Severity Levels

Table 3 lists severity levels for punchouts.

Table 3 Levels of Severity for Punchouts

Severity of Majority of Cracks

Number of Pieces

2 to 3

4 to 5

> 5

L

L

L

M

M

L

M

H

H

M

H

H

 

 L – severity is determined by the crack severity/piece count matrix in Table 3.  Low severity punchouts are broken into up to 2 or 3 pieces by medium severity cracks or up to 5 pieces by low severity cracks.

 M – medium severity punchouts are divided into 4 or more pieces by medium severity cracks or 2 to 3 pieces by high severity cracks.

 H – high severity punchouts are divided into or 5 or more pieces by medium severity cracks  or 4 or more pieces by high severity cracks.