WLD 208 - Advanced Drawing/Reading for Fabrication
Credits: 3
3 Lecture Hours
Prerequisites: WLD 107 and MAT 191
Description
This course prepares students for fitting and fabrication detail work within the welding shop. Students will learn to apply their blueprint reading skills in structural and plate layout. Additionally, students will utilize triangulation and centerline interpretation from shop drawings.
Learning Outcomes
Upon successful completion of the course, the student will:
- Determine stock allowances for thickness using appropriate mathematics skills.
- Identify machines, including shears, press brakes, rolls, drill presses, lasers and plasma cutting machines.
- Describe various metallurgy.
- Explain the types of structural steel beams and shapes.
- Recognize approved methods to control distortion.
- Identify the use of jibs, fixtures and positioners.
- Develop bent and rolled plate sizes
Listed Topics
- Safety
- Weld types
- Machine identification
- Welding metallurgy
- Structural types
- Control distortion
- Geometric tolerances
Reference Materials
Instructor-approved textbook and materials. A student tool list will be provided.
Approved By: Johnson, Alex Date Approved: 12/19/2012
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