API 1104 :

Welding of Pipeline and Related

Facilities
Standard covers :

Gas and arc welding

Butt, fillet and socket welds
Carbon and low alloy steel piping

For both new construction and in-service

welding by :

SMAW,SAW,GTAW,FCAW,G MAW,PAW and

oxyfuel welding.

NDT methods ( VT,RT,MT,PT & UT ) used

for testing as well as acceptance
standards.
Equipment –

size and type

suitable for work

Material – As per :

ASTM specifications

API 5L specifications
Welding Procedure Specification
( WPS ) to be qualified

Welding a test coupon and Testing of

weld joint

Process Qualification Record ( PQR )

Qualification of Welders ( WQR )

Production welding

Design and preparation of joint

Fitment of joint

Inspection and testing of production welds

Methods of inspection

Qualification of inspection personnel

Acceptance criteria
Inspection by NDT –
Detailed Procedure and
Acceptance Criteria for :

VT
RT
MT
PT
UT
Repair & Removal of
Defects

Repair welding procedure is

required

Re-test repaired weld by

same NDT

Acceptance criteria same

Mechanized Welding

Exactly similar techniques

and procedures to be
followed
Welding of in-service pipeline

Preparation of welding
procedure specification ( WPS )

Process Qualification Record

( PQR )

Welder Qualification Record

( WQR )
Questions ?
AWS D1.1

Structural Welding Code -

Steel
The code contains the
requirements for
fabricating and erecting
welded structures.
.
*For carbon and low alloy
steels that are 3mm or
thicker and YS of 100ksi.
*Design of welded connections
composed of tubular or non-tubular
product form members.

*Qualification of WPS.

*Welder qualification.

*Fabrication.

*Inspection.

*Modification and repair.

Design of Welded Connections

Tubular and Non-tubular members

Table 2 : Design Stresses

Loading – Static and Cyclic

Joint configuration

Type of weld – Butt or Fillet

Qualification of WPS for

SMAW,
SAW,
GMAW,
FCAW,
GTAW,
ESW
Table 3 :

Metal category,
Mechanical properties,
Welding process
Electrode specification
Classification,
Thickness
Preheat and inter-pass temperature
WPS Qualification
Table 4 :

Weld positions, plate or pipe

Number and type of test specimens

Range of thickness and diameter qualified

PQR Qualification

Welder and welding operator

qualification

Electrode classification

CVN test requirements

Fabrication

Correct base metal

Welding consumables
Backing
Weld size for fillet and butt weld
Tack welds
Weld repairs
Weld cleaning
Table 5 :

Alternate stress-relief heat

treatment

Fillet weld sizes

Inspection

Equipment, materials

Visual inspection and other NDT

Acceptance criteria

NDT procedures

Extent of testing

RT, UT, MT and PT

Table 6

Acceptance criteria for VT, UT

RT and UT Procedures
Modification and Repair

Base metal specifications

Suitability of welding

Design process

Welding
Questions ?
ASME B&PV CODE
Section IX

Welding and Brazing

Qualification
Code relates to the Qualification
of :

Welders, welding operators, brazers,

and brazing operators,

Procedures of welding and brazing

As per ASME B31.1, and B 31.3

Part QW

Preparation of WPS

Qualification of WPS, Welders and

Welding operators

For manual and machine welding

processes
Table QW/QB-422

Ferrous and Non-ferrous

P & S Numbers and
product form
Table QW-432

Grouping of
electrodes : F Numbers
Table QW-442

Classification of
Ferrous weld metal
analysis ( A Numbers )
Table QW-451

Procedure qualification
thickness limits,

Number of test specimens

Table QW-461

Performance
qualification – Position

Diameter limitations
Brazing
Part QB

Preparation of BPS
Qualification of BPS, brazers
and brazing operators
For manual and machine
brazing
processes
Questions ?