BS EN 1714-1998 Non-destructive testing of welds-U

BRITISHSTANDARDBSEN1714:1998IncorporatingAmendmentNos.1,2andCorrigendumNo.1Non-destructivetestingofwelds—UltrasonictestingofweldedjointsTheEuropeanStandardEN1714:1997,withtheincorporationofamendmentsA1:2002andA2:2003,hasthestatusofaBritishStandardICS25.160.40

 
 LicensedCopy:nana,UniversityofCentralLancashireJISC,WedOct1204:09:19BST2005,UncontrolledCopy,(c)BSI©BSI15March2004ISBN0580289338NationalforewordThisBritishStandardistheofficialEnglishlanguageversionofEN1714:1997,includingamendmentsA1:2002andA2:2003.ItsupersedesBS3923-1:1986,whichiswithdrawn.ThestartandfinishoftextintroducedoralteredbyCENamendmentisindicatedinthetextbytags!.TagsindicatingchangetoCENtextcarrythenumberoftheamendment.Forexample,textalteredbyCENamendmentA1isindicatedby!.AsagreedbyCEN/TC121/SC5resolution134/2000andinaccordancewithamendmentA1:2002,theterm“examination”hasbeenreplacedby“testing”throughoutthedocument.TheUKparticipationinitspreparationwasentrustedtoTechnicalCommitteeWEE/46,Non-destructivetesting,whichhastheresponsibilityto:Alistoforganizationsrepresentedonthiscommitteecanbeobtainedonrequesttoitssecretary.ThefirstcolumnofTableA.1hasbeencorrectedbyCorrigendumNo.1,andinformationonthebackcoverhasbeenupdated.Cross-referencesTheBritishStandardswhichimplementinternationalorEuropeanpublicationsreferredtointhisdocumentmaybefoundintheBSICatalogueunderthesectionentitled‘InternationalStandardsCorrespondenceIndex’,orbyusingthe‘Search’facilityoftheBSIElectronicCatalogueorofBritishStandardsOnline.Thispublicationdoesnotpurporttoincludeallthenecessaryprovisionsofacontract.Usersareresponsibleforitscorrectapplication.CompliancewithaBritishStandarddoesnotofitselfconferimmunityfromlegalobligations.—aidenquirerstounderstandthetext;—presenttotheresponsibleEuropeancommitteeanyenquiriesontheinterpretation,orproposalsforchange,andkeeptheUKinterestsinformed;—monitorrelatedinternationalandEuropeandevelopmentsandpromulgatethemintheUK.SummaryofpagesThisdocumentcomprisesafrontcover,aninsidefrontcover,theENtitlepage,pages2to28,aninsidebackcoverandabackcover.TheBSIcopyrightnoticedisplayedinthisdocumentindicateswhenthedocumentwaslastissued.AmendmentsissuedsincepublicationAmd.No.DateComments10286CorrNo.1October1998Seenationalforeword139901November2002Seenationalforeword1494115March2004ChangetoforewordanddeletionofAnnexZALicensedCopy:nana,UniversityofCentralLancashireJISC,WedOct1204:09:19BST2005,UncontrolledCopy,(c)BSI:Weldedjoints,fusionwelding,metals,non-destructivetests,qualitycontrol,welddefects,ultrasonictests,testingconditions,surfacetreatmentEnglishversionNon-destructivetestingofwelds—Ultrasonictestingofweldedjoints(includesamendmentsA1:2002andA2:2003)Contrôlenondestructifdesassemblagessoudés—Contrôleparultrasonsdesassemblagessoudés(inclutlesamendementsA1:2002etA2:2003)ZerstörungsfreiePrüfungvonSchweißverbindungen—UltraschallprüfungvonSchweißverbindungen(enthältÄnderungenA1:2002undA2:2003)ThisEuropeanStandardwasapprovedbyCENon1997-08-02.AmendmentA1wasapprovedbyCENon2002-05-01.AmendmentA2wasapprovedbyCENon20November2003.CENmembersareboundtocomplywiththeCEN/CENELECInternalRegulationswhichstipulatetheconditionsforgivingthisEuropeanStandardthestatusofanationalstandardwithoutanyalteration.Up-to-datelistsandbibliographicalreferencesconcerningsuchnationalstandardsmaybeobtainedonapplicationtotheCentralSecretariatortoanyCENmember.ThisEuropeanStandardexistsinthreeofficialversions(English,French,German).AversioninanyotherlanguagemadebytranslationundertheresponsibilityofaCENmemberintoitsownlanguageandnotifiedtotheCentralSecretariathasthesamestatusastheofficialversions.CENmembersarethenationalstandardsbodiesofAustria,Belgium,CzechRepublic,Denmark,Finland,France,Germany,Greece,Hungary,Iceland,Ireland,Italy,Luxembourg,Malta,Netherlands,Norway,Portugal,Slovakia,Spain,Sweden,SwitzerlandandUnitedKingdom.CENEuropeanCommitteeforStandardizationComitéEuropéendeNormalisationEuropäischesKomiteefürNormungCentralSecretariat:ruedeStassart36,B-1050Brussels©1997CEN—AllrightsofexploitationinanyformandbyanymeansreservedforCENnationalMembers.Ref.No.EN1714:1997+A1:2002+A2:2003ELicensedCopy:nana,UniversityofCentralLancashireJISC,WedOct1204:09:19BST2005,UncontrolledCopy,(c)BSI©BSI15March20042ForewordThisEuropeanStandardhasbeenpreparedbyTechnicalCommitteeCEN/TC121,Welding,theSecretariatofwhichisheldbyDS.ThisEuropeanStandardshallbegiventhestatusofanationalstandard,eitherbypublicationofanidenticaltextorbyendorsement,atthelatestbyFebruary1998,andconflictingnationalstandardsshallbewithdrawnatthelatestbyFebruary1998.ThisdocumenthasbeenpreparedunderamandategiventoCENbytheEuropeanCommissionandtheEuropeanFre