NR 600, Ch 6, Sec 2

• for full penetration welds: Fig 8, in which f, in mm, is to Figure 9 : Plate misalignment in butt connections
be taken between 0 and 3 mm, and α between 45° and
60°.
Back gouging may be required for full penetration
welds.

Figure 8 : Full penetration weld

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B
= =

3.3.3 Lamellar tearing

Precautions are to be taken in order to avoid lamellar tears,
which may be associated with: Figure 10 : Misalignment in cruciform connections
• cold cracking when performing T connections between
plates of considerable thickness or high restraint
• large fillet welding and full penetration welding on
higher strength steels.

4 Plate misalignment

4.1 Misalignment in butt weld

4.1.1 Plate misalignment in butt connections
The misalignment m, measured as shown in Fig 9, between
plates with the same thickness is to be less than 15% of the
plate thickness without being greater than 3 mm.

4.2 Misalignment in cruciform connections

4.2.1 Misalignment in cruciform connections
The misalignment m in cruciform connections, measured
on the median lines as shown in Fig 10, is to be less than
t/2, where t is the thickness of the thinner abutting plate.
The Society may require lower misalignment to be adopted
for cruciform connections subjected to high stresses.

178 Bureau Veritas February 2017