Welding Engineering

Undergraduate

Design and qualification of arc welding procedures to meet the requirements of the ASME Boiler and Pressure Vessel Code. Arc welding processes, weld discontinuities, mechanical and non-destructive testing. Welding metallurgy, base and filler metal classification. Control of hydrogen-assisted cracking, preheat and post weld heat treatment. Fabrication issues. Canadian and international welding codes. (Prerequisite: Semester 7 or higher standing.) (3 lecture, 1 laboratory hours a week.)