Dhofar Power Company SAOG

7.4 Workmanship
7.4.1 General
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The work shall be canied out in a thoroughly reliable and workmanlike fashion in order to ensure
satisfactory assembly and erection, interchangeability of similar members, accuracy of dimensions,
position and alignment of holes.
Punched holes shall, wherever practicable, be jig, NC or CNC punched true to form and free from rags,
burrs and distOliions. Punches and dies shall be strictly monitored to ensure that any producing irregular
holes or defects previously mentioned shall be immediately replaced. Drilled holes shall be clean, free
from buns and square to the surface of the material.
Hole diameters shall be in the black unless specified to the contrary. For bolts up to but not including 30
mm diameter - nominal diameter + 1.5mm. For bolts 30 mm diameter or greater - nominal diaIneter +
2.0mm.
7.4.2 Cutting
Cutting of Inaterials by either cropping, shearing, guillotining will be pennitted up to and including the
thickness specified below:
Quality (subgrade) JR
JO
16mm
20mm
Materials of either greater thickness or higher quality (subgrade) must be either machine flame cut or cold
sawn. Hand held flame-cutting is not permitted.
Where materials are cropped, sheared or guillotined, the fmished edge shall be free fonn rags, burrs,
notches and distortions. Flame-cutting of grade 8355 steel shall be preceded by a slight pre-heat by
passing the cutting flame over the area to be cut and the cutting speed reduced in comparison to those
normally used for Grade 8275 steels of similar thickness. Every effort shall be made to avoid having the
flame-cut edge in tension, especially in grade 8355. The flame-cut edges shall be lightly dressed after
cutting to remove notches etc.
7.4.3 Drilling and Punching
Punching full sized holes will be permitted up to and including the thicknesses specified below:
Quality (subgrade) JR
JO
16mm
20mm
No hole shall be punched where the thickness of the material exceeds the finished diameter of the hole.
Finished holes shall be true to form and free from rags, buns and distortion.
Materials of either greater thickness or higher quality (sub-grade) must be either drilled to final diameter
or punched 2 mm undersize and reamed or core drilled to final diameter.
The welding up of misplaced holes is not permitted without the prior approval of the Owner/Engineer.
This is a Hold Point. In the case where approval is granted, the new hole must be drilled where it passes
through or adjacent to the weld area of the previous hole inespective of material grade or thickness.
Construction of 132kV Overhead line between Awqad GSS &SFZ GSS
Rev. No. :A
and Associated Works (Package-1)
Volume 2 Overhead Line Specification Date : December 2010
Section 7 Supports Page :Page 14 of 38
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