This 2008 edition of the Code Clinic Reference Manual for the study of AWS D1.1/D1.1M: 2008 Structural
Welding Code – Steel is based on information from AWS D1.1/D1.1M: 2008 Structural Welding Code-
Steel. This edition supersedes previous editions of the Code Clinic Reference Manual.
This D1.1 Code Clinic Reference Manual consists of an introduction and nine sections. Sections 1 through
8 cover the eight corresponding sections of the code; Section 9 covers the annexes, commentary, and
index. Each section begins with an orientation to and general discussion of that code section’s contents.
For each section, exercise questions and answers are provided at the end of this document. Answering
them provides a valuable review of the section contents. These questions also ilustrate the types of
questions you’re likely to encounter in practice.