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To: Right_Handed_Writer

Thank you.

I've never heard of "construction equipment used to x-ray buildings".

Any construction experts here at TM?

866 posted on 10/19/2004 11:05:53 AM PDT by Velveeta

I'm no construction expert but I do know they x-ray welds. At construction sites though I dont know. . .

867 posted on 10/19/2004 11:10:01 AM PDT by bored at work (Stop illitrissy now!)

I'm not an expert but have been involved in several pipeline fabrication projects.

Whenever you weld on an ASME coded vessel (American Society of Mechanical Engineers) then you are required to either perform a hydrostatic test of 150% of operating pressure or x-ray the weld. Same with piping systems, dependent upon the pressure and the fluid contained within the piping. You can either perform a hydrostatic test, or x-ray 10% of the welds. In some cases, such as high pressure oxygen lines, greater than 1000 psig, you would x-ray 100% of the welds.

Needless to say, if this was an x-ray source that ended up in the dump, it will be very embarrasing for the contractor and I would assume one or more people will be fired. Maybe even face civil or criminal liability charges.

941 posted on 10/19/2004 7:05:42 PM PDT by 7mmMag@LeftCoast ("....to defend the Constitution of the United States, against all enemies, foreign and domestic")

Industrial radiography is used in construction among other fields.

948 posted on 10/19/2004 7:32:32 PM PDT by Domestic Church (AMDG...so where is Soros playing pinochle tonight?)

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