No. As stated in the 2005 AISC Specification Section M2.6, "compression joints that depend on contact bearing ... shall have the bearing surfaces of individually fabricated pieces prepared by milling, sawing, or other suitable means." The 2005 AISC Code of Standard Practice Section 6.2.2 Commentary states that "Most cutting processes, including friction sawing and cold sawing, and milling processes meet a surface roughness limitation of 500 per AISI/ASME B46.1." Cold-sawing equipment produces cuts that are more than satisfactory.

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