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1he sample vessel below will illus!ra!e how !o apply paragraph LW-11(a)(6)(b) in
order !o calcula!e !he oin! e!!iciency !or Ca!egory / or L bu!! welds in sec!ion(s) o! a
vessel.
Wi!h seamless sec!ions according !o LW-1Z(d)and LW-1Z(e)
Wi!h welded sec!ions according !o LW-11(a)

Eeginning wi!h LW-1Z(d) which s!a!es !he !ollowing.

LW-1Z(d). Seamless vessel sec!ions or heads shall be considered equivalen! !o
welded par!s o! !he same geome!ry in which all ca!egory / welds are 1ype No 1. For
calcula!ions involving circum!eren!ial s!ress in seamless vessel sec!ions or !or !hickness
o! seamless heads, E = 1.0 when !he spo! radiography requiremen!s or LW-11(a)(6)(b)
are me!. E = 0.86 when !he spo! radiography requiremen!s o! LW-11(a)(6)(b) are no!
me!, or when !he ca!egory / or E welds connec!ing !he seamless vessel sec!ions o!
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heads are 1ype no 8, 4, 6 or 6 o! 1able LW-1Z.

Paragraph LW-11(a)(6)(b) can no! be unders!ood wi!hou! including paragraphs LW-
11(a) and LW-11(a)(6).

N1E. Paragraphs LW-11(a)(1) !hrough (8) discuss special service` condi!ions.
So i! your design includes a special service requiremen!, become !amiliar wi!h !hese
paragraphs.

1o quo!e LW-11(a) -- Full Hadiography
........1he !ollowing welded oin!s shall be examined radiographically !or !heir !ull
leng!h...........

!hen moving on !o LW-11(a)(6).
/ll Ca!egory / and L bu!! welds in vessel sec!ions and heads where !he design o!
!he oin! or par! is based on a oin! e!!iciency permi!!ed by LW-1Z(a), in which case.

.........and LW-11(a)(6)(a).
Ca!egory / and E welds connec!ing !he vessel sec!ions or heads shall be o! 1ype
No. (1) or 1ype No. (Z) o! 1able LW-1Z,

and !hen...LW-11(a)(6)(b).
Ca!egory E or C bu!! welds |bu! no! including !hose in nozzles or communica!ing
chambers excep! as required in (Z) above| which in!ersec! !he Ca!egory / bu!! welds in
vessel sec!ions or heads or connec! seamless vessel sec!ions or heads shall, as a
minimum mee! !he required !or spo! radiography in accordance wi!h LW-6Z. Spo!
radiographs required by !his paragraph shall no! be used !o sa!is!y !he spo!
radiography rules as applies !o any o!her weld incremen!.

Le!ini!ely a mou!h!ul, s!ar! simpli!ying LW-11(a)(6) wi!h !he !ollowing words and
combine i! wi!h LW-11(a).

/ll bu!! welds in heads or shells shall be 1ype 1 or 1ype Z and shall have !ull
radiography per!ormed in !he manner prescribed in LW-61.

remember paragraph LW-11(a)(6)(b) which s!a!es !he !ollowing.
Spo! radiographs required by !his paragraph shall no! be used !o sa!is!y !he spo!
radiography rules as applies !o any o!her weld incremen!.

1his means !ha! !he radiography used !o sa!is!y paragraph LW-11(a)(6)(b) canno!
be used !o sa!is!y o!her weld incremen!s !ha! have spo! radiography rules applied !o
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!hem. For example. l! !he vessel is s!amped H1-8, !hen all weld incremen!s !or !he en!ire
vessel shall have spo! radiography rules applied. See LW-6Z(b)(1) !or !he de!ini!ion o! a
weld incremen!. Jus! remember !ha! Spo! H1 weld incremen!s per!ormed !o LW-11(a)
(6)(b) lLS1 be separa!e sho!s

No!e. 1he de!ini!ion o! a weld incremen! is no! speci!ic !o any ca!egory o! weld. /
weld incremen! needs only !o have a oin! e!!iciency assigned per 1able LW-1Z and
shall no! exceed 60 !! in leng!h and includes weldersJopera!ors as applicable.. and
so....!o con!inue on.

Paragraph LW-11(a)(6)(b) !hen s!a!es....(lgnoring !he possibili!y o! Ca!egory E and
C Eu!! welds in nozzles or communica!ing chambers !or now)..... !he !ollowing.
Ca!egory E or C bu!! welds which in!ersec! !he Ca!egory / bu!! welds in vessel
sec!ions or heads or connec! seamless vessel sec!ions or heads shall, as a minimum
mee! !he required !or spo! radiography in accordance wi!h LW-6Z.

Combining !he !he above simpli!ied s!a!emen!s in!o 8 simple requiremen!s.
1o mee! LW-11(a)(6)(b) requiremen!s !or !he bu!! weld in ques!ion.
(1) Fully radiograph !he bu!! weld or choose seamless ma!erials
(Z) i! welded, !he bu!! weld mus! be 1ype 1 or 1ype Z
(8) Spo! or !ully radiograph !he in!ersec!ing circum!eren!ial weld (Ca!egory E or C)

Please !ake no!e.
1he reason LW-11 (a)(6)(b) is applied !o welded sec!ionsJcourses o! a vessel is
because o! paragraphs LW-11(a)(6). Paragraph LW-11(a)(6) s!a!es !ha! "....all Ca!egory
/ or L bu!! welds in vessel sec!ions or heads where !he design o! !he oin! is based on
a oin! e!!iciency permi!!ed by LW-1Z(a) in which case. ...."


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