Development of automatic systems with emphasis on procedure development and certification to national codes or standards. Advanced work in small groups on specific welding problems involving research, procedure development, and application. Independent work combined with staff conducted seminars. Student responsible for actual welding and testing of welding procedures during certification. Non-calculus based study of force analysis of structures by externally applied loads using formulas and mathematical relationships derived using only algebra and trigonometry.
Material is based on commonly understood physical concepts and principles.
Manual and automatic testing procedures and equipment as related to different materials and testing situations.