How does one screw this up?
This was a large budget job, why wasn’t it done right?
Uh, to maintain the contractor's profit margin?
welds are a universal problem in other projects as well. lots of money and effort are expended to assure quality work and prevent failure
had the proper welding procedures been approved in advance and the followed there would have been success
the problem lies with the person doing the welding
where are his certifications?
Affirmative Action, My FRiend, Affirmative Action.
This was a large budget job, why wasn’t it done right?
In WWII this was called sabotage and there was a very swift and specific remedy for those responsible. Not the first time I miss things from our past, there were a lot of things wrong, but then again there were a heck of alot more things right!
check the citizenship of the contractors and their welders