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5 PROCEDURE
The procedure shall be as [bllor,r,s:
(a) Be[ore testirrg, the lbllorvins nreasurelrents shall be made:
(i) The length ol'the incliviclual rvelds shall be nreasurecl in nrillimetres and, if any
u,eld shoulcl varl'bv rtrore tltan 2 mrn fl'om tlre length specified in Figure 1, the
length ol each rvclcl ancl its location shal I be recorded.
(ii) The average size of the l'illet welds shall be rneasured in millirnetres and
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(i) Shear strength of'the.ioint in newtons per millirnetre shall be calcLrlated by
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Methods for destructive testing of welds in metal
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5 PROCEDURE
The proceclule shall be as fbllovvs:
(a) Betbre testing. tlre fbllou,ins nreasrrrentents shall be lnade:
(i) The lengths of the irrdiviclLral rvelds shal I be nreasured in millimetles and, if any
i.veld shoulcl varl,by rrore tlran 2 rnnr {l'orn tlre length specified in Figure l, the
length of each u'eld altd i1s lcication shall be lecorded.
(ii) The average size o['the fillet welds shall be nreasured in millirnetres and
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