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- Effective Term:
- Winter 2022 through Summer 2024
- Course Number:
- WLD 141
- Course Title:
- Flux-Cored Arc Welding I (Gas Shielded)
- Credit Hours:
- 4
- Lecture Hours:
- 0
- Lecture/Lab Hours:
- 80
- Lab Hours:
- 0
Course Description
Addendum to Course Description
This is an outcome based course utilizing a lecture/lab format. This course includes classroom
discussions, videos, and lab demonstrations of technical skills. Course outcomes will include:
theoretical concepts, lay out, fabrication, welding, oxy-fuel cutting and safety.
Intended Outcomes for the course
Upon completion of the course students will be able to:
- Function safely in the PCC Welding Lab.
- Operate oxy-fuel portable and track cutting systems in accordance with industry standards.
- Understand and apply code requirements for FCAW E71T-1.
- Interpret blueprints to accurately lay out, prepare, and assemble weld joints.
- Weld single V-groove welds with E71T-1 to AWS D1.1 Structural Steel Welding Code.
- Operate an CAC-A (Carbon Arc Cutting - Air) system in accordance with industry standards.
- Apply visual and destructive examination principles and practices in accordance with AWS D1.1.
Course Activities and Design
This is a outcome-based course utilizing a lecture/lab format. This course includes classroom discussions, videos, and lab demonstrations covering technical skills. Course outcomes will include the following: theoretical concepts, layout, fabrication, welding, oxyfuel cutting, safety.
Outcome Assessment Strategies
The student will be assessed on his/her ability to demonstrate the development of course outcomes. The methods of assessment may include one or more of the following: oral or written examinations, quizzes, written assignments, visual inspection, welding tests and task performance.
Course Content (Themes, Concepts, Issues and Skills)
Function safely in the PCC Welding Lab.
- Understand and practice personal safety by using proper protective gear
- Understand and practice power tool safety
- Understand and practice equipment safety for welding and oxy-fuel cutting systems
- Understand and maintain a safe work area
- Recognize and report dangerous electrical and air/gas hose connections
- Understand and practice fire prevention
Operate oxy-fuel portable and track cutting systems in accordance with industry standards.
- Demonstrate correct setup and shutdown procedures for the hand cutting and track cutting systems.
- Perform oxy-fuel cutting with guided practice.
Understand and apply code requirements for FCAW E71T-1.
- Demonstrate proper stick out and travel speed
- Demonstrate correct starting, stopping and restarting techniques
- Demonstrate proper bead placement for single V-groove welds
Interpret blueprints to accurately lay out, prepare, and assemble weld joints.
- Interpret lines, symbols, views and notes
- Lay out material per specifications
- Use the oxy-fuel cutting process to cut material to specified dimensions
- Assemble project per welding procedure specifications (WPS)
Weld single V-groove welds with E71T-1 to AWS D1.1 Structural Steel Welding Code in the following joint configurations and positions:
Demonstrate correct welding techniques in the following joints:
- Flat Position:
- T-Joint
- Horizontal Position:
- T-Joint
- Single v groove
- Vertical Position:
- T-Joint
- Single V-groove
- Overhead Position:
- T-Joint
- Single V-groove
Operate an CAC-A (Carbon Arc Cutting - Air) system in accordance with industry standards.
- Demonstrate the effects of the following variables in position: electrode angle, amperage setting, air pressure, and travel speed.
- Demonstrate correct CAC-A gouging techniques on single V-groove welds.
Apply visual and destructive examination principles and practices in accordance with AWS D1.1.
- Explain visual inspection criteria
- Evaluate welds using appropriate welding inspection tools
- Assess weld discontinuities causes and corrections