Designed for fourth semester welding technology students, and also for welders and inspectors preparing for AWS CW1 test. Review of numerous welding and inspection techniques employed in construction and fabrication industries in Alaska. Survey of welding codes applying to welding pipelines, pressure vessels, bridges, and buildings. Provides basic metallurgy theory and hands-on experience of preparing samples for examination, conducting metallurgical tests, and evaluating test results. 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.
WELD A261 and WELD A262 and MATH A105. Manual and automatic testing procedures and equipment as related to different materials and testing situations. We would also welcome your comments regarding these pages.