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RADIOGRAPHIC EXAMINATION
PROCEDURE ADDENDUM
ASME SECTION VIII
DOC. 10: Addendum
ASME VIII
REV. NO.: 01
DATE: 07/02/2010
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ASME SECTION VIII
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1.0 SCOPE 3
2.0 REFERENCES 3
3.0 REINFORCEMENT
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1.0 SCOPE:
This addendum contains the ASME Section VIII Code radiographic acceptance
criteria requirements.
2.0 REFERENCE:
Reinforcement on each side of all butt welded joints shall not exceed the following
thicknesses:
Division 1
Division 2
4.1 Each radiograph shall clearly show a minimum of 6 inches (152 mm) of
weld length.
4.2 In addition to 4.1, all "four-way" junction radiographs shall clearly show not
less than four (4) inches (102 mm) of longitudinal weld length on each side
of the circumferential weld. A junction is considered a four-way when the
course stagger is 5T or less. T equals the thickness of the thicker plate.
5.0 EVALUATION OF INDICATIONS:
5.2.1 Elongated indications if their length is more than three (3) times the
width.
5.2.2 Rounded indications if their length is equal to or less than three (3)
times the width.
Sections of welds that are shown by radiography to have any of the following
types of discontinuities are unacceptable. The weld shall be repaired and re-
radiographed in accordance with this procedure.
7.2 Any other elongated indication which has a length greater than:
7.3 Any group of aligned indications that have an aggregate length greater
than T in a length of 12 T, except where the distance between successive
imperfections exceeds 6L, where L is the length of the longest
imperfections in the group.
8.1 Welds in which the radiography shows any of the following types of
discontinuities are unacceptable until repaired and re-radiographed per this
procedure.
8.1.3 If several indications within the above limitations exist in line, the
weld shall be acceptable if the sum of the longest dimensions of all
such indications is not more than T in a length of 6T (or
proportionately for radiographs shorter than 6T) and if the longest
indications considered are separated by at least 3L of acceptable
weld metal, where L is the length of the longest indication.
8.2 Rounded indications are not a factor in the acceptability of welds required
to be spot radiographed.
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DATE: 07/02/2010
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ASME SECTION VIII
9.2 When a spot radiograph discloses welding which does not comply with the
minimum requirements of Section 8.0, two additional radiographs (tracers)
shall be taken in the same weld unit at locations away from the original
spot.
9.2.1 If the two additional radiographs (tracers) show welding which meets
the minimum quality requirements of Section 8.0, the entire weld
unit represented by the three radiographs is acceptable. The
unacceptable welding disclosed by the first of the three radiographs
shall be removed and the area repaired and re-radiographed.