WELD230 — Weld Testing
3.0 HR. (OC) Prerequisite: WELD 112, 113, 121 and 131 all with a grade of C or better, or department approval. This course is a survey of welding inspection methods and technology, welding metallurgy, and welding codes. Included in the course are visual, destructive, and non-destructive inspection and testing techniques commonly used in industry to assure quality in welded products. The course includes an overview of the inspectors responsibilities, ethical concerns, and relationships with welding personnel. Laboratory assignments require the use of welding processes to construct test samples, inspection and testing of welded samples, research, and report writing. Two lecture and three laboratory hours per week. (Formerly WLDTR 230)