Becoming a weld expert
Becoming a weld expert
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Dear all,
I am a consultant structural Engineer. and now we have job or revising many steel bridges;a newly designed ones and those already in action.
I need to know how to become or to Have the Feel/knowledge/Experiences of knowing:
the poor quality weld from the good ones/ the cause/ what is the right welding procedures/ how it is make ....etc.
In short any thing concerning structural welding as a structural engineer not a as very expert weld inspector
also if there are any courses online
REgards
I am a consultant structural Engineer. and now we have job or revising many steel bridges;a newly designed ones and those already in action.
I need to know how to become or to Have the Feel/knowledge/Experiences of knowing:
the poor quality weld from the good ones/ the cause/ what is the right welding procedures/ how it is make ....etc.
In short any thing concerning structural welding as a structural engineer not a as very expert weld inspector
also if there are any courses online
REgards






RE: Becoming a weld expert
http://www.lincolnelectric.com/en-us/education-cen...
and be sure to buy the classic book on welding, "Design of Welded Structures" by Omer Blodgett:
http://www.jflfoundation.com/ProductDetails.asp?Pr...
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RE: Becoming a weld expert
The greatest trick that bond stress ever pulled was convincing the world it didn't exist.
RE: Becoming a weld expert
I was a certified welding inspector and an ASNT Level III for many years of my structural practice. Made it a little difficult fore erectors and other inspectors to BS me!
RE: Becoming a weld expert
Sounds like a wonderful learning experience, but maybe a little too much to learn to quickly, for an immediate project, given where you appear to be starting from. It would be really great if you could work along side a person who already has the experience, the job would go better, and you would learn so much more, and more quickly under their tutelage. You may as likely be looking for cracks, and the like, on the bridges which have been in operation for a while. Look around at AASHTO and state highway dept. materials and reports, there have been a number of details and conditions which have proven to be problematic over the years.
RE: Becoming a weld expert
A good SMAW (stick) machine will allow TIG (GTAW) work as well: Probably more appropriate for industrial comparison work as well. Both GTAW and SMAW are harder to learn and get good at than simple MIG wire-feeding.
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Thanks. Good to hear it confirmed.
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