WLD 213 - Industrial Welding VI

6 Credit(s)

Prerequisite(s):

WLD 212

Course Description: Focuses on welding large and small diameter, ferrous and non-ferrous pipe using the SMAW, GMAW, and GTAW welding processes. Includes pattern development, machine and manual oxyacetylene cutting, plasma cutting, layout, fit-up, inspection, and testing techniques. Also advances skills needed for American Welding Society (AWS) and American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) certifications and employment in the welding/fabrication industry.

Course Learning Outcomes:

CLO#1: Demonstrate personal adoption of the “Culture of Safety” in the classroom and the welding lab.
CLO#2: Fit weldments to industry standards using hand and machine beveling equipment.
CLO#3: Perform open root welds on pipe in the 2G, 5G, and 6G positions using SMAW. (ILO: Critical Thinking)
CLO#4: Produce open root welds on mild steel plate in the 3G and 4G using GMAW.
CLO#5: Produce open root weld on mild steel plate in the 3G and 4G using GTAW.
CLO#6: Perform open root welds on pipe in the 2G, 5G, and 6G using GTAW.

Typical Required and Recommended Equipment and Materials: Students will provide his/her own personal protective clothing which shall include: welding hoods, safety glasses, leather jacket and chaps, leather welding gloves, welding hat, and slag hammer/wire brush.

ACTI Code and Course Type
210 Career / Tech Preparatory

Length of Course:
A required state minimum of (120) and a standard RCC delivery of (132) lecture/lab hours per term, not to exceed (144) hours per term.