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Except where restoration by welding is necessary for structural or other reasons, punched or
drilled mislocated holes may be left open or may be filled with a bolt. When base metal whit
mislocated holes is restored by welding, the following requirements apply:
3.7.7.1 Base metal not subjected to dynamic tensile stress may be restored by welding,
provided the contractor prepares and follows a repair WPS. The repair weld soundness shall be
verified by UT or RT as approved by the Engineer.
3.7.7.2 Base metal subjected by dinamic tensile stress may be restored by welding providing
the following apply:
(1) The Engineer aproves both repair by welding and the repair WPS.
(2) The repair WPS is followed in the work in the soundness of the restored base metal is
verified by UT o RT, as specified in the contract documents for examination of tension groove
welds or as approved by the Engineer.
3.7.7.3 In addition to the requirements of 3.7.7.1 and 3.7.7.2, when holes in quenched and
tempered steel are restored by welding the following shall apply:
(1) Appropriate filler metal, heat input, and postweld heat treatment (when PHWT is required)
shall be used.
(3) RT of the sample welds shall verify that weld soundness conforms to the requirements.
(4) One reduced section tension test (weld metal), two side-bend test (weld metal); and three
CVN test of the HAZ (coarse grained area) removed from sample welds shall be use the
demonstrate that the mechanical properties of the repaired area conform to the specified
requirements of the base metal.