The revised BS PD 6493 assessment procedure -- Application to offshore structures
- Health and Safety Executive, London (United Kingdom). Offshore Safety Div.
- UMIST, Manchester (United Kingdom). Dept. of Civil and Structural Engineering
- Welding Inst., Cambridge (United Kingdom). Structural Integrity Dept.
The BS PD 6493 procedure for the assessment of defects in welded components, which was originally published in 1980 and subsequently revised in 1991, has been used with some success by industry and is now applied extensively to offshore structures. Particular applications are the fitness-for-purpose assessment of fabrication and in-service defects, inspection scheduling and the determination of whether post-weld heat treatment is required. However, the current BS PD 6493 procedure is based on general principles and the extensive application of the procedure to a wide range of complex practical problems over the years has highlighted some of its limitations. These have been addressed in the latest review by the British Standards Institution`s WEE/37 Committee and this has resulted in a major revision of the PD 6493 procedure. A particularly important development is the incorporation of specific guidance on the assessment of offshore structures. This paper describes the new recommendations for offshore structures.
- OSTI ID:
- 403594
- Report Number(s):
- CONF-9606279--; ISBN 0-7918-1492-0
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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