4/30/2019 https://cstools.asme.org/Interpretation/InterpretationDetail.cfm?

TrackingNumber=16577

Interpretation Detail
Standard Designation: B31.1
Edition/Addenda: 2016
Para./Fig./Table No: 137.2.1
Subject Description: Hydrotest
Date Issued: 03/05/2018
Record Number: 17-2123
Interpretation Number : B31.1-18-08
Question(s) and Reply(ies): Question: In lieu of the required visual examination of
137.4.5, is it permissible to cover welds or bury the pipe prior
to conducting a hydrostatic test; provided 100% radiographic
examination is performed along with use of an extended
duration hydrostatic test that is monitored by leak detection
techniques?

Reply: No.

Copyright © 2019 by the American Society of Mechanical Engineers. No reproduction may be made of this material without written
consent of ASME

https://cstools.asme.org/Interpretation/InterpretationDetail.cfm?TrackingNumber=16577 1/1