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5 X X Inspection
5 1 X Welding bevel The weld bevel of pipe shall be cut and machined by To be in accordance with ASME
inspection means of an adeguate /cukup/memadai method. B31.3 para. 328.4.2 requirement.
5 2 X Edge preparation 1. Weld bevels shall be dimensional checked by 1. To be within the allowance
gauge specified in drawings.
2. Surface of weld bevels shall be visually checked 2. To be free from oil, dust,
prior to welding water, and other foreign
3. Alignment of section at bevel edges of butt weld matters, and by kept dry.
joints shall be dimensionally checked on the inner 3. To be within the limit of
surface. maximum 1.6 or ¼ the
nominal thickness of the
component with the thickness
wall, whichever smaller,
between both internal surface
in case of one side welding
using GTAW or equivalent
process.
INSPECTION / TESTING SPECIFICATION OF PIPING WORK
Code No. Items Specification Acceptable Limitations and Standards Notes
5 3 X Inspection during
welding
5 3 1 Confirmation welding Confirmation welding procedure and Refer to code No. 4XX
procedure and welder welder/welding operators shall be made by checking
the relevant certificates/record.
5 3 2 Check welding The following items shall be checked: To be in conformity with relevant
condition 1. Weather condition. specification
2. Dryness of welding electrodes.
3. Welding conditions.
4. Heat Treatment such as pre-heat, Post
Welding Heat Treatment (PWHT).
5 3 3 First layer welding For the first layer welding of GTAW, welding shall 1. to be free from crack, slag inclusion
have enough penetration and shall be visually or other defect.
checked. 2. Internal weld protrusion shall be
fused with smoothly into the
component surfaces.
The height of internal weld protrusion
from the adjacent base material
surface is not to exceed the following
limits.
Wall Thickness Internal Weld
(mm) Protrusion
(mm max.)
6 and under 1.5
Over 6 ~ 13 3
Over 13 ~ 25 4
Over 25 5
Butt weld for orifice flange shall be finished
smoothly to the pipe inside diameter with grinder.
INSPECTION / TESTING SPECIFICATION OF PIPING WORK
Code No. Items Specification Acceptable Limitations and Standards Notes
5 3 4 Interpass If specification by “Specification for Interpass temperature shall be lower than the specified
temperature piping fabrication by each service class “ temperature.
and /or welding procedure specification,
interpass temperature shall be checked.
5 3 5 Back-chipping Backed – chipping parts on weld bevel To be from harmful defects such as cracks, slag inclusions and
inspection shall be visually checked. When specified porosities the occurrence of flaws in welds.
in the Engineering design, liquid penetrant
or magnetic particle examination shall be
applied.
6 X X Visual
dimensional
inspection
6 1 X Visual The weld surface condition 1. To be free from coarse ripples, grooves, overlaps, abrupt ridges or
inspection of shall be visually checked. valleys.
weld 2. Under Cut; To be conformity with ASME B31.3 Table 341.3.2.
3. Refer to “Criteria value Notes for Table 341.3.2.” of ASME
B31.3.
4. The height of external weld reinforcement from the adjacent base
metal surface is not to exceed the following limits.
Wall Thickness Height of (mm)
Reinforcement
(mm max.)
6 and under 1.5
Over 6 ~ 13 3
Over 13 ~ 25 4
Over 25 5
5. For the fillet welded joints, actual throat shall be greater than the
specified one.
INSPECTION / TESTING SPECIFICATION OF PIPING WORK
Code No. Items Specification Acceptable Limitations and Standards Notes
6 2 X Dimensional inspection Dimensional inspection shall be carried out on shop Refer to the FiG-1 (Dimensional
of pipe fabrication prefabrication piping or field assemblies piping. Tolerance on pipe fabrication).
7 X X Non-Destructive NDE shall be applied in accordance with the “Specification
Examination of piping fabrication by each service class.”
The inspector nominated for this job, must be a special or
an expert for NDE, and he is the licensed and qualified
personal according to an internationally recognized
association.
7 1 X Radiographic The welded seam where the specified by the “Specification
Examination (RT) for fabrication by each service class” shall be performed.
1. Examination procedure shall be in accordance with To be in conformity with ASME
ASME Section V Article 2. (Radiographic Sec.V Article 2.
Examination Specification for Circumferential weld
of pipe) and herein attached spec (Attachment-1).
2. Acceptable level shall be in conformity with To be in conformity with 341.3.2 of
341.3.2. of ASME B31.3 (For 100%, or Random ASME B31.3. When spot or random
Radiography). examination reveals defect:
1. two additional item the same
Note 1 : Random Radiography means as follow. kind (if welded or bonded
joints, by the same welder,
a. Random radiographic examination shall be subject bonder, or operator) shall be
to the complete circumference length of one welded given the same type of
seam sampled from a specified percentage of the examination; and
welded seams designed by “Specification for piping 2. If the items examination as
fabrication by each service class. required by 1 above are
b. The sampling may be made by the assembler’s acceptable.
discretion at random, unless made by …., and the
sampled location shall be clearly reported to …..
c. Random radiographic shall be taken to examine the
welding of each welder or welding operator.
Note 2 : Prior to the radiographic inspection, safety control
shall be carried out in accordance with an internationally
recognized rule.