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WELD099 - Welding Exploration (1-0-1)
This course allows students to participate in some aspects of the Welding program while they are taking preparatory math, English or reading courses. Students will be integrated into the welding environment, be assigned a Welding advisor and will be mentored by other Welding students. These credits do not count toward graduation requirements.
WELD111 - Gas and Arc Welding Lab (0-12-4)
At the successful completion of this course, each student will be able to: (1)
safely utilize oxy-fuel cutting equipment to cut shapes and prepare material for
welding; (2) safety utilize oxy-fuel welding equipment to weld various mild
steel joints in the four welding positions; (3) safely utilize arc welding
equipment to weld various mild steel joints in the four welding positions; (4)
safely use oxy-fuel equipment for braze welding, brazing, soldering, and fusion
welding of the most widely used types of metals.
WELD112 - Gas and Arc Welding Theory ( 3-0-3)
Covers: how metals are produced; the advantages of different steel making
processes; chemical, physical and mechanical properties of common metals; the
operating principles of gas and arc welding and cutting equipment; how
electrodes are made, and their uses, differences and numbering system, and basic
joints and processes. Gas and arc welding processes are identified and methods
to control them are also explained.
WELD113 - Technical Blueprint Reading (0-3-1)
Introduces the basic concepts and practices of technical drawing and blueprint
reading. Covers the proper use of drawing equipment, line work and lettering,
construction and interpretation of multi-view orthographic drawings, sectional
views and auxiliary views. Other topics of discussion include dimensioning and
tolerances, sketching and structural steel shapes. Emphasis will be placed on
using the drawing skills learned to maintain a high quality of workmanship in
the field.
WELD121 - MIG and TIG Welding Laboratory (0-12-4)
Instructs students in the safe, hands-on use of the GTAW, GMAW, FCAW, SAW, and
PAW processes as they are used in industry. The GTAW process will be used to
weld mild steel, stainless steel, aluminum, copper alloys and titanium. The GMAW
process will be used to weld mild steel, stainless steel and aluminum.
Resistance welding, plastic welding and thermal spray equipment will also be
used. Prereq: WELD111, WELD112.
WELD122 - MIG and TIG Welding Theory (3-0-3)
Covers the theory behind the gas-shielded arc welding processes, GMAW and GTAW.
Principles of operation, filler materials and gas selection are discussed in
great detail, as well as modern welding processes, including: Submerged Arc
Welding, Plasma Arc Welding, Solid State Welding, Resistance Welding,
Electroslag Welding, Stud Welding, the high energy beam processes, Thermal
Spraying and more. Prereq: WELD112.
WELD125 - Manufacturing and Repair Techniques (0-3-1)
Introduces the safety and fundamental use of machine tools in both manufacturing
and repair environments. Processes covered include turning, milling, drilling,
broaching, grinding and precision measurement. In laboratory sessions, students
will apply the techniques studied by using machine tools to manufacture welding
fixtures and dimensionally restore parts which were repaired by welding.
WELD180 - Basic Arc and Gas Welding (1-3-2)
Provides the students with a technical understanding of shielded metal arc
welding, arc welding power supplies, electrode classifications, oxy-fuel welding
and cutting, torch brazing, joint types, preparation and fit-up, and welding
safety. Also provides training to make quality fillet and square groove welds in
the flat position on various thickness of mild steel, using the (SMAW), (OFW),
and (TB) processes.
WELD181 - Intermediate Arc and Gas Welding (1-3-2)
Builds on the knowledge and skill acquired in Basic Arc and Gas (WELD180). It
provides the training to make multiple-pass fillet and square groove welds in
all positions on mild steel plate using the (SMAW) process. Also provides
training to develop the skills to make fillet and square groove welds in the
flat, horizontal and vertical positions on mild steel, using the (OFW) process.
Prerequisite: WELD180.
WELD182 - Welder Qualification and Testing (1-3-2)
Provides students with an understanding of welder qualification in accordance
with the American Welding Society .D1.1 Structural Welding Code. Also provides
training to develop the skills to make code-quality, multiple-pass groove welds
with backing on 3/8" mild steel plate in all positions using E7018 electrodes.
Prepares students for welder qualification testing used throughout the welding
industry. Prerequisites: WELD180, WELD181.
WELD183 - Advanced (SMAW) Plate and Pipe Welding (1-3-2)
Designed for the experienced welder. Provides the training to make multiple-pass,
open-root v-groove welds on 3/8" mild steel plate and 4" - 6" mild steel pipe in
all positions, using E6010 and E7018 electrodes. Also provides training for
mechanized oxy-fuel cutting as well as carbon arc cutting and gouging.
Prerequisites: WELD180, WELD181 and WELD 182.
WELD184 - Gas Tungsten Arc Welding (TIG) (1-3-2)
Provides students with a technical understanding of gas tungsten arc welding,
equipment adjustments, tungsten electrodes, filler metals, shielding gases,
plasma arc cutting, and welding safety. Also provides training to develop skills
to make quality welds on 14- and 11-gauge mild steel, stainless steel, and
aluminum, in the flat, horizontal and vertical positions. Prepares students for
production/maintenance welding. Prereq: WELD180.
WELD185 - Gas Metal Arc Welding (MIG) (1-3-2)
Provides students with a technical understanding of gas metal arc welding,
flux-cored arc welding, equipment adjustments, metal transfer modes, filler
metals, shielding gases, and welding safety. Also provides training to develop
the skill necessary to make quality (GMAW) and (FCAW) welds in various positions
on mild steel, stainless steel and aluminum, using short circuit, globular and
spray transfer modes, and illustrates problems in industrial situations and
provides corrective information. Prerequisite: WELD180.
WELD186 - Blueprint Reading for Welders (3-0-3)
Introduces print reading, covering the different types of lines, dimensions, and
notes used to make sketches and prints, the various types of views and their
relationship to each other, the welding symbols, and inspection and testing
symbols for all welding processes. Students will develop a practical
understanding of the blueprint reading knowledge required by the welding
industry for employment.
WELD211 - Structural Code Welding Lab (0-12-4)
Covers the hands-on practice of Shielded Metal Arc Welding as applied to the
American Welding Society Structural Steel Code D1.1. Students perform welder
qualification tests in all positions and subject the test coupons to the
required forms of mechanical testing. The role of the Welding Inspector is also
covered, as well as the documentation required for both welder and
weld-procedure qualification. Students gain experience in the inspection role to
become familiar with weld defects and discontinuities. Prerequisites: WELD111,
WELD112, WELD121, WELD122, WELD125.
WELD212 - Code Welding Theory (3-0-3)
Covers: proper industrial quality control procedures with respect to welder
qualification, welding procedure qualifications, materials control and quality
assurance organization; the three major welding codes and specifications:
A.W.S.D1.1, A.S.M.E. boiler and pressure vessel code, and A.P.I. 1104, which
covers cross-country pipelines; principles and practices of common forms of
non-destructive testing, with emphasis on weld defects and discontinuities.
Also, methods of safely performing leak testing, and weldability of steels and
non-ferrous metals, as well as the weldability of dissimilar metals.
Prerequisites: WELD111, WELD112, WELD121, WELD122, WELD125.
WELD213 - Metallurgy (2-2-3)
Introduces materials technology, including instruction study assignments and
laboratory exercises. The student will gain a knowledge of: (1) materials
structures; (2) heat treatment processes; (3) composition of ferrous and non
ferrous alloys; (4) microscopic examination of metals and the effects of heat
treatments and welding.
WELD220 - Fabrication Techniques and Estimating (2-2-3)
Covers problems encountered when welding different types of steel and non-ferrous
metals in a production shop: the use of arc motion and work motion equipment and
robotics in the modern welding factory; the importance of welding procedures and
the use of fixtures; and the estimating of typical welding costs (materials,
cutting, welding, consumables and overhead) to price out a job.
WELD221 - Pipe Code Welding (0-12-4)
Students use arc welding equipment to make multiple pass and 100% penetration
welds in the 1G, 2G, 3G, and 4G positions on mild steel plate with electrodes
from the fast freeze, fill freeze and fast fill groups; safely utilize arc
welding equipment to produce welds on 4-inch and 6-inch standard steel pipe in
the 1G, 2G, 5G, 6G positions, plus various pipe assemblies.
WELD223 - Statics and Strengths of Materials (2-2-3)
Introduces applied statics and strength of materials in relation to weldments,
weld testing, material testing, pressure vessels, beam selection and related
rigging. Laboratory projects involve the use of non-destructive and destructive
testing equipment to determine the forces acting upon rigid bodies under a load,
as well as the mechanical properties of materials. Prerequisites: MATH111,
MATH135, WELD213. Corequisite: PHYS100.
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