CSWIP 3.

1 Welding Inspection

Practical Plate Inspection

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MECHANICAL DAMAGE 92 MECHANICAL DAMAGE
EXCESSIVE
WELD METAL INCOMPLETE
INCOMPLETE FILLING & LACK
FILLING POOR
OF SIDEWALL
INCOMPLETE START/STOP
20 30 LACK OF FUSION
45 FILLING SIDEWALL 235
107 FUSION
20 20

73 15 122 35
35 INCOMPLETE 40 CRATER PIPE
UNDERCUT

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FILLING &
UNDERCUT 253
44 SLAG 175
85
Cap height-3-4mm
ARC STRIKE
Weld width-15mm HARD STAMPING
Misalignment-3mm Toe blend-Poor
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ROOT CONCAVITY POOR START/STOP

EXCESS PENETRATION
18 & NON FUSION
112
57 20 CATER PIPE 230

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POOR START/STOP POOR START/STOP
CRATER PIPE
Grinding Damage 197
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Penetration height-4mm Grinding
Grinding damage over Damage
Root width-3-8mm
entire plate surface TACK WELD
Misalignment-3mm
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Grinding damage on plate surface

INCOMPLETE
FILLING & LACK
LACK OF SIDWALL LACK OF OF SIDEWALL
FUSION FUSION&SLAG FUSION
INCOMPLETE UNDERCUT 245
FILLING & SLAG 150 172 2 10
15 3
20

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EXCESSIVE WELD POOR START/STOP Cap height-3-4mm
3 METAL & UNDERCUT
LACK OF 41 Weld width- 15-20mm
INTER RUN 100 10 Misalignment-0.5mm
FUSION
Toe blend- poor
HARD STAMPING Spatter on surface
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MECHANICAL DAMAGE
63 EXCESSIVE
PENETRATION ROOT CONCAVITY
45 115 32 165 60
32

LACK OF
PENETRATION

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& FUSION
60
Penetration height: 3-4mm
12 Penetration width:3-10mm
Grinding damage on
GRINDING MARKS/MECHANICAL DAMAGE plate surface
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ARC STRIKE
102 HARD STAMPING
Cap height 5mm
167
Weld width 15-20mm
Toe blend -Poor 145 UNDERCUT
40 UNDERFILL
Misalignment-1mm 20 15 74 210 232 10
124 UNDERCUT
MECHANICAL DAMAGE

POOR START/STOP 135 235

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35mm 55
POROSITY 140 LACK OF
INTERRUN 10
INCOMPLETE FUSION
FILLING & LACK OF
SIDEWALL FUSION
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Grinding damage on plate surface

LACK OF EXCESSIVE
LACK OF ROOT PENETRATION
FUSION&PENETRATION FUSION
18 110 215
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LACK OF
PENETRATION
Penetration height 3mm
TACK WELD Misalignment 1mm
Penetration width- 3-9mm
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Toe blend-Poor
Cap height- 5mm
Misalignment-1mm
Weld width-17-20mm INCOMPLETE
INCOMPLETE FILLING FILLING & LACK
& LACK OF SIDEWALL 112 POOR OF SIDEWALL
FUSION 37 START/STOP FUSION
15
20 ARC STRIKE 248
MECHANICAL 10
163 DAMAGE 232

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UNDERCUT POOR START/STOP & POROSITY
23 98
50
Grinding damage
HARD STAMPING 70 on plate surface
GRINDING DAMAGE
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Penetration height- 4mm

Penetration width 5-10mm
Misalignment-1mm
Grinding damage plate surface
POOR START/STOP ROOT CONCAVITY
155
37 73

25 95 25 228
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POOR START/STOP & POOR
CRATER PIPE EXCESSIVE POROSITY
13 PENETRATION START/STOP &
33
&UNDERCUT CRATER PIPE

TACK WELD
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WELD FACE
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Cap height-5mm
EXCESSIVE
Weld width- 15-20mm INCOMPLETE
Misalignment-WELD
3mmMETAL POOR START/STOP FILLING LACK
INCOMPLETE
Toe blend- Poor
FILLING POOR UNDERCUT OF SIDEWALL
INCOMPLETE START/STOP INCOMPLETE
& LACK OF FUSION &
FILLING
INCOMPLETEFILLING 165 FUSION UNDERCUT
15 FILLING SLAG 235
170 13
27 22

UNDERCUT UNDERCUT
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INCOMPLETE
UNDERCUT
55 FILLING
POOR START/STOP & EXCESSIVE WELD METAL
POROSITY & NON FUSION
95 ARC STRIKE
HARD STAMPING Grinding damage on entire plate
43 surface
HARD STAMPING
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MECHANICAL DAMAGE
112
GRINDING GRINDING DAMAGE
DAMAGE EXCESSIVE
PENETRATION LACK OF ROOT FUSION &
CRATER PIPE
65 245
8 195
17 MECHANICAL
DAMAGE

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GRINDING
BLOW HOLE
DAMAGE
POOR WELD
REAIR & GRINDING DAMAGE OVER ENTIRE
UNDERCUT PLATE SURFACE
PENETRATION HEIGHT 3-4 mm MISALIGNMENT 3mm
NON UNIFORM ROOT BEAD
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WELD FACE
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