I have an I-beam that had a fillet weld that held a plate to the beam. Then later someone took a grinder and cut the weld enough to remove the plate, but left the remaining part of the weld on the I-beam.
Does the remaining weld need to be removed? and if so, what section in D1.1 refers to it. I thought it did. But didnt really know what that fall under, tack, or arc strike about the closest I could come up with.
Temporary Welds - Clause 5.18
There made be something in the General Notes of the Contract Documents, sometimes the EOR will require them to be removed.
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I'm with Shane on this. Clause 5 'Fabrication' under Fitters Aids and Temporary Welds & Tacks. "These shall be removed, when required by the engineer." (emphasis mine)
Have a Great Day, Brent
Plus it'sjust workmanship to remove it and restore it to it's original condition, but I understand time, access, effort may allow that option to be skipped.
I agree, not always just per code. Craftsmanship comes into play as well. What type of reputation do you want to maintain.
Have a Great Day, Brent
By WeldinFool 
Date 04-26-2012 15:12
Edited 04-26-2012 18:19
In all of my years of welding, mostly in heavy industrial settings, I don't think I ever left an old weld on a piece that was being reworked. Are you welding a new piece where the old one was? That is a whole other can of worms if you don't remove the old weld. If not, it still looks horrible to see an old weld left on a beam, kind of like seeing somebody's pile of garbage left in an empty campsite.
