|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||BRITISHSTANDARDBSEN288-9:1999TheEuropeanStandardEN288-9:1999hasthestatusofaBritishStandardICS25.160.10NOCOPYINGWITHOUTBSIPERMISSIONEXCEPTASPERMITTEDBYCOPYRIGHTLAWSpecificationandapprovalofweldingproceduresformetallicmaterialsÐPart9:WeldingproceduretestforpipelineweldingonlandandoffshoresitebuttweldingoftransmissionpipelinesThisBritishStandard,havingbeenpreparedunderthedirectionoftheEngineeringSectorCommittee,waspublishedundertheauthorityoftheStandardsCommitteeandcomesintoeffecton15August1999©BSI08-1999ISBN0580325806BSEN288-9:1999AmendmentsissuedsincepublicationAmd.No.DateCommentsNationalforewordThisBritishStandardistheEnglishlanguageversionofEN288-9:1999.TheUKparticipationinitspreparationwasentrustedbyTechnicalCommitteeWEE/21,Pipeworkwelding,toSubcommitteeWEE/21/7,Fieldwelding,whichhastheresponsibilityto:Ðaidenquirerstounderstandthetext;ÐpresenttotheresponsibleEuropeancommitteeanyenquiriesontheinterpretation,orproposalsforchange,andkeeptheUKinterestsinformed;ÐmonitorrelatedinternationalandEuropeandevelopmentsandpromulgatethemintheUK.Alistoforganizationsrepresentedonthissubcommitteecanbeobtainedonrequesttoitssecretary.Cross-referencesTheBritishStandardswhichimplementinternationalorEuropeanpublicationsreferredtointhisdocumentmaybefoundintheBSIStandardsCatalogueunderthesectionentitledªInternationalStandardsCorrespondenceIndexº,orbyusingtheªFindºfacilityoftheBSIStandardsElectronicCatalogue.ABritishStandarddoesnotpurporttoincludeallthenecessaryprovisionsofacontract.UsersofBritishStandardsareresponsiblefortheircorrectapplication.CompliancewithaBritishStandarddoesnotofitselfconferimmunityfromlegalobligations.SummaryofpagesThisdocumentcomprisesafrontcover,aninsidefrontcover,theENtitlepage,pages2to19andabackcover.TheBSIcopyrightnoticedisplayedthroughoutthisdocumentindicateswhenthedocumentwaslastissued.CENEuropeanCommitteeforStandardizationComiteÂEuropeÂendeNormalisationEuropaÈischesKomiteefuÈrNormungCentralSecretariat:ruedeStassart36,B-1050Brussels©1999CENAllrightsofexploitationinanyformandbyanymeansreservedworldwideforCENnationalMembers.Ref.No.EN288-9:1999EEUROPEANSTANDARDEN288-9NORMEEUROPEÂENNEEUROPAÈISCHENORMMarch1999ICS25.160.10EnglishversionSpecificationandapprovalofweldingproceduresformetallicmaterialsÐPart9:WeldingproceduretestforpipelineweldingonlandandoffshoresitebuttweldingoftransmissionpipelinesDescriptifetqualificationd'unmodeopeÂratoiredesoudagepourlesmateÂriauxmeÂtalliquesÐPartie9:Epreuvedequalificationd'unmodeopeÂratoiredesoudagepourlesoudageboutaboutdecanalisationsdetransportsursite,surterreetenmerAnforderungundAnerkennungvonSchweiûverfahrenfuÈrmetallischeWerkstoffeÐTeil9:SchweiûverfahrenspruÈfungfuÈrbaustellengeschweiûteStumpfnaÈhtevonVersorgungsrohrleitungenanLandundOffshoreThisEuropeanStandardwasapprovedbyCENon3March1999.CENmembersareboundtocomplywiththeCEN/CENELECInternalRegulationswhichstipulatetheconditionsforgivingthisEuropeanStandardthestatusofanationalstandardwithoutanyalteration.Up-to-datelistsandbibliographicalreferencesconcerningsuchnationalstandardsmaybeobtainedonapplicationtotheCentralSecretariatortoanyCENmember.ThisEuropeanStandardexistsinthreeofficialversions(English,French,German).AversioninanyotherlanguagemadebytranslationundertheresponsibilityofaCENmemberintoitsownlanguageandnotifiedtotheCentralSecretariathasthesamestatusastheofficialversions.CENmembersarethenationalstandardsbodiesofAustria,Belgium,CzechRepublic,Denmark,Finland,France,Germany,Greece,Iceland,Ireland,Italy,Luxembourg,Netherlands,Norway,Portugal,Spain,Sweden,SwitzerlandandUnitedKingdom.Page2EN288-9:1999©BSI08-1999ForewordThisEuropeanStandardhasbeenpreparedbyTechnicalCommitteeCEN/TC121,Welding,theSecretariatofwhichisheldbyDS.ThisEuropeanStandardshallbegiventhestatusofanationalstandard,eitherbypublicationofanidenticaltextorbyendorsement,atthelatestbySeptember1999,andconflictingnationalstandardsshallbewithdrawnatthelatestbySeptember1999.AccordingtotheCEN/CENELECInternalRegulations,thenationalstandardsorganizationsofthefollowingcountriesareboundtoimplementthisEuropeanStandard:Austria,Belgium,CzechRepublic,Denmark,Finland,France,Germany,Greece,Iceland,Ireland,Italy,Luxembourg,Netherlands,Norway,Portugal,Spain,Sweden,SwitzerlandandtheUnitedKingdom.ContentsPageForeword2Introduction31Scope32Normativereferences33Definitions43.1repair43.2fullpenetrationrepair43.3internalrepair43.4make44Preliminaryweldingprocedurespecification(pWPS)45Weldingproceduretest46Testpiece46.1General46.2Shapeanddimensionsoftestpieces46.3Weldingoftestpieces47Examinationandtesting47.1Extentoftesting47.2Locationandcuttingoftestspecimens47.3Non-destructiveexamination67.4Destructivetests67.5Re-testing118Rangeofapproval128.1General128.2Relatedtothemanufacturer128.3Relatedtothematerial128.4Commontoallweldingprocedures138.5Specifictoprocesses148.6Periodofvalidity149Wedlingprocedureapprovalrecord(WPAR)14AnnexA(normative)Repairs15AnnexB