B1 Committee on Methods of Inspection

CHAIR: William Komlos, Arc Tech, LLC
SECRETARY: Darrill Gaschler
COORDINATOR: Yojaidy Acosta
SCOPE: Responsible for creating and revising standards and other documents to develop and promote methods and recommended practices for the inspection and nondestructive examination of weldments.

PUBLISHED DOCUMENTS

• AWS B1.10M /B1.10:2016, Guide for the Nondestructive Examination of Welds
• AWS B1.11M/ B1.11:2015, Guide for the Visual Examination of Welds
• WI: 2015, Welding Inspection Handbook

NEW DOCUMENTS UNDERGOING DRAFTING AND APPROVAL

• Welded Joint Details for Structural Applications
• Weld Discontinuities and Joint Details for Structural Applications

LIST OF SUBCOMMITTEES

• AWS B1A Subcommittee on Nondestructive Examination of Welds
• AWS B1B Subcommittee on Visual Examination of Welds
• AWS B1C Standing Task Group on the Welding Inspection Handbook
• AWS B1D Standing task Group

JOIN THE COMMITTEE/SUBCOMMITTEE

The B1 Committee seeks volunteers to participate in its standards development process. The committee is recruiting all types of members as well as members with specific interests (Consultants and Educators) in regard to the committee’s scope. Contact John Douglass to learn more about this committee’s work and/or complete the Technical Committee Application.