: 2025
Combined Pages: Approximately 794
Language: English
Subject: Structural Welding / Steel Construction / Seismic Welding / Welding Inspection / Fabrication / Engineering