TECHNICAL SPECIFICATION SHOP AND FIELD FABRICATION OF PIPING DEP 31.38,01.31-Gen. 2.2.2 Assembly of piping components For butt-welding of ail piping components (e.g. pipe ends, fitings and welding neck flanges), a uniform root gep shall be proviced as specified in the relevant Welding Procedure Spectfcation Refer to DEP 31.38.01.11-Gen, for flange misalignment acceptance criteria of misalignment of flanges. The minimum distance between the edges of two pressure-containing welds shall be twice the wall thickness of the thicker pressure part. The same requirement applies to the distance between non-pressure attachment welds and a pressure-containing weld in order to allow non-destructive inspection of the pressure-containing weld. Longitudinal welds in two adjacent pipes should be 180° apart, but in any case shall be separated by at least twice the wall thickness of the thicker pipe. BSP-12-STANDARD-601 TH E WELDING OF ME T ALS Clause 328.4.3 Alignment Add the following: When two piping components of same nominal outer diameter having different wall thickness are welded, the internal diameter of the thicker member shall be tapered to 4:4. Wherever, possible such rectification shall be carried out by machining in shop rather than by grinding In the field. Add new subsection (e) Weld separation The toes of adjacent circumferential welds shall be separated by a minimum distance equal to the nominal outside diameter of the pipe. Where the above requirement cannot be met, the minimum distance between the toes of adjacent circumferential welds shall not bé less than five times the nominal weld thickness of 50mm which ever is greater. DEP SPECIFICATION WELDING OF METALS (AMENDMENTS/SUPPLEMENTS TO API RP 582) DEP 30.10.60.18-Gen. 4.7.4.2 Spacing Pipe or vessel containing longitudinal seams shall be separated by at least 45 ° of rotation or 450 mm (6 in), whichever is the less. Additionally, any longitudinal welds in horizontal pipes shall also be so positioned that the weld Is at the upper segment of 120 ° of the pipeline. Circumferential welds shall be separated by at least 4 times the nominal wall thickness (toe to toe). Attachments shall be at least 2 times the nominal thickness or 40 mm (1.5 in) (toe to toe) from any weld, whichever is the smaller.