WELD1112 — Structural Welding
In this course, students are introduced to the tasks performed by welders and how their skills are applied to entry level welding positions in both construction and manufacturing. They will complete a ten-hour OSHA safety orientation that explains job site hazards, incident prevention, and standard safety procedures. Students will be introduced to welding using the SMAW process, while developing and advancing their skill-set into GMAW and Flux-cored. Students will learn to properly prepare metal for cutting and weld operations. This includes cleaning and grinding on basic weld joint configurations. During the first half of the semester students are expected to successfully weld overlapping beads, Horizontal fillet welds(2F), Vertical fillet welds (3F), and Overhead fillet welds (4F). As the semester progresses students will become proficient at advanced practices and procedure associated with welding codes and the agencies that govern these codes and introduced to new techniques built around open-root and groove welding applications. In the last half of the semester students will conduct a more comprehensive study of weld code and procedure. Emphasis will be placed on terminology, symbols, weld quality/repair, electrode selection, and various joint design. Students are expected to successfully weld horizontal grooves (2G) vertical grooves (3G), and overhead grooves(4G). The student's development will be measured by various testing methods recognized and used by industry testi