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POSCO E&C-VIET NAM Co., Ltd.

Address: Nhon Trach Industrial Zone

Dong Nai Province, Viet Nam

Tel No.: +84 (0) 613 560 869

Fax No.: +84 (0) 613 560 871

Website : http://www.poscoencvietnam.com

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Date

CONTENTS

0. REVISION STATUS

1. SCOPE

2. PURPOSE

3. REFERENCE CODE

4. RESPONSIBILITY AND AUTHORITY

5. PROCEDURE

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0. Revision Status

Rev. Rev.
Rev. Date Description
No. Extent

0 26 Jan. 07 All Initial issue

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1. Scope
This standard applies to the defects as follows.

1.1 Cutting & handling damages.

1.2 Crack
1.3 Welding defects:
- Porosity, slag and incomplete fusion
- Concavity, crater, under size weld and under cut.
- Overlap, convexity and reinforcement
- Burn-thru.
- Arc strike
1.4 Painting
2. Purpose
The purpose of this procedure is to establish the repair method of an unacceptable base
metal or weld during steel structure fabrication.
3. Reference code.
ASME : American society of mechanical engineer
AWS D1.1 : America welding Society
SSPC The Society for Protective Coatings
4. Responsibility and authority
4.1 The welding supervisor of Production Department shall be responsible for all the repair
activities.
4.2 QC inspector shall be responsible to identify all defect and mark clearly prior to repair work

4.3 All the activities shall be monitored and controlled by QC inspector. All record shall be
maintained at all time for reference.

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5. Procedure
5.1 General

5.1.1 This procedure shall be applied in conjunction with approved WPS and repair welding
procedure.
5.1.2 All repair activities shall be carried out by qualified welders. All repair activities shall be
notified to contractor /client prior to proceed any repair activities.
5.1.3 Defective areas of weld metal or portions of the base metal will be removed by machining,
grinding or air carbon arc gouging. Air arc gouging shall clean by grinding smoothing to
remove all carbon and oxides. All repair removed area subject to visual inspection and
MP/PT to confirm complete removal of defect.
5.1.4 SMAW low hydrogen electrode shall be used for both FCAW and SMAW repairs with
applicable WPS and repair procedure.
5.1.5 Unless otherwise required, repair activities shall be carried as per by this procedure.
51.6 The QC department shall fully record all repairs and rectification work and
provide evidence records.
5.1.7 Following welding, the repair shall be subject to 100% NDT as per actual technique applied
5.2 Repair Methods
5.2.1 Repair welding for damage caused by cutting and poor handling.
(1)Preheating
The preheating requirement shall be according to AWS D1.1 and approved WPS.
(2)Techniques
The damaged area shall be repaired and job specification.
All flame cut edges shall be ground smooth.
Repair shall be conjunction with material specification and replace material is necessary.
5.2.2 The built-up of edge preparation
(1) Preheating
The preheating requirement shall be according to WPS

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(2) Techniques
The built-up shall be done as below.

No. Method Remarks

1 Grinding the surface of base metal

2 Buttering by built-up welding

3 Grinding the surface of built-up

welding
- The built-up of weld profile is to be 19mm max. In width or thickness of parent material
which ever is less.
- The welding surface is to be examined by visual and magnetic particle test.
- Built up area shall be subject to 100% UT/RT after weld completed.
- Stringer bead technique shall apply for buttering
- WPS shall be as per original weld to be applied.

5.2.3 Crack
(1)Ascertain the extent of the crack by use of ultrasonic test or radiography test, acid etching
or other test repair methods.
(2)All crack are subject to customer approval on case base, remove the crack to sound metal
2”(50.8mm) beyond each end of crack by grinding or air carbon arc gouging.
(3)The resultant cavity shall be thoroughly cleaned as necessary to aid visual and magnetic
inspection.
(4)Repair welding will be done in accordance with approved WPS and repair procedure.
(5)After completion of repair welding, the repair weld shall be re-inspected according to the
original procedure and shall be subjected to appropriate NDE.
(6)Parent metal repair weld surface shall be flatted like a parent metal thickness with a grinder.

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5.2.4 All other defects as below shall be repaired as per following

(Porosity, slag and incomplete fusion, Concavity, crater, under size weld and under cut.
Overlap, convexity and reinforcement, Burn-thru, Arc strike)

(1)Remove the unacceptable portion by grinding or air arc carbon gouging.

(2)The resultant cavity shall be thoroughly cleaned as necessary.
(3)Repair welding shall be done in accordance with approved WPS. If need
(4)Repair weld shall be re-inspected according to the original procedure and by appropriate
NDE.

5.2.5 Repair for Painting.

(1) Surface Preparation

The repair area shall be cleaned to SSPC SP3 or SSPC SP11 in case of power
tool, In the event of abrasive cleaning being impractical or unsuitable, small area of
steel surfaces may be mechanically cleaned using soft pad hand power tools
(SSPC SP2).
(2) In general, damage to each coat of paint shop/field applied shall be repaired by
preparing the affected surface, in accordance with the preparation as specified
on this procedure and as originally carried out, cleaning and spot priming before
succeeding coats of paint are applied. The extent of repair to the damaged area
shall extend 50 mm into sound paintwork. The sound paintwork shall be lightly
prepared to etch the surface. No succeeding coat of paint shall be applied
before preceding coat of paint is thoroughly dry.
(3) Where shop/field paint has been damaged in handling, all damage and loosely
adhering paint shall be removed and the surface thoroughly cleaned by wire
brush. The breaks shall be cleaned within 50 mm, and the designated primer
shall be applied to the thickness according to manufacturer specification.
Defects in the primer coat resulting from damage, poor application technique or surface

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preparation shall be re-coated in accordance with repeat of the above steps of Painting
procedure prior to application of top coats.

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