Information Bulletin No. IB07009 October 26, （信息公告。）.pdfVIP

Information Bulletin No. IB07-009 October 26, 2007 DIRECTIVE Interpretation of Code Requirements in Paragraph UG-84 Relative to the Determination of the Number of Vessel (Production) Impact Test Plates Required 1.0 Introduction When production impact testing is required for a pressure vessel that is to be fabricated in accordance with the rules of ASME Section VIII, Division 1, it is necessary to determine how many vessel (production) test plates will be required to ensure the proper representation of production welding used in the fabrication of the vessel. The test plate welding is meant to represent the quality and type of welding that is used in the production welding. Within the Code the type of welding means automatic, semi- automatic, or manual welding. The most accurate means of ensuring the test plate weld represents the production weld is by welding the test plate in an identical manner to the production weld, hence the use of an extension of the production weld , or as is commonly known to industry a run-off tab . The minimum Code requirement is for one test plate for each Welding Procedure Specification used for joints of Category A and B, and in the case of a vessel having a longitudinal seam in a cylindrical shell, this coupon must be prepared as an extension to the end of the longitudinal seam. In addition, if the type of welding used to produce the head-to-shell joint is not the same as that used for the longitudinal joint, then additional test plates are required to represent the type of welding used to produce the additional joint(s). 2.0 Background With respect to the number of vessel (production) test coupons required by the Code paragraphs UG-84(i)(1) and UG-84(i)(3), there may be some variation amongst Manufacturers and ABSA Authorized Inspe