Welding Procedure Development and Qualification

Catalog description

This course is an introduction to developing and qualifying weld procedures and personnel to welding codes and standards (e.g., AWS B2.1). Hands on welding is required to qualify welding procedure specifications through weld testing for producing procedure qualification records. Weld inspection and acceptance criteria are also explored on how they affect weld design based on welding codes. Prereq: 2001; and enrollment in the WeldEng-BS major; or permission of instructor.