Generalized Guidelines for

Structural Steel Welding

Inspection
As per AWS D1.1
Structural Welding Code: Steel

Standard Terms
CJP:

Complete Joint Penetration

PJP: Partial Joint Penetration

CJP
PJP
Fillet Weld

Scope
General

Requirements
Design of Welded Connections
Prequalification
Qualification
Fabrication
Inspection
Stud Welding
Strengthening and Repair of
Existing Structure

Limitation of Code
The

code is not intended to be used for

the following:
(1) Steels with a minimum specified yield
strength greater than 100 ksi (690 MPa)
(2) Steels less than 1/8 in. (3 mm) thick.
(3) Pressure vessels or pressure piping
(4) Base metals other than carbon or lowalloy steels. AWS D1.6, Structural
Welding Code Stainless Steel, should
be used for welding stainless steel
structures. Whenever contract
documents specify AWS Dl.l for welding

Design of Welded
Connections
Part

A: Common Requirements for Design

of Welded Connections (Nontubular and
Tubular Members)
Part B: Specific Requirements for Design
of Nontubular Connections (Statically or
Cyclically Loaded)
Part C: Specific Requirements for Design
of Nontubular Connections (Cyclically
Loaded
Part D: Specific Requirements for Desing
of Tubular Connections (Statically or
Cyclically

Weld Joint Configuration

Weld Joint Configuration: Fillet

Weld

Weld Joint Configuration: Fillet

Weld

Built Up Members

3.0 Prequalification of
WPS
As

per article 3 prequalification of WPS is exempt

from WPS qualification if following conditions are
met
3.2 Welding Process: SMAW, SAW, GMAW (except
GMAW-S) and FCAW which conform to all of the
provisions of this section shall deemed as
prequalified.
3.3Base Metal & Filler Metal
Shall conform this table

Prequalification of WPS
3.4. Procedure approved by Engineer
3.5. Minimum Preheat & Inter-pass Temperature RequirementShall be as per Table 3.2 of page 68 (AWS D1.1: 2008 Code)
3.6. Limitation of WPS variables
All prequalified WPSs to be used shall be prepared by the
manufacturer, fabricator or contractor as written prequalified
WPSs, and shall be available to those authorized to use or
examine them. The welding parameter listed below shall be
specified on the written WPSs . Change in these parameter ,
beyond those specified on the written WPS shall be
considered essential changes and shall require a new or
revised prequalified written WPS
i. Amperage (Wire Feed Speed)
ii. Voltage
iii. Travel Speed
iv. Shielding Gas Flow Rate

Prequalification of WPS

Common Requirements for Parallel Electrode and Multiple

Electrode SAW

3.9

Minimum Fillet
Weld Requirement- Shall
Conform following
table

4.0 Qualification: WPS

Welding

Qualification (WPS) is
not necessary unless any of the
requirement of prequalification
(section 3) does not met.

5.0 Fabrication

6.0 Inspection

6.11: NDT
GENERAL
COMMENTS
For CJP Groove weld
and Non Tubular
Statically loaded
section,
other than Visual
Inspection no
additional NDT is
required form the
code requirement
unless additional
NDT method like
DPT/ MPI specified
by the owner user.
Contactor shall
perform such test as
per 6.6.5 para.

6.9 Inspection: Visual Inspection

Table 6.1: Visual Inspection Acceptance Criteria

6.1 Inspection: Visual Inspection Acceptance Criteria

NDT Requirements