Sect. NS.] MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS FOR INSPECTION, 161-177 TABLE N5.4-3 Inspection Tasks After Welding Inspection Tasks After Welding ac Qa Welds cleaned ° ° Size, length and location of welds P P Welds meet visual acceptance criteria * Crack prohibition + Weld/base-metal fusion Crater cross section P Pp + Weld profiles + Wold size + Undercut * Porosity Arc strikes Pp Pp karea! P Pp Backing removed and weld tabs removed (if required) P Pp Repair activities P Pp Document acceptance or rejection of welded joint or member Pp Pp When welding of doubler plates, continuity plates or stiffeners has been performed in the k-area, visually inspect the web k-area for cracks within 3 in, (75 mm) of the weld, Nondestructive Testing of Welded Joints Sa. Procedures Ultrasonic testing (UT), magnetic particle testing (MT), penetrant testing (PT) and radiographic testing (RT), where required, shall be performed by QA in accordance with AWS D1.1/D1.1M. Acceptance criteria shall be in accordance with AWS D1.1/D1.1M for statically loaded structures, unless otherwise designated in the design drawings ot project specifications. 5b. CJP Groove Weld NDT For structures in Risk Category III or IV of Table 1.5-1, Risk Category of Buildings and Other Structures for Flood, Wind, Snow, Earthquake and Ice Loads, of ASCE/ SEI 7, Minimum Design Loads for Buildings and Other Structures, UT shall be per- formed by QA on all CIP groove welds subject to transversely applied tension loading in butt, T- and comer joints, in materials “Ais in, (8 mum) thick or greater. For structures in Risk Category II, UT shall be performed by QA on 10% of CIP groove welds in butt, T- and corner joints subject to transversely applied tension loading, in materials 5/16 in. (8 mm) thick or greater. Specification for Structural Steel Buildings, June 22, 2010 "AMERICAN INSTITUTE OF STEEL CoNsTRUCTION