SHELL ROLLING – LONG SEAM SETUP AND WELDING

Long seam setup witness –

1. Visual witness weld included angle and adjacent surface – visual checked on surface of each
shell course at inside surface of shell course and outside surface of shell course , weld
included angle and adjacent surface - found free surface defects ie mill scale ,gas cut marks ,
oil , grease ,rust , detrimental oxides, other deleterious foreign material ,cracks ,
lamination , all loose scale , slag accumulations and edges are found smooth and uniform.

2. Identification witness – Heat number - , Plate number - , Material specification - Weld

seam identification , Welder number ,

3. Dimension witness – Shell course thickness - , shell course length - , Type of joint - ,
((weld included angle - , root gap - , root face - ) – found as per figure ----- of drawing and
applicable specification, outside circumference -

4. A). Permissible out of roundness- checked at 0 °-180°, 90°-270°, 45°-195°,135°-315° at both end of
each shell course -found within the limit of applicable drawing .

B).Permissible out of roundness witness by template (design pressure- internal) – layout checked for
template – found as per applicable drawing and specification. Permissible out of roundness checked
by template for each shell course from inside – found within the limit of applicable specification and
drawing.

B).Permissible out of roundness witness by template (design pressure- External/FV/HV) – layout

checked for template – found as per applicable drawing and specification. Permissible out of
roundness checked by template for each shell course from inside – found within the limit of
applicable specification and drawing.

5. Alignment – checked at consecutive 200mm length .found within the limit of applicable
specification and drawing.
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Circumference seam setup witness –

2. Visual witness weld included angle and adjacent surface – visual checked on surface of each
shell course at inside surface of shell course and outside surface of shell course , weld
included angle and adjacent surface - found free surface defects ie mill scale ,gas cut marks ,
oil , grease ,rust , detrimental oxides, other deleterious foreign material ,cracks ,
lamination , all loose scale , slag accumulations and edges are found smooth and uniform.
3. Visual checked for tack weld – found free of any weld surface defects.

2. Identification witness – Heat number - , Plate number - , Material specification - Weld

seam identification -

3. Dimension witness – Shell course thickness - , shell course length - , Type of joint - ,
((weld included angle - , root gap - , root face - ) – found as per figure -of drawing and
applicable specification, outside circumference checked -

4.Permissible out of roundness- checked at 0 °-180°, 90°-270°, 45°-195°,135°-315° at both end of

each shell course -found within the limit of applicable drawing .

Permissible out of roundness witness by template (design pressure- internal) – layout checked for
template – found as per applicable drawing and specification. Permissible out of roundness checked
by template for each shell course from inside – found within the limit of applicable specification and
drawing.

Permissible out of roundness witness by template (design pressure- External/FV/HV) – layout

checked for template – found as per applicable drawing and specification. Permissible out of
roundness checked by template for each shell course from inside – found within the limit of
applicable specification and drawing.

4. Alignment – checked at 0 °-180°, 90°-270°, 45°-195°, 135°-315° .found within the limit of
applicable specification and drawing.
5. Staggering of long seam.
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1. weld set up
2. low stress stamp on rolled surfaces
3. Joint number & welder number & SEAM NUMBER
4. Joint configuration
5. Profile checking
6. Preheating as specified in weld plan
7. Interpass & post heating
8. MTor PT of plate edges ie welding groove , temporary attachments, removable area
9. Welder identification
10. Dimension
11. Visual inspection of weld
12. E value

REFFERENCE DOCUMENTS –

WELDING CHECKSHEET

WELD PLAN

APPROVED MT/PT PROCEDURE

DISH END / SHELL C – SEAM SETUP WITH SHELL & WELDING –

1. WELD SETUP
2. JOINT NUMBER / WELDER NUMBER
3. LOW STRESS STAMP ON ROLLED SURFACE
4. JOINT CONFIGURATION
5. SHELL PROFILE
6. PREHEATING AS SPECIFIED IN WELD PLAN
7. INTERPASSS TEMPRATURE , POST HEATING( AS PER APPLICABLE WPS /PQR)
8. MTor PT of plate edges ie welding groove , temporary attachments, removable area
9. Staggering of long seam.

Shell rolling & long seam set up –

 Visual examination of surface for any objectionable marks.
 Dimension check – OD or ID circumference, ovality, weld edge preparation, profile check with
inside template (internal pressure) & outside template (external pressure). Inspector shall verify the
profile at pre pinching area (both sides of long seam joint). No flat spots in the shell are acceptable.
 Verify the minimum required length & profile of the template.
 Verify the weld edge preparation w.r.t the detail shown in the approved drawing & WPS.
 Verify laminations on the Weld edge Visually and or by DPT.
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