TR1096 Weld Spec For S-Lay

Statoil governing document
Specification for pipelay welding; installation by S-laying; amendment

to DnV OS-F101
Technical and professional requirements, TR1096, Final Ver. 2, Valid from 2005-04-18
Publisher/follow-up: Sjefingeniør materialteknologi, Arild Lundberg
Classification: Open
Validity area:
Statoil group/All locations/All value chains/On- and offshore
Statoil ASA/Norway/All value chains/On- and offshore
1 Introduction.......................................................................................................................................2
1.1 Objective .............................................................................................................................................2
1.2 Warrant ...............................................................................................................................................2
1.3 Publication and follow-up...................................................................................................................2
2 Requirements.....................................................................................................................................3
3 Definitions........................................................................................................................................13
4 References........................................................................................................................................14
Specification for pipelay welding; installation by S-laying; amendment to DnV OS-F101
Technical and professional requirements TR1096, Final Ver. 2, Valid from 2005-04-18
1 Introduction
1.1 Objective
This specification covers the additional requirements to DNV OS-F101 “Submarine pipeline systems”
2000 for installation fabrication, welding and NDT of pipelines for S-laying or other laying method
with plastic strain less than 0.3%.This document overrule DNV OS-F101 if conflicts occur.
In chapter 2, the additional requirements are numbered in accordance with the related sections and
paragraphs in DNV OS-F101.
1.2 Warrant
This document is warranted in Statoil Area requirement, “Pipe-laying and subsea operations” (AR07)
(Statoil group/All locations)
1.3 Publication and follow-up
The mandate for publishing and follow up of this document including updating/revision lies within
T&P ANT MBM MAT
The processing of exceptions and suggestions for improvement of the document is described in “Non-
conformities and dispensations” (WR0011) (Statoil group/All locations).
Validity area: Statoil group/All locations/All value chains/On- and offshore; Statoil ASA/Norway/All value chains/On- and
offshore
Classification: Open Page 2 of 14
2 Requirements
In this chapter, the numbering is related to the referred sections and paragraphs in DNV OS-F101.
SECTION 9 INSTALLATION
A. General
A 800 Non-destructive testing
A804. AUT is the preferred NDT method provided the material, wall thickness, outside diameter and
bevel configuration makes it technical possible. Special precautions shall however be made for
metallurgical and mechanical bonded clad pipes. Use of AUT will for such pipes require special
qualification and relevant calibration blocks.
In all cases use of other NDT methods than AUT shall be accepted by Company.
A 900 Production test

Production tests shall be performed at Company decision.
In all cases where a full main line weld is cut out due to defects or other reasons, the cutting positions
shall allow later use of these welds as production test welds if not otherwise agreed by Company.
All welds cut out for production test shall be cut a minimum of 150 mm or 5 times the wall thickness
for wall thicknesses above 30mm on either side of the weld and shall be subject to the specified NDT.
The top location (12 o'clock) and laying direction of sample pipe shall be clearly marked prior to cut
out.
Extent of testing for girth weld production tests shall normally be as for the qualification of the
welding procedure. Fracture mechanical testing and/or corrosion tests shall be performed on
Company’s request.
If the testing of the production test weld is outside the specified requirement, the welding operation
shall be stopped until the cause of the sub standard welds are identified and corrected.
SECTION 12 COMMENTARY (INFORMATIVE)
The requirements to this section stated below shall apply.
G. Fracture Mechanics
G 300 Fracture toughness testing

Use of fracture toughness testing shall be linked to the acceptance criteria for welding defects. For use
of the workmanship acceptance criteria fracture toughness testing shall only be performed for
information and no ECA analyse is required. For use of the AUT acceptance criteria listed in
appendix E, a minimum CTOD value of 0.12mm is required. However, in special cases the Company
may require full ECA (Engineering Critical Assessment) analyses.
Table G1 summarize the fracture mechanic testing requirement for each case.
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• The testing shall be performed by means of standard CTOD specimen in accordance to BS 7448
part 2 Fig.3.
• For strength level above 490MPa (Grade X70) a special test programme shall be determined and
agreed.
Table G1. Fracture mechanic testing requirements.

Welding Acc. Criteria Fracture Mech. test method Test position
Workmanship CTOD for information only, Ttest= TD FL/HAZ and WM
UT Acc. Criteria CTOD > 0.12mm, Ttest= TD FL/HAZ and WM
ECA calculation SENT > 0,50 mm, Ttest= TD FL/HAZ and WM
APPENDIX C WELDING
A. Application
A 200 Welding processes

Mechanised welding systems are preferred. SMAW by means of E6010-6014 and up to E9010-9014
electrodes shall always be accepted by Company before use.
B. Welding Equipment, Tools and Personnel
B 100 Welding equipment and tools

All equipment shall have a unique marking for identification. Welding contractor shall establish a
procedure to check that all welding machines are properly earthed to avoid the occurrence of stray
currents and arching. It is mandatory that all welding equipment is of the same type as used for the
WPQ's. No welding shall start without valid calibration done immediately prior to start of the welding
job. Welding parameters shall be verified according to approved WPS/welding set up. The frequencies
of welding parameter control and calibration validity shall be specified in the quality control manual.
Calibration status and validity of welding, monitoring and inspection equipment shall be summarised
in a matrix giving reference to type of equipment, calibration certificate and expiry date. All parameter
controls shall be reported on a daily basis.
B 200 Personnel
B204 and B205: These requirements apply also for welders performing temporary and tack welds.
B206. Each welder qualified shall carry an I.D. card stating WPS's the welder is qualified for.
D. Welding procedures
D 100 General
D101. Detailed welding procedure shall also be established for tack welds.
D102. The following information shall, if applicable, be included in the WPS:

Method of preheat
Method for removal of humidity
Method of cleaning
Welding operations at each station
Method to establish, maintain and control backing gas
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List of pre-set welding parameters not to be adjusted by the welding operator

Minimum number of welders/operators for each passes
"Hot key" limits for welding parameters to be adjusted by the welding operator.
Mechanised GMAW specifications shall in addition include:

Contact tip to work distance
Wire feed
Oscillation width and frequency
Side wall dwell time
Current/voltage pulsing data. Or description of synergic algorithms.
Frequency high time, low time etc.
Principles for detection of copper torch earthling.
Mechanised GTAW/PAW specifications shall in addition include:

Programmed arc voltage
Wire feed, wire feed pulsing pattern and timing diagram.
Oscillation width and frequency
Side wall dwell time
Current, voltage and pulsing data. (Description of synergic algorithms, if applicable).
Frequency, high time, low time etc.
Shielding gas timing diagrams and pulse pattern
In addition to WPS's the following procedures shall be established:

Procedures for maintaining clean workshops and sites throughout all fabrication
Fabrication procedures for equipment, cutting, edge preparation, welding, grinding/machining, repair
and testing
Procedure for cleaning weld areas before, during and after welding.
Maintenance procedure for welding equipment and weld heads
Calibration procedure for operational control of welding equipment
D 500 Welding procedure specification for repair welding

One set of repair WPS's shall consist of the following as a minimum:
Through thickness repair (7 o'clock position)
External repairs of undercut with stringer pass (4 o'clock position)
Repair on a repair (6 o'clock position)
Partial penetration repair. [Note: Partial penetration repair is qualified by the full penetration repair WPQ]
D 600 Essential variables for welding procedures
D603: Additional requirements to essential parameters shall be:

Change of welding consumable batch. (Testing of batches shall follow requirements in DnV OS F101,
App. C, C400. Fracture toughness testing is not required, provided the other test result complies with
result from original WPQ).
Time laps between root pass and first filler pass to be replaced with: Any increase beyond the time
recorded during the procedure qualification. For GTAW any extension may be allowed provided the
thicknesses of the deposit weld metal satisfy the calculated strength requirements for keeping the pipe
in position on the firing line without cracking.
Additional requirements to essential parameters for mechanised GMAW shall be:
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Side wall dwell time, oscillation pattern.

Pulsing data. (Frequency, high time, low time etc.)
Additional requirements to essential parameters for mechanised GTAW /PAW shall be:
Any change in programmed arc voltage
Oscillation width and pattern (Frequency, high time, low time etc.)
Wire feed, wire feed pulsing pattern and timing diagrams.
Side wall dwell time, oscillation pattern.
Pulsing data. (Frequency, high time, low time etc.)
Shielding gas timing diagrams and pulse pattern.
E. Qualification of Welding Procedures
E 100 General
The WPQ welds shall be made on line pipe material supply for the actual project. The pipe and heat
number of the test pieces and all welding parameters shall be recorded. For the same pipe suppliers and
grades, use of earlier qualified WPQs may be accepted by Company, provided the same type of
welding consumables and welding equipment is used.
Each mechanized procedure shall be qualified by welding minimum three test joints, or three times the
welding length required for mechanical testing. The test joint(s) for mechanical testing shall be
selected on random.
In case an ECA analyse is specified by Company the following test set-up shall be performed:
SENT type specimen is the preferred test specimen. As a minimum a full J-R curve (6 specimens) shall
be established for each welding procedure and with the notch in the weld metal and fusion line. 3
specimens shall be loaded to max. load, 2 below max. load and one beyond max. load.
The SENT testing shall be carried out at minimum design temperature.
For a valid ECA analyse the SENT fracture toughness value shall be minimum 0.5 mm for:
• Material yield strength up to 490 MPa (X70).
• For Grades above X70 the toughness requirement shall be specified and agreed prior to testing.
The SENT fracture toughness minimum value and/or other defect tolerances shall be agreed for each
strength level, diameter and plastic strain. In cases where an ECA analyse is performed earlier for
similar conditions, it is sufficient to run a fracture mechanic testing at max load in the WM and HAZ
to document sufficient toughness in the weldment.
The SENT testing may also be omitted provided relevant testing has been performed on previously
accepted welding procedures and that all essential variables are fulfilled. In such cases the previous
ECAs analyse shall govern for the pipe laying.
E101. Tack welds incorporated into the main weld shall be part of the qualification weld.
E 200 Qualification of repair welding procedures

The repair procedure qualifications shall simulate repair situations during production welding. For
girth welds, the repair qualification welding shall be carried out in the overhead through vertical
position.
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All repair WPS's shall be mechanically tested as pr. table below
Type of repair Cross weld Charpy -V Bend testing Macro and

tensile [Note 1] hardness
Through 1 5 sets: WM, FL, 1
thickness FL+2, , WM(root) 2 side bend (WT>20mm)
and FL(root) 1 root and face bend
(WT≤20mm)
Partial 1 3 sets: WM, FL, 2 side bend (WT>20mm) 1
penetration FL+2 1 root and face bend
(Note 2) (WT≤20mm)
Single pass cap - - - 1
repair
Note 1: FL is between repair weld and original weld metal.

Note 2: Partial penetration is qualified by the through thickness provided same welding consumables
and welding parameters
F. Examination and testing
F 300 Destructive testing of butt joints
F313 Hardness testing: For pipeline systems without sour service requirement, a maximum hardness of
325 HV is acceptable
G. Fabrication and welding requirement
G 100 General
G101 Daily reporting shall be agreed.
G102 All pipes shall be cleaned inside (air blown). For gas pipelines a cleaning procedure shall be
established and accepted by the Company.
G 200 Production welding

G201: Verification of welding parameters shall be carried out for all welding machines/heads
minimum once per shift. A QS plan for verification shall be agreed and based on negative reporting.
For gas shielding welding processes, the moisture content shall be checked in the gas bank or gas
cylinders prior to start of welding and after change of gas supply. Additionally all gas hoses shall be
kept clean and examined for defects on a daily basis.
If one or more parameters are reaching the maximum allowed deviations a recalibration shall be
performed.
Results from NDT shall be continuously used to correct possible tendency to off specified weld
quality.
G203: Longitudinal welds shall be located in the top quadrant at the firing line.
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Adjacent circumferential welds shall not be closer than 1.5 x D (pipe diameter) if not otherwise agreed
by Company.
G207: The alignment of the abutting ends shall be such as to minimise the radial off-set. The internal
off-set between pipe ends shall not exceed the value used during qualification. Misalignment may be
corrected by hydraulic or screw type clamps. Hammering or heating for correction of alignment is not
permitted. Spacer tools shall be used to check final fit-up.
Mitre welds to accommodate angular misalignment of the pipe axis are not permitted without
acceptance by Company.
Tack welding using bridging or bullets tacks shall only be performed using the same welding
consumables as for the main welding. If distance wedges are used, all tack welds and wedge material
shall be removed from the final weldment.
The minimum length for a tack weld to be included in the weld metal shall be 100 mm. Tack welds
which are to be incorporated into the main weld shall have their ends ground and feathered, and shall
be examined for cracks by MPI. Defective tack welds shall be removed or repaired before the main
welding is commenced. This type of tack weld shall be included in the WPQ for the welding procedure
to be used. Consumables shall be the same as qualified.
Where tack welds are removed the root preparation must be correctly maintained for the subsequent
root pass. After removal of the tack weld, and grinding and cleaning where necessary, the root edge
preparation shall be visually examined.
The minimum preheat temperature required by the welding procedure shall be applied prior to tack
welding.
G208. All stops and starts shall be ground prior to commencing the subsequent run. Upon completion
of each welding pass, the weld shall be thoroughly cleaned. Each welding pass shall be visually
examined, during or after cleaning, to ensure freedom of slag, porosity, lack of fusion or cracks. Any
defects shall be removed or repaired prior to start of the next pass.
After completion of the joint, the weld and adjacent area shall be cleaned of all spatter, deposits and
slag.
G209: Arcs shall be struck only on fusion faces. Contact of the electrode or of the un-insulated
portions of the electrode holder with the surface of the pipe or parts being welded are prohibited.
Striking plates making good electrical contact with the pipe shall be provided where these are
necessary for removal of slag from the electrode tip or as an aid to arc starting.
All earth connections shall be securely attached to avoid arc burns and excessive resistance heating.
Welding of the earth connection to the pipe/component being welded is prohibited.
Any arc burns shall be removed by grinding and subsequently checked by MT. Remaining wall
thickness shall be verified by ultrasonic thickness testing.
If the complete removal of an arc strike implies that the wall thickness is reduced to less than
minimum specified the necessary length of pipe containing the defect shall be removed.
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G210: The use of any temporary attachments shall be subject to agreement.

All temporary welds shall be inspected to the same extent as permanent welds, unless alternative
criteria have been agreed.
Temporary attachments, such as end caps, shall be removed by cutting at a minimum distance of 10
mm from the edge of the original bevel.
G212: If taper, the taper shall be in the line pipe material and with maximum slope 1:4 and a straight
portion of minimum 200 mm from the groove edge.
G 300 Repair welding

G301: Defects outside the weld shall be repaired by grinding only. If the grinding reduces the
remaining wall thickness below the minimum specified thickness, the defective pipe shall be cut out.
G305: For through thickness repair, where defects to be repaired are spaced less than 150 mm apart,
they shall be repaired as a continuous defect.
G 400 Post weld heat treatment
If necessary the PWHT procedures shall at least give the following information:
• PWHT temperature and permissible temperature fluctuation during the heat treatment
• Method of heating (furnace or local heat treatment, type of heating equipment)
• Heating rate and cooling rate
• Holding time at the PWHT temperature
• Permissible temperature differences within the PWHT area and between this area and other parts of
the pipes and pipeline components being heat treated
• Method for attaching thermocouples and permanently recording the temperature
• Support of the parts during the heat treatment
• Base metal mechanical properties after the PWHT cycle.
Any post weld heat treatment shall be monitored using a minimum of two thermocouples, one at the 6
o’clock and one at the 12 o’clock positions on the pipe.
APPENDIX D NON DESTRUCTIVE TESTING (NDT)

A 400 Non destructive testing methods
The extent of NDT for pipe laying shall be according to table below.
METHOD AREAS TO BE EXAMINED EXTENT

VISUAL Production weld 100 %
Qualification weld roots and caps 100 %
Arc burns in production welding earthing areas 100% (all pipes)
AUT Production welds 100 %
Qualification welds 100 %
Repair welds 100 %
RT Qualification welds 100 %
Repair welds As agreed
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MT Qualification welds internal and external surfaces 100 %

Ground areas after defect removal 100 %
Rebevelled pipe ends 100 %
A 500 Non-destructive testing procedures
The NDT procedure shall be qualified based on pipe wall thickness, material characteristics and
welding technique. It shall be demonstrated that relevant defects and defect indications are detected
with a minimum POD of 95%.
A 600 Personnel qualifications

NDT operators shall demonstrate their capability of performing an operational test using the qualified
NDT procedures.
A700 Reporting
The result from NDT shall be actively used to assure welding workmanship level through a feed back
loop.
A 800 Timing of NDT
A801: The 24 hours requirement is not applicable for production and repair welding as long as low
hydrogen welding consumables (less than 5mlH2/100gFe according to ISO3690 measuring methods)
are used. For offshore pipe laying the welding procedure qualification will govern for the time laps
independent of welding method.
For the WPQ work a minimum time laps between the welding and final NDT shall be 24hrs. For
cellulosic electrodes 48hrs time laps is specified.
APPENDIX E AUTOMATED ULTRASONIC GIRTH WELD

TESTING
B. Basic requirements
B 400 Ultrasonic system equipment and components
B408: Accuracy of circumferential position shall be +/- 2mm.
B412: There shall be one calibration block for each wall thickness and bevel configuration
C. Procedure
C101: The procedure shall be agreed prior to start of the qualification program.
D. Calibration
The calibration piece shall be placed in between 2 pipe sections on a support which is positioned next
to the pipe section to be inspected. The reference reflectors used for sensitivity setting shall be:
Root: 2mm notch, orientation as internal bevel/land.
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Fillers/Cap: FBH 3 mm.
The probe configuration and calibration block shall be agreed prior to qualification of procedures. The
calibration shall be verified against test welds with intentionally made defects considered typical for
the welding system/techniques.
The echo height of the reference reflectors shall be set at 80% of full screen height.
Gates/windows shall be set in such a way, that from each side of the weld full inspection takes place of
half the weld volume, including heat affected zone. Sharp-edge notches shall be present to test TOFD
functions. For sensitivity setting of the TOFD functions the lateral wave is set to 40% FSH.
The volume /mapping channels should have a gain setting referenced to a known reflector.
E. Field inspection
Welds shall be examined from both sides using PE or tandem angle probes and TOFD.
Sizing shall be performed by PE and TOFD, with PE as primary method.
Probe angles to be used during production examination shall be given in the AUT procedure.
Flaw length (in circumferential direction) is calculated as the ultrasonic flaw length at 40% FSH
threshold level minus the beam spread. Beam spread is derived from the calibration scan of the
calibration block at the specified artificial reflector.
All indications exceeding 40% FSH and length exceeding the material thickness shall be investigated
to obtain amplitude height; length and position in the weld zone (upstream or downstream) and shall
be reported as "reportables".
If the indication cannot be resolved by TOFD (i.e. the upper and lower flaw diffraction tips can not be
separately distinguished) then no measurement can be made to determine the defect height. In this
case, the signals from pulse echo channels will be solely used to determine that particular area of the
scan, however if a clear indication is present in the TOFD channel, the indication height shall be
assumed to be 2 mm.
For PE it shall be allowed to deduct over trace as determined from most recent calibration scan.
If echoes of doubtful origin appear, the pipe material close to the weld shall be checked using a
straight beam transducer in order to verify whether any manufacturing defects are present and could
have interfered with the ultrasonic beam.
If the pipe ends are cut, the new bevelled ends shall be examined with straight beam transducer up to a
distance of 50 mm from the bevel angle on the outside pipe surface, in order to locate any lamination
defects.
The examined areas shall be marked or identified in such a way that repeated testing is possible and
traceability assured during the lifetime of the product.
MT shall be carried out on rebevelled pipe ends.
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E 200 Operational checks.

The response amplitude for each channel shall be measured for at least 5 scans once the gain setting
have been made, the average response shall be within 1dB of the 80% FSH. If it is outside, the gain
shall be adjusted and 5 new calibrations shall be made.
The calibration shall be within -3dB +2dB during scanning. The last 5 calibrations (50 welds), shall be
the basis for adjusting the gain to stay within the window, preferably on the positive range. %FSH for
each channel shall be written on the printout of the calibration and recorded on a spreadsheet on a
continuous basis for documentation.
G. Evaluation and Reporting
G 100 Evaluation of indications
The acceptance criteria shall follow the tables below:
Pulse Echo Amplitude Defect Height (H) Acceptable Defect Type and Length (mm)
(A) (% FSH) Measured by TOFD [Note 1,2]
A > 80 % 2 < H 4 mm SATISFY THE REQUIREMENTS BELOW.
A > 100 % in two H > 4 [Note 3] Not acceptable [Note 4]
adjacent zones [Note 2]
Note 1: Defect length shall be measured for the pulse echo channels from the point where the signal
exceeds 40% FSH to the point the signal falls below 40% FSH. The largest height assessed with TOFD
or the greatest measured amplitude with pulse echo shall be assumed to apply over the whole defect
length. (I.e. a box is drawn around the defect.)
Note 2: For clad and lined pipes the UT set up shall document sensitivity in the root area able to detect
defects height above 1mm.
Note 3: No defect height shall exceed 20% of the pipe wall thickness.
Note 4: Indications > 100% in two adjacent pulse echo channels may be accepted if a clearly
resolvable TOFD image is measured and the defect height is assessed to be < 4mm. In this case the
greater accuracy of the TOFD technique will be assumed to apply.
General requirements
Maximum acceptable height is 20% of the pipe wall thickness up to maximum 4mm defect height.
Interactions shall be evaluated according to Fig. 1.
Cu-inclusions are not acceptable.
Defects breaking the outer surface are not acceptable.
Cracks are not acceptable.
Accumulated defect length in any 300 mm of field length shall be less than 135 mm or 12% of
circumference (whichever is smallest).
Partial repair of single or accumulated defects is not acceptable.
Repairs shall be as for fatigue condition.
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Maximum allowable defect sizes (normal condition):
Defect length Embedded: Max. 4 t or 100 mm (whichever is smallest)

Defect length Root: Max. 4 t or 100 mm (whichever is smallest)
Lack of root penetration Max 10 mm.
length clad/lined
Lack of penetration for Height < 1.0 mm
lined/clad pipes
Root porosity Clad/Lined Max 1.0mm pore diameter. Maximum 3 pores within
300mm weld length and minimum 5mm distance between
each pore.
Stacked defects: Max 2 in same position. Minimum 4 mm height difference
between each defect. Max overlap length 25mm
Maximum allowable defect sizes (fatigue condition):
Defect length Embedded: Max. 90mm

Defect length Root: Max. t
Stacked defects: Max 2 in same position. Minimum 4 mm between each
defect. Max overlap length 10 mm
Clad/lined pipes As for normal conditions.
Interaction criteria (applicable both for normal and fatigue conditions):
Defects shall be assessed for interaction as follows:
H. Qualification
The validity of generic data from qualification for earlier projects is given in DNV OS F101 appendix
E, section I. If such data are used for documentation of POD, a minimum of 6 macros shall be made to
document that the typical weld defects can be detected.
Systems without recognized track record for pipe laying shall establish a qualification program to
evaluate all aspects of the system and extensive correlation tests is expected.
Calibration records of equipment shall be made available on request.
3 Definitions
SENT Single Edge Notch Tensile testing
CTOD Crack Tip Opening Displacement
ECA Engineering Critical Assessment
FBH Flat Bottom Hole
FSH Full Screen Height
HAZ Heat Affected Zone
NDT Non Destructive Testing
AUT Automated Ultrasonic Testing
TOFD Time Of Flight Deflection
PE Puls Echo
WM Weld Metal
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FL Fusion Line
WPQ Welding Procedure Qualification
WPS Welding Procedure Specification
4 References
DnV OS-F101, Submarine Pipeline systems, including corrections and amendments.
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Specification for pipelay welding; installation by S-laying; amendment

1.3 Publication and follow-up

A 800 Non-destructive testing

A 900 Production test

SECTION 12 COMMENTARY (INFORMATIVE)

The requirements to this section stated below shall apply.

G 300 Fracture toughness testing

Table G1. Fracture mechanic testing requirements.

A 200 Welding processes

B. Welding Equipment, Tools and Personnel

B 100 Welding equipment and tools

D102. The following information shall, if applicable, be included in the WPS:

List of pre-set welding parameters not to be adjusted by the welding operator

Mechanised GMAW specifications shall in addition include:

Mechanised GTAW/PAW specifications shall in addition include:

In addition to WPS's the following procedures shall be established:

D 500 Welding procedure specification for repair welding

D 600 Essential variables for welding procedures

D603: Additional requirements to essential parameters shall be:

Additional requirements to essential parameters for mechanised GMAW shall be:

Side wall dwell time, oscillation pattern.

E. Qualification of Welding Procedures

E 200 Qualification of repair welding procedures

All repair WPS's shall be mechanically tested as pr. table below

Type of repair Cross weld Charpy -V Bend testing Macro and

Note 1: FL is between repair weld and original weld metal.

F. Examination and testing

F 300 Destructive testing of butt joints

G. Fabrication and welding requirement

G101 Daily reporting shall be agreed.

G 200 Production welding

G210: The use of any temporary attachments shall be subject to agreement.

G 300 Repair welding

G 400 Post weld heat treatment

APPENDIX D NON DESTRUCTIVE TESTING (NDT)

METHOD AREAS TO BE EXAMINED EXTENT

MT Qualification welds internal and external surfaces 100 %

A 500 Non-destructive testing procedures

A 600 Personnel qualifications

A 800 Timing of NDT

APPENDIX E AUTOMATED ULTRASONIC GIRTH WELD

B 400 Ultrasonic system equipment and components

B408: Accuracy of circumferential position shall be +/- 2mm.

Fillers/Cap: FBH 3 mm.

Sizing shall be performed by PE and TOFD, with PE as primary method.

MT shall be carried out on rebevelled pipe ends.

E 200 Operational checks.

G. Evaluation and Reporting

G 100 Evaluation of indications

The acceptance criteria shall follow the tables below:

Maximum allowable defect sizes (normal condition):

Defect length Embedded: Max. 4 t or 100 mm (whichever is smallest)

Maximum allowable defect sizes (fatigue condition):

Defect length Embedded: Max. 90mm

Interaction criteria (applicable both for normal and fatigue conditions):

Defects shall be assessed for interaction as follows:

Calibration records of equipment shall be made available on request.

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