According to the always reliable Wikipedia the Cuauhtémoc is powered by a Cat D399, which is a 4-stroke engine. So it can only run in one direction, right?
There's a list of specs in this thread.
https://www.eng-tips.com/threads/keyway-specifications.4614/
Someone will soon explain why keys and keyways are evil....
The basis for welds and the inspection of welds for any specific thing is whatever is specified in the contract.
As you've discovered, UL 142 is rather weak at defining weld and weld inspection requirements.
Are you inspecting on behalf of the buyer?
Look in the purchase order and any other...
My opinion is that an inspector's job is to confirm compliance to already defined requirements.
An inspector cannot impose new requirements onto already completed work.
If you don't shut down on high pressure your cooling capacity will be pretty small when the cooling water temperature is 149F. Is that ok?
Does the central cooling tower really have 312 tons of spare capacity just hanging out waiting for your building?
I can't guess what "battery limit of...
Who loads their (equal) pile of rocks onto their (identical) truck fastest?
When finished, they've both done the same amount of work, but one has done that work is less time.
That's power.
You need to separate the description of function from the description of physical implementation.
For a patent you need to be able to describe what your device does, and how it does it in a novel way.
Belts, rollers, springs and slides are all fundamental mechanical elements.
Moving things...
Well native English speaker or not, you did a better job of making it clear in three simple sentences than the committee did with five complicated sentences!:D
I am not an expert in soils. @HTURKAK's interpretation of the intent is possibly correct.
I am a native English speaker, and experienced specification writer. As written, 1803.5.3 does not match @HTURKAK's interpretation.
As a specification writer, my interest in discussions like this one is...
Debating it on the internet won't answer nor solve the problem. There must be a way to submit questions and comments to the IBC committee. Start here: https://www.iccsafe.org/about/contact-icc/
You can read past versions of the IBC here: https://codes.iccsafe.org/codes/i-codes
The current...