ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS FOR LEVEL B+ IN RELATION WITH LEVEL B

Imperfection Designation Limits for imperfections-Level B+

undercut(5011;5012) not permited

butt welds - d ≤ 0.1s but max 2 mm

internal pores (2011-2014)
fillet welds - d ≤ 0.1a but max 2 mm
h ≤ 0.1s but max 1 mm
butt welds
l ≤ s but max 10 mm
solid inclusions (300)
h ≤ 0.1a but max 1 mm
fillet welds
l ≤ a but max 10 mm
linear missalignment (507) h ≤ 0.05t but max 2 mm
root concavity (515) not permited
SUPPLEMENTARY REQUIREMENTS FOR BRIDGE DECKS
Porosity and gas pores (2011-2014) Only singular small pores accepted
Clustered (localized) porosity (2013) Maximum sume of pores - 2 %
Elongated cavity , worm hole (2015 and 2016) No long pores

Incorrect root gap for fillet welds (617) Transverse welds to be tested totally, small root
reset only localy acceptable h ≤ 0.3 mm+ 0.1 a but
max 1 mm
butt welds only locally acceptable h ≤ 0.5 mm
undercut(5011) not acceptable where transverse to
fillet welds stress direction, undercuts have to be
removed by grinding
Multiple discontinuities in a cross section not permited
solid inclusions (300) not permited
N RELATION WITH LEVEL B (EN 1090-2 + EN ISO 5817)
rfections-Level B+
ermited
≤ 0.1s but max 1 mm
≤ s but max 10 mm
≤ 0.1a but max 1 mm
≤ a but max 10 mm
ut max 2 mm
ermited
UIREMENTS FOR BRIDGE DECKS
mall pores accepted
me of pores - 2 %
ng pores
e tested totally, small root
able h ≤ 0.3 mm+ 0.1 a but
x 1 mm
ally acceptable h ≤ 0.5 mm
ptable where transverse to
ection, undercuts have to be
emoved by grinding
ermited
ermited
Limits for imperfections-Level B
continuos -not permited
inttermitent - h≤0.05t but max 0.5 mm
butt welds - d ≤ 0.2s but max 3 mm
fillet welds - d ≤ 0.2a but max 3 mm
h ≤ 0.2s but max 2 mm
butt welds
l ≤ s but max 25 mm
h ≤ 0.1a but max 2 mm
fillet welds
l ≤ s but max 25 mm
h ≤ 0.1t but max 3 mm
short imperfections h ≤ 0.05 t but max 0.5 mm
for single layer ≤ 1% and for multilayer ≤ 2%
Maximum sume of pores - 4 %
h=max 2 mm for butt and fillet welds / l =max 25 mm
h ≤ 0.5 mm+ 0.1a but max 2 mm
inttermitent- h≤0.05t but max 0.5 mm
Max total high of imperfections Σh≤ 0.2 t or 0.15≤ a
h ≤ 0.2s but max 2 mm and l ≤ s but max 25 mm