Structural Field Welding: Procedures, Fit-Up, Inspection & Quality
The second welding course, for welders and fitters moving onto structural and field work: welding procedure specifications and welder qualification, reading welding symbols and connection details on structural drawings, joint preparation and fit-up tolerances, field welding sequence, preheat, and distortion control, visual inspection and NDT acceptance, hot work permits and fire watch, and the quality records that close out the job.
Lessons
- WPS, PQR & Welder Qualification: Welding to a Qualified Procedure10 min
- Reading Welding Symbols & Connection Details on Structural Drawings10 min
- Joint Preparation, Fit-Up & Tolerances Before the Arc Strikes10 min
- Field Welding Structural Steel: Sequencing, Preheat & Distortion Control10 min
- Weld Inspection & NDT: Visual, MT, PT, UT and What Gets Accepted10 min
- Hot Work Permits, Fire Watch & the Quality Records That Close the Job10 min