<html> <head> <title>Rule 61:08:09:48 Repair of welded butt joints.</title> <META NAME="Keywords" Content="Administrative Rules 61:08:09:48"> <META NAME="Description" Content="Administrative Rules 61:08:09:48 Repair of welded butt joints."> <meta name=Generator content="Microsoft Office HTML Filter 2.0"> <meta http-equiv=Content-Type content="text/html; charset=windows-1252"> <meta name=Originator content="Microsoft Word 10"> <style> <!-- --> </style> </head> <body lang=EN-US> <div> <p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <b>61:08:09:48.&nbsp;&nbsp;Repair of welded butt joints.</b> Welded butt joints must have complete penetration and fusion for the full length of the weld. The surfaces of the weld may be left as welded, if they are sufficiently free from coarse ripples and valleys to avoid stress concentration points. The owner may not overlay a weakened area with a patch.</p> <p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <b>Source:</b> 23 SDR 139, effective March 5, 1997.</p> <p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <b>General Authority:</b>SDCL <A HREF="/statutes/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&Statute=34-29A-14.1">34-29A-14.1.</A></p> <p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <b>Law Implemented:</b>SDCL <A HREF="/statutes/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&Statute=34-29A-14.1">34-29A-14.1.</A></p> </div> </body> </html>