Specification Chapter N specifies most inspection tasks for Chapter J. Table J7.1, Documentation of Visual Inspection After Welding, requires inspection (P) and documentation (D) of all welds for seismic applications.
J6.1 Document (D)
Inspection reports and nonconformance reports are required. The Specification contains limited requirements for documentation by quality control (QC) and quality assurance (QA) of the types of inspections performed, including nondestructive testing. The Provisions require specific reporting of inspections in the same manner but add requirements for both QC and QA reports for specific inspection tasks as described in the Document columns in the tables contained in Sections J7, J9, J10, and J11.