C-5Commentary — Appendix 5 Evaluation of existing structures

Appendix 5 includes the following major addition in this edition of the Specification:

(1) Provisions for calculating nominal strengths of rivets have been added as Section 5.3.2a.

• 5.1 GENERAL PROVISIONS
• 5.2 MATERIAL PROPERTIES
• 5.3 EVALUATION BY STRUCTURAL ANALYSIS
• 5.4 EVALUATION BY LOAD TESTS
• 5.5 EVALUATION REPORT