scope:

This standard covers the methodology and guidelines for accomplishing structural repairs by using steel sandwich plate technology. It is mainly applied to steel structure repairs for damages from corrosion deterioration and mechanical damages. It can also be applied to repairs of aluminum structures.

This standard includes assessment, design, qualification, installation, and inspection of the repairs using steel sandwich plate technology.

This standard does not cover use of fiber reinforced plastics (FRP). The repair materials used include steel plates as face plates and elastomer as a core material.