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GENERAL SPECIFICATION

OFFSHORE PLATFORMS

STEEL FOR STRUCTURES

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ENGINEERING COMPANY STANDARD

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FOREWARD
Rev. 0

December 1992
Sheet N. 40
Issue

Rev. 1

February 1993
Sheet N. 40
Some modifications

Rev. 2

July 1993
Sheet N. 40
Modified sheets: 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28,
29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 40

Rev. 3

February 1994
Sheet N. 43
RINA comments are included.
Steel designation has been changed according to EN10027.

Rev. 4

October 1995
Sheets N. 38
Some subject are defined more precisely, in particular testing documentation, SR4 requirements for
API 5L pipes, NDE controls and repairs for plates, sections and pipes, requirements for cold forming.

Rev. 5

Not issued

Rev. 6

March 1998
Sheets N. 26
General revision with changes of the paragraphs

Rev.7

December 2001
Sheets N. 25
This revision include: steels with 460MPa SMYS, steels according to prEN10225, steels produced with
thermomechanical rolling process, reference to API 5L-00, a dedicated section for impact test in order
to take into account recommendations of draft committee for revision of ISO 13819-2, feed back data
collected.

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

1.
1.1
1.2
1.3
1.4
1.5
1.6
1.7
1.8

GENERAL .........................................................................................................................4
INTRODUCTION ...............................................................................................................4
DEFINITION ......................................................................................................................4
APPLICABLE STANDARD................................................................................................5
DOCUMENTS AND TESTING ..........................................................................................5
MARKING ..........................................................................................................................7
IMPACT TEST OF MATERIALS .......................................................................................8
WELDING ..........................................................................................................................9
NON DESTRUCTIVE EXAMINATION ..............................................................................9

2.
2.1
2.2
2.3

PLATES AND HOT ROLLED SECTIONS......................................................................11

GENERAL........................................................................................................................11
TESTING .........................................................................................................................11
REPAIRS .........................................................................................................................12

3.
3.1
3.2
3.3

API PIPE..........................................................................................................................13
GENERAL........................................................................................................................13
CHEMICAL COMPOSITION ...........................................................................................13
NON DESTRUCTIVE TESTING AND DIMENSIONAL TOLERANCES .........................13

4.
4.1
4.2
4.3
4.4

FABRICATION OF STRUCTURAL STEEL TUBES ......................................................15

GENERAL........................................................................................................................15
QUALIFICATION OF THE FORMING PROCEDURE.....................................................15
WELDING ........................................................................................................................16
CONTROLS AND REPAIRS ...........................................................................................16

5.
5.1
5.2
5.3
5.4

FABRICATION OF STRUCTURAL STEEL SECTIONS FROM PLATES.....................17

GENERAL........................................................................................................................17
FABRICATION ................................................................................................................17
DIMENSION AND TOLERANCES ..................................................................................17
INSPECTION AND REPAIR............................................................................................17

6.
6.1
6.2
6.3

MATERIALS FROM STOCK ..........................................................................................19

GENERAL........................................................................................................................19
TEST................................................................................................................................19
NON DESTRUCTIVE EXAMINATION ............................................................................19

7.
7.1

MISCELLANEA...............................................................................................................21
BOLTS .............................................................................................................................21

8.
8.1
8.2
8.3

APPENDIX A: PRODUCTION QUALIFICATION...........................................................22

SPECIAL TESTS.............................................................................................................22
CTOD TEST ....................................................................................................................22
RESULTS AND VALIDITY OF THE QUALIFICATION TEST .........................................22

9.
9.1
9.2

APPENDIX B: MATERIALS REFERRED TO OTHER STANDARDS ...........................23

EN10210 AND EN10219 PIPES .....................................................................................23
ASTM PIPES ...................................................................................................................23

10.

APPENDIX C: STRUCTURAL CLASSES......................................................................24

11.

APPENDIX D: GRADE AND APPLICATION .................................................................25

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1.

GENERAL

1.1

INTRODUCTION
The present specification defines the supply conditions, at yards and workshops, of
products assigned for the fabrication of offshore structures such as steel plates, hot rolled
sections, seamless pipes, pipes and sections assembled by welding.
Whenever possible, the materials are referred to European standards and, in absence of
specific standards for offshore construction, additional specifications are introduced when
necessary.
For steel plate the reference standards are EN10025-95, EN10113-94 and prEN10225-99.
For steel pipe the API 5L-00 specification shall be used as reference standards.
Material supplied according to other specification are acceptable, provided their compliance
with the minimum requirements of this specification and of the referenced standards.
Supply of materials produced with thermomechanical rolling process is allowed upon
condition that these materials shall not undergone during fabrication to thermal cycles
having temperature greater than 590 10C.
Structural components are divided in classes, each of which refers to defined material,
depending on the thickness and service temperature.
The classification is listed in appendix c: structural classes. The classes of single elements
as indicated on design drawings have priority on the general indication of this specification.
Any cases of uncertainty in the assignment of classes shall be decided by the Client.
For all the plates of quality prEN10225-99, EN10113-94 or EN10025-95 S355K2G3 with
thickness equal or more than 45 mm and for all Z quality plates, before starting the
production weldability data of the material shall be provided to the Client, in accord to tests
similar to these indicated in Appendix A "Production Qualification". In case of materials
manufacturer can not produce weldability data, or does not have any experience in
producing the materials required by this specification, a production qualification shall be
carry out according to appendix A.
In addition to the requirements of the above paragraph the production qualification shall be
carry out when expressly indicated in the order.
The material described in this specification can be acquired to the steel manufacturer or by
stock.
In any case, required documents and certificates shall be available for the Client before
using the materials for the building.

1.2

DEFINITION
The following definitions and abbreviations are used in this specification:
CLIENT

ENI Division AGIP or its Authorised Representative.

CONTRACTOR

Company to whom the contract is given.

MANUFACTURER

Company which manufacturers the product.

EXAMINER OR CERTIFYING Person or Society accepted by the Client , which for

SOCIETY
example for some activities may be a member of IACS
(International Association of Certification Society)
Z steel

EN10164 - Class Z135 steel

M steel

Steel produced with thermomechanical rolling process

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CTOD

Crack Tip Opening Displacement referred to BS 7448-1

Unit test

It is defined in the reference standard. For API pipes

reference shall be made to EN10025-95.

APPLICABLE STANDARD
The standards that are listed here below forms an integral part of this specification, in the
whole or only the mentioned paragraphs, and with the modifications or additions indicated
by the same.
EN

287 "Approval testing of welding procedures for metallic materials", 288

"Specification and approval of welding procedures for metallic materials",
473 "Qualification and certification of NDT personnel. General principles",
10024 "Hot rolled taper flange I section - Tolerances on shape and
dimensions", 10025-95 "Hot rolled products of non-alloy structural steels
and their technical delivery conditions", 10027 Designation systems for
steel, 10029 "Hot rolled steel plates 3mm thick or above - Tolerances on
dimensions, shape and mass", 10113-94 "Hot rolled products in weldable
fine grain structural steels", 10160 "Ultrasonic testing of steel flat products
of thickness equal or greater than 6mm (refelction method)", 10163
"Delivery requirements for surface conditions of hot-rolled steel plates,
sheets, wide flats and sections", pr10210 "Hot finished structural hollow
sections of non-alloy and fine grain structural steels", pr10219 "Cold
formed structural hollow sections of non-alloy and fine grain structural
steels", 10164 Steel products with improved deformation properties
perpendicular to the surface of the product. Technical delivery conditions
10204 Metallic products. Types of inspection documents, pr10225-99
Weldable structural steels for fixed offshore structures

EU

103 "Determinazione micrografica della grossezza del grano ferritico o

austenitico degli acciai", 168 "Prodotti siderurgici-Documenti di controlloContenuti", 186 "Ultrasonic testing of broad flanged beams with parallel
flanges and IPE beams"

API

RP 2Z "Recommended practice for preproduction qualification for steel

plates for offshore structures", RP 2X "Recommended practice for
ultrasonic examination of offshore structural fabrication and guidelines for
qualification of ultrasonic technicians", 5L-00 "Specification for line pipe",
2B "Specification for the fabrication of structural steel pipe"

BSI

7448-1 Fracture toughness test - Method for determination of plane strain

fracture toughness, critical tip opening displacement and critical J values of
metallic materials

ISO

5817 Arc welded joints in steel - Guidance on quality levels for

imperfections

A copy of all listed standards shall be available by the Contractor. The applicable edition
shall be the latest at the contract award.
1.4

DOCUMENTS AND TESTING

The required documents for the purchase of material are the followings:

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TABLE A - TYPE OF CERTIFICATE

Structural element class
a, b, c
d
e

Document referred to EN 10204

3.1.C
3.1.B
2.2

Documents shall have to be endorsed by an Examiner or Certifying Society approved by the

Client.
True copy of the original documents issued by the quality department of the steel
manufacturer is considered equivalent to the original document.
Copy of documents which do not fall within the previous case may be accepted as
substitutive of the original only if authenticated by an Examiner or Certifying Society
approved by the Client.
In any case the documents of the sea fastening materials shall be also in compliance with
the code and the requirements of the Certifying Society in charge of the transport
certification
At Client request, tests shall be carried out at the presence of a Client Representatives.
The testing record shall contain at least the following information:
Table B - Minimum information in the test documents
Type
Identific
ation

Composition

Heat treatment
(only for
normalised and
quenched and
tempered steels)
Mechanical
properties

Other

Description
mill location

EU168 code
A01

the purchaser's order and item number

method of steel manufacture
heat or cast number
supply condition
dimensions
grade of steel
ladle analysis
product analysis (where applicable)
carbon equivalent
Pcm
details of heat treatment stating temperature,
soaking times and cooling method

A07
C70
B07
B04
B11/B13
B02
C71/C92

yield strength, tensile strength, yield/tensile

strengths ratio, elongation
impact test results
through thickness tensile test results, if required
Strain age test where applicable
Nominal or actual mass
non destructive test results
Caption "CONFORM WITH AGIP
SPECIFICATION 08832-STR-MME-SPC- Rev 7

C11/C12/C13/C
60
C42/C43
C60/C99
D02-99

C71/C92
C96/C99
B05

D02/C69

If during mechanical testing unexpected defects detrimental to the employment of the

materials are verified, the plates, sections or pipes on which the samples have been taken,
shall be submitted for verification by means of additional controls to clarify the nature and
extent of the defects. Above examinations shall be extended to all the products that
constitute the test unit. If the results of these controls confirm the dimension and extension

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of defects detrimental to the product application, all the products of the test units shall be
discarded even in the case that there are positive results from other test trials.
For M steel products that have been heat treated above 590 10C, mechanical tests shall
be repeated on samples that have been heat treated in the same way.
Type and frequency of mechanical test shall be as required for the normal condition test.
1.5

MARKING
All products at the end of testing shall be paint marked and die stamped. Such marking
shall be positioned at two opposite angles of the plates and at the two ends of the beams
and tubular. Markings on plates shall be put at 90 with respect to the rolling direction.

1.5.1

Paint marking
The marking shall be done with white paint and letters shall be of height 40 mm at least.
The indications to be reported are the following:

1.5.2

purchase order number;

length, width and thickness of the item, or shape type, or diameter and thickness;

steel grade;

manufacturer mark;

rolling direction (with double arrowed line). Excluding hot rolled sections.

Die stamping
Die stamping shall be carried out on material having thickness equal to or greater than 6
mm with punch having letters 8 mm high at least. The die stamped markings shall be ringed
with white paint.
The following indications shall be marked:

type of steel and grade;

cast number;

plate or product number;

manufacturer die stamp;

Examiner die stamp.

Subsequent die stamping on semi-worked products shall be carried out with round nose
dies (low stress).
1.5.3

Colour code
For each side, the thickness of plates shall be painted with 2/3 colour code stripes that with
their combination give immediately visual information about the plate characteristic.
Each pipe shall be painted with colour code stripes located on its internal surfaces and on
thickness at both ends. Each sections shall be painted on its web with colour code stripes
located at both ends.
The width of each stripe for plates, sections and pipes shall be at least 50 mm, and the
distance between the stripes shall be 100 mm for plates and 50 mm for tubular and
sections.

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Table C - Colour Code

Colour
White
Orange
Yellow
Blue
Green
Silver
Red

1.6

Type
S275
S355
S460
-

tC KCV
0
-20
> -40
-

Properties
Z

IMPACT TEST OF MATERIALS

Materials to be supply according to this specification shall be submitted to Charpy-V impact
test in longitudinal direction as specify in this paragraph.

1.6.1

Temperature
Impact test shall be carry out at the following temperature:
Table D- impact test TEMPERATURE(1)

Tp > -5 C t < 12,5 mm 12,5 mm< t < 25,4 mm < t < 50,8 mm < t <
25,4 mm
50,8 mm
70 mm
Tp > +5 C t < 15 mm 15 mm < t < 30 mm < t < 50,8 mm < t <
30 mm
50,8 mm
70 mm
Test temperature
Structural
Element
Class
a
-20C

-20C

0C

70 mm < t <
100 mm
70 mm < t <
100 mm

100 mm < t <

150mm
100 mm < t <
150 mm

-40C

0C
(2)

d
e
Note:

1.6.2

Impact test not required

not applicable

(1) Impact test carry out at temperature lower than those specify in the table are acceptable if
the adsorbed energy requirements of section 1.6.2 are fulfilled
(2) Thickness range applicable only for plates to be used for piles fabrication.
Adsorbed energy
The adsorbed energies values during impact test (in Joules) shall be the follow:

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Table E - adsorbed energy

Nominal yeld
strength
(Ry)

Average adsorbed
energy on base
material
(J)

> 450 Mpa

350<Ry< 450 MPa
Ry<350 Mpa

60
50
40

Average
adsorbed energy
on weld metal
and heat affected
zone (J)
45
36
27

Minimum
adsorbed energy
on weld metal and
heat affected zone
(J)
32
26
19

Minimum adsorbed energy of impact test single piece of base material shall be greater than
70% of the average required energy.
1.7

WELDING
The welding for the fabrication of pipes and sections shall be in accord with the
requirements specified in chapters 4 and 5.
Post weld heat treatment shall be applied for the cases, and following the prescriptions,
reported in section 5.6 " Stress relieving post weld heat treatment" of specification 08833STR.MET.SPC " Offshore Structures Construction "
Welders shall be qualified according to EN287 and EN1418 by Examiner or Certifying
Society approved by the Client.
Each welding process shall be qualified according to EN288 by Examiner or Certifying
Society approved by the Client.
The welding procedure qualification test and the production weld test coupon shall include
hardness and Charpy V-notch tests according to EN288, with the minimum requirements
indicated in section 1.6 of this specification.
Table F - Impact test set location
Thickness

Location

t < 45 mm

cap
root
cap
root

t > 45 mm

Double and
singleside welding
WM + HAZ
none
WM + HAZ
WM + HAZ

Note: Cap: 2 mm +/- 0.5 mm below external weld cap surface. Root: in root region of back
welding. WM: weld metal in the centre of weld. HAZ: heat affected zone. HAZ means: FL,
FL+2 mm, FL+5 mm.
1.8

NON DESTRUCTIVE EXAMINATION

All products shall be 100% visually examined.
NDT on weld class "a, b, c" shall be carried out only 48 hours after completion of welding.
The same requirement for weld class "d" with thickness higher than 20mm.
NDT on weld class "e" and on all other classes not considered above may be carried out 24
hours after welding completion.
Inspection and NDT prior to PWHT shall be at the Contractor discretion and shall not avoid
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All bevels shall be 100% visually inspected and those relevant to component a, b, c shall
be inspected with MT and/or UT when defects are found and in any case not less than 20%,
with location decided by the Client.
The acceptability for the welding imperfections is defined in ISO 5817, level C (intermediate)
for classes a, b, c and level D (moderate) for classes d, e.
All the grave defects, e.g. cracks, shall be examined in order to establish the causes that
originates them.
Ultrasonic test shall be performed by operators certified at least level II according to EN473
or similar. They shall be qualified by Examiner or Qualifying Society approved by the Client.
In case of automatic ultrasonic inspection the results of the control shall be certified as
foreseen in the procedures.
The UT shall be used for search hot, cold and chevron cracks. UT automatic equipment is
accepted. UT instrument calibration shall be as per API RP2X-A.
Standard of acceptability shall be as follows.
Any flaw from which echo height exceeds the DAC by 6 db shall be repaired and reexamined, regardless of size.
All flaws classified planar (cracks or lack of fusion) shall be repaired whichever is their
echo height.
All echoes that exceed 50% DAC shall be classified and evaluated in size.
Any evaluated not planar flaw not exceeding the limits accepted by this specification
may be left unprepared.
Echo indications of transverse defects are in any case to be regarded as defects
requiring repair: this does not apply where indication can be unequivocally correlate to
longitudinal defects.
The length of acceptable volumetric flaws are as per following table.
Table G - UT acceptable limits (mm)
Max HD e DAC
HD > DAC
HD > DAC/2
HD = maximum echo amplitude

a, b
10
20

c
30
45

d
40
60

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2.

PLATES AND HOT ROLLED SECTIONS

2.1

GENERAL
The plates and hot rolled sections shall conform to the requirements of the standards
prEN10225-99, EN10113-94, EN10025-95 and to the amendments and supplementary
requirements defined in this sections.
For all the products that are relative to the standard EN10025-95, all the options foreseen in
its chapter 11 shall be applied, with exclusion of number 9, 11, 13, 18, 21, 23 and 24. For
the option 4 the prescription about the Cu minimum content shall be not considered.
For all the products that are relative to the standard EN10113-94, all the options foreseen in
its chapter 11 shall be applied, with the exclusion of numbers 3, 5, 7, 8, 9, 11, 12, 14, 15,
17, 18 and 19 of parts 1, 2, 3.
All products that are relative to the standard prEN10225-99 shall be of group 2 and 3 and
only the options 2, 6, 7, 9, 10, 12, 13 (only for Z quality), 21 and 28 shall be applied. After
Client approval steels of group 1 can be used in alternative to steels relative to standard
EN10113-94 for thickness <40mm.
The plates and sections of Z quality shall be additionally inspected and tested in
accordance with and conforms to the requirements of the standard EN10164 - Class Z35
with sample of 10 mm diameter for all the thickness. For products of Z quality that are
relative to the standard prEN10225-99 the option 13 shall be applied.
Steel of Z quality having thickness equal to or greater than 50 mm shall be vacuum
degassed, sulphur refined and calcium or rare earth treated.
The applicable tolerances on plates shall be EN10029 type A.
The applicable tolerances on sections shall be EN10024.
The above mentioned tolerance requirements shall not applied for products that are relative
to the standard prEN10225-99 and the standard requirements shall apply.
The values of the chemical composition shall be in accordance with EN10025-95,
EN10113-94 and prEN10225-99 with the additional requirements indicated below.
If Boron content is not indicated in the ladle analysis it shall be considered equal to
0.008%.
The limited values for CEV as contained in standard EN10113-94 shall also be applied
to the steel associated to EN10025-95 having the same yield values.
For all steels with carbon content < 0,12% the carbon equivalent shall be calculated
both with the IIW formula (CEV) and the Ito-Bessyo formula (Pcm) included in standard
prEN10225-99
Maximum allowable value of Pcm for steels of grade S275 relative to standards
EN10025-95 and EN10113-94 is 0,22%, while for steels of grades S355 relative to
standards EN10025-95 and EN10113-94 and steels of grade S460 relative to
standards EN10225-99 the Pcm maximum allowable values shall be those indicated in
standard prEN10225-99 (table 3) respectively for steels S355G9+M and S460.
For structural class "a" and quality Z,
For EN10113-94 steels, (V+Nb+Ti) < 0,11%

2.2

<

0.01%

and

<

0.025%.

TESTING
For plates coming from ingots, the samples shall be taken from the end corresponding to
the head of the ingot.

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Impact test
One or two sets depending upon the thickness and the structural element class as reported
in the following table.
Table H - Number of impact tests
Element Class
a, b
c
d

1 set
t < 40 mm
t < 60 mm
t < 60 mm

2 set
t > 40 mm
t > 60 mm
na

The first set shall be taken at 2 mm below (outer) surface, while the second shall be taken
at half thickness. For M steels sets shall be taken at half thickness.
Impact test results shall comply with requirements of section 1.6 of this document.
If the impact tests are to be carried out on samples of reduced sections 10 x 7.5, the
requested average values shall be multiplied by the corrective coefficient of 0.8.
2.2.2

Strain ageing tests for plates:

Plates of structural classes "a, b, c" assigned to the fabrication by cold forming with
diameter/thickness ratio less than 30 and greater than 20, if an heat treatment is not
performed, shall be to strain ageing test according to the option 12 of standard prEN1022599. In case of diameter/thickness ratio is equal or less than 20 the test shall be carry out
using the actual ratio or in alternative an heat treatment after cold forming shall be carry out.
Results of impact test carry out during strain ageing test shall conform to the minimum
requirements for undeformed steel of this specification

2.2.3

Non destructive tests

All plates with thickness greater or equal to 50 mm and Z quality plates of any thickness,
shall be ultrasonic inspected on the surface and on edges according to the standard
EN10160, considering of class C for Z quality plates and class B for other plates.
The above mentioned requirements shall not apply for products that are relative to the
standard prEN10225-99 and the standard requirements still apply (section 8.4 of standard
prEN10225-99).
Hot rolled sections shall be controlled according to EU186, with survey extended to
A+B+C+D and quality class for acceptance 12 and 21 for classes a, b, c and A+B for
classes d, e.

2.3

REPAIRS
Correction of minor defects by grinding shall be as per standard EN10163.
In order to check the complete elimination of all minor defects the ground areas shall be
inspected with the MT method.
Repairs of defects by welding shall be carried out after Client approval and according to
standard EN10163 with the following limitations:

welding repairs shall be carried out with qualified procedure and by qualified
welders in accordance with the requirements of Appendix A;

weld shall be checked with MT and UT method. The acceptance limits shall be as
foreseen on previous paragraph.

For products of Z quality no repairs are allowed.

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3.

API PIPE

3.1

GENERAL
Pipes fabricated according to API 5L-00 may be purchased if they satisfy all the
requirements defined in this chapter.
Pipes shall be of quality PSL2 (with exception of grade A25) and may be may be seamless
or longitudinally welded with SAW procedure up to a maximum diameter of 508 mm (20").
For conductor pipes the limit of maximum diameter is 762 mm (30).
Generally all pipes shall have the supplementary requirements API 5L-00 SR4, only for
thickness greater than 12mm, and SR5B. In particular the supplementary requirement
SR5B shall not apply to pipes to be used in structural element class "e".
Welded pipes shall have non destructive examination according to the requirements of this
specification.
The mechanical properties on finished products shall conform to the API 5L-00 specification
and to the impact test requirements of section 1.6 of this document (for impact properties).
The pipe to be used in structural classes "b shall be supplied in the normalised condition.
UOE process is acceptable. Spiral welded pipes are not allowed.
The allowed steel production processes are basic oxygen and basic electric arc furnace.
Welding processes for longitudinally welded pipes shall be qualify according to standard
EN288 and requirements of paragraph 1 of this specification.

3.2

CHEMICAL COMPOSITION
The chemical composition shall be in accordance with the requirements of the API 5L-00
specification and the following additional requirements.
The acceptable limits for carbon equivalent are indicated in the following table
Table I - max values for carbon equivalent
Yield strength
Re < 255 MPa
255 < Re < 355 MPa
355 MPa < Re

Thickness
t < 20 mm
20 < t < 50 mm
t < 50 mm
t < 50 mm

CEV %
0.41
0.39
0.43
0.43

Pcm %
0.22
0.22
0.22
0.23

For all structural classes the following limit on heat chemical analysis shall apply
C
0.20% max
Further limitations for the chemical analysis for structural classes "b, c" are as follows:
Cu
0.40% max
V
0.1% max
3.3

NON DESTRUCTIVE TESTING AND DIMENSIONAL TOLERANCES

All welding shall be inspected according to API 5L-00 sect.9.7
All welded pipes to be used in structural classes "b, c" shall be controlled with UT system for
the entire length along a directrix placed at 90 and along directrices placed each other at
distance of 150 mm. Seamless pipes, with exception of A25grade, shall be controlled with
UT system according to requirements of section 9.7.2.6 and SR4 of API 5L-00.
The acceptable defect limits shall conform to those required by standard API 5L-00 section
7.8 with the following amendments:
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the pipe shall be free from undulations, folds, chips, cracks, scratches and other
detrimental defects;
the lamination defects shall not extended for more than 1000 mm2;
The repair of the defects is acceptable only after Client approval.
The repair shall be carried out as per limits and requirements of API 5L-00 appendix B.
Dents shall not be deeper more than 3 mm or 1% of external diameter whichever is the less,
with an extension not greater than 25% of the external diameter.

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4.

FABRICATION OF STRUCTURAL STEEL TUBES

4.1

GENERAL
This chapter contains the minimum requirements for the fabrication of longitudinally double
side welded tube of any structural class, made in one piece from plate.
The fabrication shall be done in accordance with the provisions set out in API Specification
2B, with the requirements of this specification indicated below.
The requirements S-2 shall be applied, with the conditions defined in this specification.
Plates to be used for tube fabrication shall comply to the requirements of this specification.
In particular when diameter/thickness ratio is less than 30 materials shall be to strain ageing
test or in alternative heat treated after cold forming according to section 2 of this document.

4.2

QUALIFICATION OF THE FORMING PROCEDURE

Each forming process, including cold re-rolling for tube calibration after welding, shall be
qualified with the tube in its final condition.
For this purpose, an element of welded tube shall be carried out for every grade and quality
of steel according to the proposed procedure, subsequent welded according to that
foreseen by the fabrication specification and cold sizing, including re rolling where used.
The local deformation at weld level shall be measured by a straight gouge 300 mm long,
measuring the gap between the weld and gouge itself. Deformations greater than qualified
value shall require new qualification.
The length of the sample shall be equal to the diameter of the tube used and can not less
than 1 m.
Qualification tests shall be as per following table.
Table J - Mechanical tests
Thickness
< 16 mm

Type and number of tests

1 set for KCV impact test (1)
1 tensile test on base material
3 macro and hardness on base material and HAZ (2)
> 16 mm
2 set for KCV impact test (1)
1 tensile test on base material
3 macro and hardness on base material and HAZ (2)
Note: (1) Impact test specimen set (KCV) shall be taken at 2 mm under the surface
with axis perpendicular to the longitudinal tube axis. Specimen shall be taken on
base material close to the welding. First specimens set shall be taken from the
outer surface, the second specimens set shall be taken from the inner surface.
Impact test shall comply with requirements of section 1.6 of this document.
(2) Test shall be carried out on base material and HAZ with at least three
readings for each test. Maximum allowable hardness shall be 350 HV10
The forming procedure is valid under the following conditions:

same fabricator;

steel grade lower than those qualify;

impact properties lower than specify;

same manufacturing process;

D/t ratio greater than the qualification value;

cold expansion rate or deformation after welding restored by the re-rolling not
beyond the tested value;

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same calender process.

Existing qualification accepted by Client avoid new qualification.

4.3

WELDING
The requirements of the paragraph API 2B from 5.2 to 5.4 are applicable with the
requirement S-2, referring to the standard EN288 and the requirements of chapter 1 of this
specification.
Production weld test coupon shall be carried out, starting the welding with a first coupon test
and continuing every 120 m.
Production weld test coupon shall be welded with same welding procedure and material
used in production and the first coupon shall be checked as per qualification procedure,
while for the other one the following test shall be required:

one transverse tensile test

one upright bend test

one upside-down bend test

two side bend tests can be carried out instead of the upright and upside-down
bend tests

one impact test in FL + 2 mm

one impact test in weld metal

1 macro test

In case of positive results but after Client approval only, production weld test coupon shall
be welded after 240 m from that point onwards.
4.4

CONTROLS AND REPAIRS

The 100% of each longitudinal weld shall be ultrasonically tested with the requirements
given by the chapter 1 of this specification.
One radiography shall be carried out on 350 mm of weld at each tubular ends. The 20% of
each weld shall be MT inspected on external surfaces. Wherever possible MT shall be
carried out also on the internal surface of the weld.
The requirements of the paragraph API 2B 7.4 apply with the following amendments.
Plates having surface condition that may impair the forming operation or which may
have scale incorporated into its surface shall be blasted before forming.
Dents, marks or other surface damages that may appear after forming shall not exceed
3 mm in depth.
In any case superficial defects shall not have sharp corners and shall jointed with a 1
to 4 transition.

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5.

FABRICATION OF STRUCTURAL STEEL SECTIONS FROM PLATES

5.1

GENERAL
This chapter contains the minimum requirements for the fabrication of longitudinally welded
sections of any structural class, made from steel plate conform to the requirements of this
specification.
The sections are intended to be without stiffeners.
The fabrication shall be done in accordance with the provisions set out in API 2B with the
additional requirements here given and reading section instead of pipe
The requirements S-1 and S-2 shall be applied.
Sections shall be fabricated with their longitudinal axes parallel to the plate rolling direction.

5.2

FABRICATION
The requirements of the paragraph API 2B from 5.2 to 5.4 are applicable with the
requirement S-2, referring to the standard EN288 and the requirements of chapter 1 of this
specification.
The welds shall be full double side penetration or double fillet in accordance with the
indications of the drawings supplied with the purchase order.
Tack weld, root passes and repair welding may be carried out with SMAW or GMAW
processes. Root tack weld may be continuos.
Production weld test coupon shall be carried out, starting the welding with a first coupon test
and continuing every 120 m.
Production weld test coupon shall be welded with same welding procedure and material
used in production and the first coupon shall be checked as per qualification procedure,
while for the other one the following test shall be required:

one FL+2 mm and WM Charpy-V strength test.

one macro and hardness test.

In case of positive results but subject to Client approval, production weld test coupon shall
be welded after 240 m from that point onwards.
The requirements of the paragraph API 2B 5.2 apply, but the requirements of the Charpy Vnotch shall be in accordance section 1.6 of this specification. Welding Procedure
Qualifications for fillet welds shall be according to EN288 with macro and hardness test.
Welding Procedure Qualifications owned by the fabricator may be submitted to the Client for
acceptance without requalification.
5.3

DIMENSION AND TOLERANCES

Tilt and roof-shape of flanges shall be not greater than (1+0.01b)mm with 6 mm maximum;
flange eccentricity shall be not greater than 0.02b with 6 mm as maximum value, where b is
flange width and t is flange thickness.
Twisting of web shall be not greater than (1+0.01h)mm with 10 mm maximum; bow of web
shall be not greater than 0.01h with 0.5t as maximum value, where h is web height and t is
web thickness.

5.4

INSPECTION AND REPAIR

The 100% of each longitudinal full penetration weld shall be UT tested with the
requirements indicated in the chapter 1 of this specification.
The 20% of each weld, either complete penetration or fillet, shall be MT inspected.

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Fillet welds and partial penetration welds shall be inspected in accordance with MT 100%
for components of classes " a, b," and 20% for classes c, d on parts chosen by Client.
Plates having surface condition that may impair the fabrication operation or which may have
scale incorporated into its surface shall be blasted before fabrication. Dents, marks or other
surface damages that may appear after fabrication shall not exceed 3 mm in depth.

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MATERIALS FROM STOCK

6.1

GENERAL

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Material shall be supplied with required certificates endorsed by Examiner or Certifying

Society approved by the Client and satisfying the requirements of this specification
Such certificates shall be original or true copies of the originals issued by the quality
department of the steel manufacturer.
Copy of documents which do not fall within the previous cases may be accepted as
substitutive of the original only if authenticated by an Examiner or Certifying Society
approved by the Client.
If at the beginning the certificates were endorsed by Examiner or Certifying Society
approved by the Client or with certificates not satisfying the requirements of this
specification, materials cannot be considered acceptable.
The correspondence between material and its certificate shall be verified by checking the
quality control plan of supplier or by means of the repetition the mechanical tests and
chemical analysis on one element of the unit test.
The limits for the chemical composition and for the carbon equivalent values (CEV and
Pcm) shall be applied also to the material from stock.
In case of welded pipes, welding processes may be accepted if only they are qualified in
accordance to standards approved by the Client upon the condition that comply with impact
test requirements of section 1.6 of this specification. Welded pipes, in the absence of
production testing coupons, shall be submitted to tests through specimens taken in
accordance with procedures and requirements set out by this specification. The number of
tests shall be agreed with the Client.
Weldability of stock materials, where required (see section 1.1 of this specification), shall be
demonstrated with data referred to previous productions. Data shall comply with the
applicable limits requirements of appendix A of this specification.
For stock materials of quality Z having thickness equal or greater than 50mm a sulphur
content < 0.005% is acceptable in alternative to: vacuum degassing, sulphur refining,
calcium or rare earth treating (required at section 2.1 of this specification).
6.2

TEST
Any non-conformance to the above reference requirements for material from stock shall be
reported to the Client, with whom a proper inspection and test programme will be agreed.
This programme will normally contain the complete test of the items in compliance with the
content of this specification.
In case of non conformance, when the properties are outside the reference standard and
specification limits, the material may be used only after repetition of mechanical tests and
chemical analysis of each item.
In case of API 5L-00 pipes, for every test unit a hardness control shall be carried out on a
pipe chosen by the Client. If a part of a pipe presents a hardness greater than 327 BRINELL
2
for a total area > 500mm ,the pipe shall be rejected and the hardness test shall be repeated
on other three pipes chosen by the Client on the same test unit. In case that on one of the
new tested pipes the measured hardness is greater the allowable limit the hardness test
shall be carry out on all the pipes of the test unit, otherwise the entire test unit shall be
rejected.

6.3

NON DESTRUCTIVE EXAMINATION

Steel plates, pipes and sections from stock shall have satisfied non destructive examination
required by this specification.

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On plates in absence of documents relevant to those inspections, plates with thickness

greater or equal to 20 mm shall be UT inspected along lines perpendicular to the rolling
direction spaced 100m, and 100% of ends on a strip of at least 50 mm width.
For pipes, UT shall be carried out in agreement with the Client, along a grid according to
chapter 3, with extension not less than 30% of the total length including the ends of each
element.
On rolled shapes available from stock non destructive examination is not required for
structural element classes "d" and "e" while for structural element classes "a", "b" and "c"
(shape with web equal or greater than 300mm) UT test shall be carry out at least on 3
shapes for heat and for type according to section 2.2.3 of this specification. In case one of
this test does not give satisfactory result the UT test shall be carry out on all shapes of the
heat.
The acceptance criteria for UT test shall be those of this specification.

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MISCELLANEA

7.1

BOLTS

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Types, dimensions and classes of the bolts and fasteners shall be indicated on the
construction drawings.
Bolting materials for structural applications shall generally be carbon or low alloy steels.
The following limitations shall apply:
For topside applications, the strength class shall not exceed ISO 898 class 10.9, UNI
3740 Class 10.9;
For submerged bolts, the strength class shall not exceed ISO 898 8.8, ASTM A 320
Grade L7 or A 193 Grade B7 / A 194 2H, UNI 3740 Class 8.8;
All bolts and fasteners < 10mm diameter shall be made of stainless steel;
All bolts and fasteners > 10mm diameter shall be processed by hot dip galvanizing,
minimum 50 thickness, or equivalent process in accordance with ASTM A 153.
For specific projects of subsea structures where there is no possibility of inspection or
maintenance, and cathodic protection cannot be ensured corrosion resistant bolts (e.g. alloy
625) shall be used. It shall be verified that the materials have acceptable mechanical
properties at the actual design temperatures.
For submerged applications, where the dissolution of a thick zinc layer may cause loss of
bolt pretension, electrolytic galvanizing or phoshating shall be used. Electrolytic galvanizing
shall be followed by post baking.
For subsea installations the use of poly tetra fluor ethylene (PTFE) based coatings can be
used provided electrical continuity is verified by measurements.
Cadmium plating shall not be used.

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APPENDIX A: PRODUCTION QUALIFICATION

The qualification of the production consists of a series of tests including all the production
test and a number of special tests and CTOD test to be carried out only one time and before
starting the steel production.

8.1

SPECIAL TESTS
On the materials subject to supply, the following test for the assessment of the weldability
properties shall be carried out:
Bead on Plate according to prEN10225-99 Appendix F;
controlled Thermal Severity according to prEN10225-99 Appendix G;
transition curves of welded joints carried out on Fusion Line, FL+2 mm and FL+5 mm.
Weldability tests only for steels that are relative to the standard prEN10225-99
according to prEN10225-99 Appendix E with exception of CTOD test.
All tests shall be carried out on the thickest plate to supply within the validity of the
qualification conditions specified below.
The transition curve shall be carried out with at least 8 sets to be tested: one at the project
temperature and the other seven at temperatures differing between them 10C, two above
and five below the design temperature. The specimens shall be taken from the flat side of
the joint carried out on K bevelled seams welded with heat input of 1.5 kJ/mm. Second
transition curves shall be carried out for a similar joint welded with an heat input of 5 kJ/mm.

8.2

CTOD TEST
Supply of materials to be used for joint cans with thickness greater than 50 mm shall be
submitted, on the thickest plate of supply and for each structural grade, to CTOD tests in
accordance to the standard BS 7448 to be carry out on butt weld joint, with K bevel and
5kJ/mm heat input, previously submitted to simulated post weld heat treatment at 590
10C. Tests shall be carried out at -10 C and the munber and position of the samples shall
be in accordance to table E.4 of standard prEN10225-99

8.3

RESULTS AND VALIDITY OF THE QUALIFICATION TEST

The results of all of the tests are subject to Client for approval. The qualification tests are
valid only if carried out in the presence of a Certifying Authority appointed by the Client.
The following conditions are essential parameters whose variation implies the necessity of a
requalification:

same steel-mill producer;

same elaboration and fabrication process;

same method of deoxidisation;

same heat treatment and supply condition;

chemical composition of the cast not varying with respect to the sample chemical
analysis exceeding the limits indicated in paragraph 2.4 of standard API RP 2Z;

the material thickness shall not be greater than 20% in relevant to the thickness of
the test sample.

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9.

APPENDIX B: MATERIALS REFERRED TO OTHER STANDARDS

In addition to the standard prEN10225-99, EN10025-95, EN10113-94 and API 5L-00, that
are referred by this specification, the Purchaser may use other reference standards for the
fabrication and qualification of steel, provided that the minimum requirements of this
specification and the referred standards are satisfied.
To this purpose, the Purchaser shall demonstrate the equivalence of the proposed material,
by means of documents additional to the inspection documents and test results that show
the differences between the standards.
Some alternative standards are listed below.

9.1

EN10210 AND EN10219 PIPES

Pipes supplied with these standards are applicable for thickness less than 50 mm.
They shall be in compliance with standards EN10210 and EN10219 with the option 1 to 9.
Arc-welded pipes are not accepted.
The welding procedures for longitudinally welded pipes shall be qualified in compliance with
the requirements of chapter 4.
Test and non destructive examination shall be in compliance with the requirements given in
the chapter 2.

9.2

ASTM PIPES
Material referred to ASTM specification and equivalent to the type indicated in this
specification may be applied as follows, including in particular the requirements API 5L-00
SR4 (NDT tests) and API 5L-00 SR5 (impact test) as emended by this specification:
Table K - Alternative materials for pipes
Structural element
class
b, c, d

ASTM standard
A333 GR.6
A334 GR.6
A106 GR.B
A524 GR.I e II
A53 GR.B
A500 GR.A e B
A139 GR.B

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APPENDIX C: STRUCTURAL CLASSES

Table L - structural classes

Structural
Classes

Definition
Structural elements
essential for the safety of
the platform with low
structural redundancy,
complex shape and
stresses concentration
not easily foreseeable

Structural elements
essential for the global
safety of the platform

Module and Deck

Jacket

Not typical nodes with

complex geometry

Not typical nodes with

complex geometry

Typical nodes with

simple geometry; Lifting
padeyes and their
connection to the deck;
Legs; Tubular and beam
elements situated
between two legs; Crane
columns; Flare and
supports bridges

Typical nodes with

simple geometry; Lifting
padeye of jackets and
templates and elements
connected to; Legs;
bracings; Sleeves;
Launchways and
relevant attachments;
Supports and
reinforcements of
floatation tanks.

Essential structural
elements for the total
structure safety with
simple geometry and
with fatigue stress not
dimensioning

Beams with height higher

or equal to 300 mm or
thickness higher than 15
mm; structural walls;
bridge structure and flare

Significant structural
elements for the local
safety of the structure

Beams with height lower

than 300 mm and
thickness up to 15 mm;
Diagonal braces, sea
fastening

Unimportant structural
elements and nonstructural elements

Chequered plates; Stairs

and walkways, Not
structural walls; Draining
system

Foundation piles;
Buoyancy tanks; Risers
supports, pin piles

Conductor guide frames;

Mud mats; Boat
landings; Fenders;
Water tight diaphragms;
Padeyes for pile and
conductors, sea
fastening, predrilling
template and conductors
installation guides
Pumps casing; Grouting,
flood and air system;
Stairs and walkways;
Anode core; Blow down

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APPENDIX D: GRADE AND APPLICATION

Table M - plates and hot rolled sections (1)

Tp > -5 t <12,5 12,5 mm< t < 25,0 mm 25,0 mm < t < 50,8 mm 50,8 mm < t < 70
C
mm
mm
Tp > +5
t <15
15 mm < t < 30 mm
30 mm < t < 50,8 mm 50,8 mm < t < 70
C
mm
mm
Structural
Applicable grade and quality
Element
Class
a
EN10113-94 S355/
EN10113-94
(2)
S355L, S275/ S275L
S355L, S275L,
S460/S460L
S460L
EN10025-95
S355K2G3
b
EN10113-94 S355/
PrEN10225-99
(3)
S355L, S275/ S275L
S355G8+M/N,
S460/S460L
S355G10+M/N,
EN10025-95 S355K2G3 S460G2+Q/M
c
EN10025-95 S355J0,
S275J0
EN10113-94 S460
d
e

Note:

EN10025-95 S355JR, S275JR,

S235JR, S185

70mm < t <

100mm
70mm < t <
100mm

100 mm < t <

150mm
100 mm < t <
150 mm

PrEN10225-99 PrEN10225-99
S355G8+M/N, S355G8+N,
S355G10+M/N S355G10+N

S460G2+Q/M

not applicable

1) Impact properties of materials shall comply with requirements of section 1.6 of this specification
2) For material with thickness equal or greater than 25.4 mm supplementary requirement Z for
chemical and mechanical properties shall apply. For thickness lower than 25.4 mm only
supplementary requirement Z for chemical properties shall apply.
3) Only for material used in nodal joints for cans and for uninterrupted stubs having thickness equal
to or greater than 25 mm supplementary requirement Z apply for chemical and mechanical
properties
Table N - API pipes (1) (2)

Tp > -5 C

t < 12,5 mm

Tp > +5 C
Structural
Element Class
a

t < 15 mm

12,5 mm< t < 25,0

25,0 mm < t < 50,8
50,8 mm < t < 70 mm
mm
mm
15 mm < t < 30 mm 30 mm < t < 50,8 mm 50,8 mm < t < 70 mm
Applicable grade and quality
not applicable

b (3)
c

API 5L-00 X 52 PSL2 SR5B; API 5L-00 X 42 PSL2 SR5B,

API 5L-00 X65 PSL2 SR5B

d
e
Note:

API 5L-00 PSL2 GR B ; API 5L-00 A25

(1) Impact properties of materials shall comply with requirements of section 1.6 of this specification.
(2) All pipes with thickness greater than 12mm shall have SR4 requirements
(3) Excluded cans with thickness greater than 20mm