Owner: KPIC

Costumer: Namvaran

Stack-4201
namvaran
Consulting Engineers
Managers

Location: Kermanshah- Iran

K.P.I.C.

Document No.: SEC-PJ045-ST-IFP-0010

SEC-Project No.: PJ045

WELDING VISUAL INSPECTION PROCEDURE

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Quality Assurance System

Project No.
PJ.045

Rev.
02

Date: 02.08.2004
Welding Visual Inspesction Procedure

Contents:
1- PURPOSE
2- SCOPE
3- RESPONSIBILITY
4- REFERANCE STANDARD
5- DESCRIPTION
6- ACCEPTANCE STANDARD
7- TEST REPORT
8- DOCUMENTION

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WELDING VISUAL INSPECTION PROCEDURE

1) PURPOSE
This procedure describes the inspection method for visual inspection of welded joints.
2) SCOPE
The following procedure covers the general requirement for welding visual inspection
of steel
structure parts and header boxes relevant to air cooled heat exchangers.

3) RESPONSIBILITY
All welded joints shall be inspect and reported by qualified welding inspector under
supervision of quality control manager.

4) REFERENCE STANDARD
i)
ii)
iii)

Project specification
ASME VIII & ASME V
API 661

5) DESCRIPTION
5.1- All joint preparation shall be control by welding inspector before commencement
of any welding activity.
5.2- The bevel preparation shall be according to welding details and project drawing
or specification, and also the weld seams to be cleaned and free of oil, dust and other
contamination before performance of welding activity.
5.3- Butt weld shall be aligned and retained in position during welding. Misalignment
will be within the tolerances as per ASME VIII. Div.1 UW-31
5.4- Component may be assembled by bars, clamps, tack welds or other suitable
methods.
Tack welding of base metal outside area interested by welding shall be avoided
whenever possible.
Material used for tack welding shall be compatible with
base metal.

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6) ACCEPTANCE STANDARD
6.1- Surface of welded joints shall be sufficiently uniform, free from coarses, ripples,
sharp corners, interpass valleys and shall be suitable for performance of required
NDE.
The following acceptance criteria apply: ASME sec. VIII Div 1- ASME V and project
specification.
6.2-. Cracks, lack of fusion, lack of penetration: Not acceptable
6.3- Undercuts: Max. depth 0.8 mm or 10% of base metal thickness (whichever is
less) without however reducing thickness below minimum design thickness.
6.4- Reinforcement: The indication of ASME sec. VIII Div. 1- UW-35 shall be
applied.
For other defects like porosity, slags, etc. refer to relevant clauses in the applicable
code.
7) TEST REPORT
All joints shall be inspected visually by manufacturer welding inspector and relevant
report shall submit to client authorized inspector for approval.(Attachment 1).
8) DOCUMENTATION
Original certificates shall remain in quality control department. One copy to be
submitted to client inspector.

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