API Specification 2B

Specification for the Fabrication of Structural Steel Pipe . Sixth Edition, July 2001:Effective from Jan.1 2002. Scope: It covers the fabrication of structural steel pipe formed from steel plate with longitudinal and circumferential butt-welded seams suitable for use in offshore structures Size 14 and large (40in. For LWDS) Thickness 3/8in.(9.5mm) and greater Max.length 40ft(12.19m)

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Definitions Can A section of structural steel pipe with no girth weld Girth weld Circumferential butt welded seam lying in a plane perpendicular to the longitudinal axis of the pipe, used to join tubular sections into lengths of straight pipe Longitudinal seam Butt welded seam which is parallel to the axis of the pipe. Pile - Cylindrical tubular member fabricated from one or more lengths of structural pipe, usually driven through a leg or sleeve of an offshore platform , that carries vertical loads and resist lateral forces

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Material As specified by the purchaser. Purchaser shall specify the grade and quality of plate steel If the plate is supplied by the fabricator, mill test certificate must be available and also mill identification numbers.

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Fabrication Normally Cold formed (below 4000F) Hot formed with approved procedures Purchaser shall specify the plate rolling direction if the plate is to be oriented in a specific direction. All welds shall be complete joint penetration welds in accordance with AWSD1.1,2000,Structural welding code. SAW process shall be used for all welding unless otherwise approved by the purchaser except tack welds, root passes and repair welding. Welding electrodes and fluxes shall confirm to AWS spec. and match the minimum ultimate strength of the base material and provide a minimum of 20ft-lbs Charpy V Notch impact energy at 00F

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Fabrication contd Longitudinal welds Radial offsets of abutting edges of LWS shall not exceed 1/8in(3.2mm). For LWDS pipes, no two longitudinal weld seams shall be closer than one pipe diameter or 5ft whichever is greater. Longitudinal seams of adjoining cans shall be staggered as below Single seam 900 to 1800 LWDS (1800) 450 TO 900 Other LWDS min. 25% of smaller seam spacing Girth welds Radial offsets of abutting edges of girth seams shall not exceed 0.2T (Tsmall thickness) or 1/4in. Max, provided the offset exceeding 1/8 is welded from both sides No two girth welds shall be located closer than one pipe diameter or 3ft, whichever is less. There shall be no more than two girth welds in any 10ft-interval of pipe. For LWDS pipe, no two girth welds shall be located closer than 10ft

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Dimensions and Tolerances Diameter, Length and Wall thickness
Diameter, Length and Wall thickness shall be as specified by the purchaser. The length of each pipe shall not vary more than +1 per 10ft of length.

Roundness
Out of roundness (difference betwn major and minor outside diameter at any point in length shall not exceed the following 1% of OD or max. for wall thickness upto 2 For wall thickness above 2 out of roundness to wall thickness ratio shall not exceed 1:8 For pipes exceeding 48 dia, max permitted is , provided the circumference tolerance is maintained within +1/4.

Circumference
Outside circumference shall be within +1% of the nominal circumference or within+1/2 whichever is less.

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Dimensions and Tolerances contd.. Straightness
Max. allowable straightness deviation in any 10ft length 1/8 For above 10ft length -( 1/8 x total length in ft)/10ft , not to exceed 3/8 in any 40ft length.

Pipe ends
Unless specified, it shall be 30 degrees with +2.5 degrees with root face of 1/6+1/32. The length of each pipe shall not vary more than +1 per 10ft of length.

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Inspection and Repair Inspection
Fabrication and Inspection as per AWSD1.1

Weld Inspection
All welds shall be inspected on the inside and outside surfaces. Weld profile shall meet the requirements of AWSD1.1, section 5.24

Nondestructive Examination
RT or UT - 100% of each girth weld & 10% of spot testing of each longitudinal weld(including the extreme ends) as per AWSD1.1

Repair of Base Metal Imperfections

Imperfections detected in the base petal in the finished tube no deeper than 5% of the specified nominal thickness or 1/16 in depth need not be removed. Imperfections above this shall be ground to sound metal. Thickness in the ground area shall not be reduced more than 7% of the nominal thickness or more than 1/8. Imperfections above this and less than 20% of nominal wall thickness may be repaired by welding. Repair of defects deeper than 20% thickness or width more than 20% of nominal diameter shall not be repaired.

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Marking Inspection
Each section of the pipe shall be paint stenciled on the inside of both ends with letters of height 1 min with the following details. Fabricators name API Monogram shall be applied API 2B Plate material designation Nominal Outside diameter Nominal wall thickness Specified supplementary requirements, SR1,SR2,SR3 or SR4

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Supplementary requirements
SR1 Plate Rolling Direction Orientation SR1.1 Orientation of the pipe axis relative to the final rolling direction of the pate shall be longitudinal or Transverse as specified in the purchase order Pipe fabricated as per this supplementary requirement shall be identified by marking S-1L or S-1T CVN Toughness Tests Notch toughness tests shall be conducted as a requirement of the welding procedure qualification tests as per AWSD1.1 Pipe shall be identified 100 percent Radiographic Examination
100% RT of the longitudinal seam shall be conducted

Matching weld CVN Toughness for Designated Plate Material Charpy test shall be conducted for specimens from the weld metal and HAZ of a simulated Production weld coupons shall be tested