SHELL ROLLING – LONG SEAM SETUP AND WELDING

Long seam setup witness –

1. Visual witness weld included angle and adjacent surface – visual checked on surface of each
shell course at inside surface of shell course and outside surface of shell course , weld
included angle and adjacent surface - found free surface defects ie mill scale ,gas cut marks ,
oil , grease ,rust , detrimental oxides, other deleterious foreign material ,cracks , lamination
, all loose scale , slag accumulations and edges are found smooth and uniform.

2. Identification witness – Heat number - , Plate number - , Material specification - Weld

seam identification , Welder number ,

3. Dimension witness – Shell course thickness - , shell course length - , Type of joint - ,
((weld included angle - , root gap - , root face - ) – found as per figure ----- of drawing and
applicable specification, outside circumference -

4. A). Permissible out of roundness- checked at 0 °-180°, 90°-270°, 45°-195°,135°-315° at both end of
each shell course -found within the limit of applicable drawing .

B).Permissible out of roundness witness by template (design pressure- internal) – layout checked for
template – found as per applicable drawing and specification. Permissible out of roundness checked
by template for each shell course from inside – found within the limit of applicable specification and
drawing.

B).Permissible out of roundness witness by template (design pressure- External/FV/HV) – layout

checked for template – found as per applicable drawing and specification. Permissible out of
roundness checked by template for each shell course from inside – found within the limit of
applicable specification and drawing.

5. Alignment – checked at consecutive 200mm length .found within the limit of applicable
specification and drawing.
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Circumference seam setup witness –

2. Visual witness weld included angle and adjacent surface – visual checked on surface of each
shell course at inside surface of shell course and outside surface of shell course , weld
included angle and adjacent surface - found free surface defects ie mill scale ,gas cut marks ,
oil , grease ,rust , detrimental oxides, other deleterious foreign material ,cracks , lamination
, all loose scale , slag accumulations and edges are found smooth and uniform.
3. Visual checked for tack weld – found free of any weld surface defects.

2. Identification witness – Heat number - , Plate number - , Material specification - Weld

seam identification -

3. Dimension witness – Shell course thickness - , shell course length - , Type of joint - ,
((weld included angle - , root gap - , root face - ) – found as per figure -of drawing and
applicable specification, outside circumference checked -

4.Permissible out of roundness- checked at 0 °-180°, 90°-270°, 45°-195°,135°-315° at both end of

each shell course -found within the limit of applicable drawing .

Permissible out of roundness witness by template (design pressure- internal) – layout checked for
template – found as per applicable drawing and specification. Permissible out of roundness checked
by template for each shell course from inside – found within the limit of applicable specification and
drawing.

Permissible out of roundness witness by template (design pressure- External/FV/HV) – layout

checked for template – found as per applicable drawing and specification. Permissible out of
roundness checked by template for each shell course from inside – found within the limit of
applicable specification and drawing.

4. Alignment – checked at 0 °-180°, 90°-270°, 45°-195°, 135°-315° .found within the limit of
applicable specification and drawing.
5. Staggering of long seam.
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1. weld set up
2. low stress stamp on rolled surfaces
3. Joint number & welder number & SEAM NUMBER
4. Joint configuration
5. Profile checking
6. Preheating as specified in weld plan
7. Interpass & post heating
8. MTor PT of plate edges ie welding groove , temporary attachments, removable area
9. Welder identification
10. Dimension
11. Visual inspection of weld
12. E value

REFFERENCE DOCUMENTS –

WELDING CHECKSHEET

WELD PLAN

APPROVED MT/PT PROCEDURE

DISH END / SHELL C – SEAM SETUP WITH SHELL & WELDING –

1. WELD SETUP
2. JOINT NUMBER / WELDER NUMBER
3. LOW STRESS STAMP ON ROLLED SURFACE
4. JOINT CONFIGURATION
5. SHELL PROFILE
6. PREHEATING AS SPECIFIED IN WELD PLAN
7. INTERPASSS TEMPRATURE , POST HEATING( AS PER APPLICABLE WPS /PQR)
8. MTor PT of plate edges ie welding groove , temporary attachments, removable area
9. Staggering of long seam.

Shell rolling & long seam set up –

Visual examination of surface for any objectionable marks.
Dimension check – OD or ID circumference, ovality, weld edge preparation, profile check with
inside template (internal pressure) & outside template (external pressure). Inspector shall verify the
profile at pre pinching area (both sides of long seam joint). No flat spots in the shell are acceptable.
Verify the minimum required length & profile of the template.
Verify the weld edge preparation w.r.t the detail shown in the approved drawing & WPS.
Verify laminations on the Weld edge Visually and or by DPT.
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