GOST 23118-2012 PDF

Full title and description

GOST 23118-2012 — "Building steel structures. General specifications" (Russian: «Конструкции стальные строительные. Общие технические условия»). The document sets out general technical requirements for the design, fabrication, testing, marking and acceptance of structural steel building elements.

Abstract

GOST 23118-2012 contains general technical provisions for steel building structures made of steels with strength class not higher than C440. It covers material selection, manufacturing (including welding and bolting), corrosion protection, inspection and quality-control requirements, documentation and marking, and special considerations for climatic and seismic conditions. The standard was approved in 2012 and later superseded by a 2019 edition.

General information

• Status: Withdrawn / superseded (replaced by GOST 23118-2019; withdrawn from the state register effective 01 January 2021).
• Publication date: Approved 29 November 2012; entry into force / implementation date listed as 01 July 2013 in publication records.
• Publisher: National standard of the Russian Federation (approved by the Federal Agency on Technical Regulating and Metrology — Rosstandart); available through national/commercial standards distributors.
• ICS / categories: 91.080.10 — Metallic (steel) structures / structural metalwork.
• Edition / version: Edition designated 2012 (GOST 23118-2012); superseded by the 2019 edition (GOST 23118-2019).
• Number of pages: Publisher listings show approximately 30–33 pages depending on format/edition.

Scope

The standard applies to building steel structures intended for buildings and facilities of various purposes, made from steels of strength classes up to C440. Its provisions are given for structures designed for climatic regions with design temperatures down to about −45 °C and for seismicity up to 9 points (MSK scale). Requirements are intended to be used when developing or updating normative documents and when preparing working documentation and special technical conditions.

Key topics and requirements

• General technical requirements for steel structural elements: definitions, classification and designation.
• Material requirements — permitted steels (strength classes up to C440), material certificates and traceability.
• Manufacturing and fabrication: tolerances, cutting, forming, assembly and factory workmanship controls.
• Welding: qualification of welders, weld quality, permitted welding procedures and acceptance criteria.
• Bolted connections and high-strength bolts: selection, preloading and inspection.
• Corrosion protection, surface preparation and painting / coating requirements for climatic exposure classes.
• Testing and acceptance: nondestructive testing, dimensional checks, and acceptance documentation.
• Marking, packaging and transportation requirements for completed elements.
• Special provisions for seismic design and detailing where applicable (up to seismicity shown in scope).

Typical use and users

Used by structural engineers, designers, detailers, steel fabricators, welding and inspection personnel, construction quality managers, certification bodies and authorities responsible for construction norms. The standard serves as a normative baseline for specification of general technical requirements in project documentation and manufacturing instructions for building steelwork.

Related standards

The standard references and is referenced by a range of Russian standards and building codes related to reliability and design of structures, dimensional accuracy systems, corrosion protection and specific product specifications (examples: GOST 27751 series on reliability of structures, GOST system standards for dimensional accuracy, national SP and SNiP documents on steel structures). It was later replaced by GOST 23118-2019.

Keywords

steel structures, building steelwork, general specifications, welding, bolted connections, C440, seismic design, corrosion protection, fabrication, acceptance testing, GOST 23118-2012.

FAQ

Q: What is this standard?

A: GOST 23118-2012 is a Russian national standard titled "Building steel structures. General specifications" that defines general technical requirements for the manufacture, testing and acceptance of building steel structures.

Q: What does it cover?

A: It covers materials (steels up to class C440), fabrication (including welding and bolting), dimensional tolerances, corrosion protection, testing and acceptance, marking, documentation and special considerations for climatic and seismic conditions (scope includes design temperatures ≈ −45 °C and seismicity up to 9 points).

Q: Who typically uses it?

A: Structural designers and engineers, steel fabricators, welding supervisors, inspectors, project quality managers and regulatory/certification bodies use this standard as a normative reference when specifying and verifying general technical requirements for building steel structures.

Q: Is it current or superseded?

A: GOST 23118-2012 has been superseded by GOST 23118-2019; records indicate the 2012 edition was withdrawn (removed from force) effective 01 January 2021. Users should apply the 2019 edition (or later) for current regulatory compliance.

Q: Is it part of a series?

A: It is a general-specification standard within the family of standards for steel construction and is linked to many product- and process-specific GOST and SP/SNiP documents (design rules, corrosion protection standards, testing standards and related normative documents). The 2019 edition continues the series of "Конструкции стальные строительные" standards.

Q: What are the key keywords?

A: Steel structures; building steelwork; general technical conditions; welding; bolted connections; corrosion protection; fabrication; C440; seismicity; GOST 23118-2012/2019.