What will I learn?
The package consists of eleven modules:
- Module 1: Duties of a Welding Inspector - The requirements of a welding inspector before, during, and after welding
- Module 2: Codes and Standards - Outlines what codes and standards are, and how the control of quality in a fabrication and welding situation is achieved
- Module 3: Welding Terminology and Definitions - Language used, and considerations that should be taken into account, in joint design and weld preparation
- Module 4: Welding Defects - Types of welding defects that can occur and how to identify them
- Module 5: Welding Symbols - The different welding symbols that are used to symbolically represent weld joints
- Module 6: Electricity in Welding - The basic principles of how electricity works and how current, voltage, resistance and polarity all affect the welding process
- Module 7: Introduction to Destructive Testing - Destructive tests available to establish the mechanical properties and soundness of welded joints
- Module 8: Non-Destructive Testing - Basic insight into the main NDT methods that welding inspectors will encounter
- Module 9: Weldability of Steels - Definition of the term weldability, characteristics of steel alloys and their cracking mechanisms
- Module 10: Heat Treatment - The different types of heat treatment that are used in material manufacture and welding operations
- Module 11: Welding Equations - Describes a range of equations that a welding inspector may encounter, and how to perform them