MODULE 7 – VISUAL INSPECTION WORKSHOP

WELDING INSPECTION
TECHNOLOGY
 CHECKING PREHEAT

 IT IS THE RESPONSIBILITY OF THE WELDING INSPECTOR TO VERIFY THAT

THE WORKPIECE HAS BEEN PREHEATED TO THE SPECIFIED PREHEAT
TEMPERATURE. PREHEAT APPLICATION
2 in. AWAY FROM THE
EDGE OF THE JOINT
BOTH SIDES

PREHEAT TEMP.
SHALL BE CHECKED
2 in. AWAY FROM
THE EDGES OF THE
JOINT BOTH SIDES
SPECIFIC INSPECTION POINTS DURING WELDING

 CHECK COMPLIANCE WITH WPS PROVISIONS

 CONSUMABLE TYPE AND DIAMETER

 CURRENT OR WIRE FEED SPEED
 VOLTAGE
 GAS FLOW RATES
 TRAVEL SPEED
 TACK AND WELD END TREATMENT
 AMOUNT OF SPATTER
  CHECK QUALITY, PLACEMENT OF KEY WELD PASSES
 ROOT PASS – THE MOST CRITICAL STAGE OF WELDING, ROOT PASS
IS THE FOUNDATION OF EVERY WELDED JOINT. THE
FUNCTION OF THE ROOT PASS IS TO PROVIDE A
SOUND TIE BETWEEN MEMBERS AT THE JOINT ROOT.

CONCAVE ROOT PASS EXCESSIVE SLIGHTLY CONVEX

CONVEXITY ROOT PASS

ROOT PASS SHAPES

 CHECK WELD BEAD SEQUENCING AND PLACEMENT
 COMMON TECHNIQUES FOR SEQUENCING

 BACKSTEPPING METHOD - INDIVIDUAL WELD PASSES ARE MADE

FROM THE OUTSIDE TOWARDS THE
CENTER.
CL

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11

GENERAL DIRECTION OF WELDING

DIRECTION OF DEPOSITION OF EACH

ELECTRODE
 SKIP WELDING

1 7 2 8 3 9 4 10 5 11 6

GENERAL DIRECTION OF WELDING

 OFFSET METHOD

X in.
1 6 2 7 3

8 4 9 5 10

3 X in.
EFFECT OF ORDER OF WELD BEAD PLACEMENT
 CHECK THE ADEQUACY OF BACKGOUGING
 BACKGOUGING – THE REMOVAL OF BASE OR WELD METAL
FROM THE WELD ROOT SIDE OF A JOINT TO
RIGHT SOUND METAL – IS USED TO ENSURE COMPLETE
FUSION AND JOINT PENETRATION AND TO

WRONG AVOID GASEOUS AND SOLID INCLUSIONS.

WRONG RIGHT

BACKGOUGING METHOD, ACCESSIBILITY

 CHECK FINISHED WELD APPEARANCE AND SOUNDNESS

NOT ENOUGH GOOD

TOO MUCH
 CHECK WELD SIZE AND
DIMENSIONS

MAX 1/8 in. BUTT WELD

MIN 1/32 in. REINFORCEMENT
 CONVEX WELD

7/16 in.

SIZE OF WELD
 CONCAVE WELD

7/16 in.

SIZE OF WELD
 CHECK DIMENSIONAL ACCURACY OF THE WELDMENT
 CARRY OUT OR MONITOR AND EVALUATE SPECIFIED NDE
 MONITOR PWHT OR OTHER POSTWELD ACTIVITIES
 FINALIZE AND COLLATE INSPECTION DOCUMENTATION
MEASURING UNDERCUT

VWAC GAUGE

0
MEASURING WITH MICROMETER CALIPER

CLOSED BARREL
5

20

THIMBLE

MICROMETER ZEROED
MAKING READINGS

0
1
0

READING – 0.001 in.

MAKING READING

10

0
5

0
READING – 0.005 in.
MAKING READING

0
0

20
READING – 0.025 in.
MAKING READING

0 1
0

20

READING – 0.100 in.