Dye penetrant inspection of long-span steel dome's welded joints
Abstract
Dye penetrant inspection of long-span steel dome's welded joints
Incoming article date: 11.02.2025A significant number of long-span public buildings with spatial steel structures are designed, erected and exploited in our country. One of the main areas of their application are unique sports objects. In the article experience of dye penetrant inspection of the Gorki Gorod Mall's long-span steel dome's welded joints is analyzed. The shopping and entertainment center was built in Sochi for the 2014 Olympic Games. Methodology, advantages and disadvantages of dye penetrant inspection are given. Typical defects of welded joints in spatial metal structures identified by this method are described. The data obtained from the experience of use of such structures allows to actualize and expand the developing normative documents.
Keywords: defect, dome, dye penetrant inspection, grid shell, inspection, long-span structure, non-destructive testing, spatial rod structure, steel structure, welded joint