Papers
SAFE is pleased to provide our valued current and future customers with a selection of technical papers and documents regarding weld inspection for use and distribution. We hope that these prove useful to you in the continued safe operation of your structures.
Qualification of Procedures & Welders
Steel Poles & Sensitivity to Fatigue
Pole Base Weld Toe Cracking
Discussion of Tubular Steel Monopole Base Connections: The Base Weld Toe Crack Phenomenon: Crack Identification and Proposed Severity Classification System
AGL Magazine February 2016 – Monopole Base Weld Toe Cracks and Why They May Collapse Your Tower
Planning Advisory Notice (PAN) – Welding Basics
Planning Advisory Notice (PAN) – Welding Discontinuities & Defects
Planning Advisory Notice (PAN) – Welding Inspection Tasks – The Role of the Inspector
NDE Techniques of Tubular Steel Pole Sports Lighting Structures
Review of Newly Released ANSI/SAIA A92.22-2018 Safe Use of Mobile Elevating Work Platforms (MEWPs)
AWS D1.1-2020 – Updated Welding Code
