Chabot College
Fall 2005
Removed Fall 2010
Course Outline for Welding Technology 66
WELDING INSPECTION AND TESTING
Catalog Description:
66 - Welding Inspection and Testing
(May be repeated 3 times)
2 units
Theory and practical application of inspection tests using destructive and non-destructive methods,
AWS (American Welding Society) welding codes specification, analysis of joint configuration, wire and
electrodes selections, tensile strength, bend and hardness testing, dye penetrant, magnetic particle,
radiographic, ultrasonic, and metallographic inspection. Strongly recommended: Welding Technology
65B or Industrial Technology 74. 1 hour lecture, 3 hours laboratory.
[Typical contact hours: lecture 17.5, laboratory 52.5]
Prerequisite Skills:
None
Expected Outcomes for Students:
Upon completion of the course, the student should be able to:
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list requirements and duties of a welding inspector;
identify and interpret welding testing symbols;
perform ten welding destructive tests, record test data, and write critiques for test results;
identify welding processes and welders’ procedures qualifications;
explain existing non-destructive testing systems, state their limitations and optimum applications;
recognize ten or more weld defects and suggest correctional procedures;
perform welds tests according to procedures used by certified test laboratory.
Course Content:
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Welding inspection concepts
State procedures for qualifications of welders
Welding discontinuities and defects
Metallurgical aspect of welding testing
Welding and testing symbols
Welder certification
a. destructive
b. non-destructive
6. Testing recording data procedure
7. Welder qualification
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Lectures
Videos.
Demonstrations
Models
Destructive tests specimens
AWS technical testing rapports
Chabot College
Course outline for Welding Technology 66, Page 2
Fall 2005
Methods of Evaluating Student Progress:
1. Typical Assignments
a. Read chapter related to welder qualifications and be prepared to discuss
2. Methods of Evaluating Student Progress
a. Class participation
b. Performance of laboratory task list of assignments and projects
c. Homework assignments
d. Quizzes
e. Midterm exam
f. Final exam
Textbook(s) (Typical):
Weld Inspection and Testing, American Welding Society, 2003
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Welding protective clothing.
Welding gloves.
Welding goggles.
Welding helmet.
Welding safety glasses.
Welding jacket.
Welding boots.
Pure Tungsten.
2% Thorium oxide Tungsten.
DR 03Sep04
WT66 course outline