Inspection Guidelines
Welding—Visual Inspection
Training Manual TS-22B
Procurement Supplier
Quality Department
TAA
WELDING INSPECTION
HANDBOOK |
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Available upon
‘request from
the Procurement
Supplier Quality
Department,
Training Superisor,
San Francisco, CA
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Rev: 0 Date: December 1982,PURPOSE
‘THIS INFORMATION IS INTENDED FOR USE BY BECHTEL
PERSONNEL ON BECHTEL PROJECTS.
THE CONTENT OF THIS HANDBOOK IS LIMITED IN SCOPE
TO CONDITIONS WHICH CAN BE DETECTED VISUALLY. CON-
DITIONS DESCRIBED WITHIN ARE NOT NECESSARILY CAUSE
FOR REJECTION IN THEMSELVES, BUT RATHER INDICATE THAT
FURTHER INVESTIGATION IS REQUIRED BY A QUALIFIED
WELDING INSPECTOR. FOR EXAMPLE, A SMALL AMOUNT OF
POROSITY MAY BE PERMITTED BY A’ PARTICULAR CODE OR
SPECIFICATION, AND IF THE DETECTED POROSITY IS WITHIN
THESE LIMITS, THIS DISCONTINUITY IS NOT CONSIDERED A
WELD DEFECT.ACCEPTABLE WELD
CHARACTERIZED BY:
‘SMOOTH, WELL
FORMED BEAD
UNIFORM CROSS
‘SECTION