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UPGRADING SKILLS FOR STRUCTURAL WELDERS
I. Objective To upgrade the competency of local semi-skilled
Structural Welders with aminimum of only 3 years local
experience.
II. Minimum Competency Entry Level Must have a basic competency
on SMAW platewelding.
III. Upgrading Competency Must be able to perform welding carbon
steel platescomponents as specified by layout, blueprints,
diagrams, work order, weldingprocedure or oral instructions using
SMAW welding equipment, to 2G + 3G + 4Gpositions, passing VT +
RT.
IV. Methodology:
A. Classroom Work Basic knowledge in SMAW structural
welding.
CATEGORIES A B CNUMBER OF HOURS 8 16 24
Course Topic:
1. Welding safety.2. Mensuration.3. Tools and equipment.4.
Welder qualification.5. Welding procedure.6. Types of weld
joints.
7. Welding terminology.8. Welding defect.9. Welding symbol.10.
Welding power sources.11. Ground ( work ) and electrode cables.12.
Ground clamps.13. Electrode holder.14. Covered electrodes.15.
Welding current controls,16. Joint Fit-up.17. Base metal.
18. Filler metal control.19. Preheat of electrodes.20. Preheat
and interpass temperature.21. Tack welding.22. Weld out (
completion ).23. Arc strikes.24. Socket welds.25. Final
cleaning.26. Welder identification.27. Destructive /
non-destructive testing.
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B. Skills Training:
WELDINGPOSITIONS
CATEGORIESA B C
NUMBER OF HOURS2G POSITION 8 8 163G POSITION 8 16 16
4G POSITION 8 16 24
1. Perform 2G position welding.2. Perform 3G position welding.3.
Perform 4G position welding.
C. Weld Procedure:
1. Use PPE and observe safety practices.
2. Identify base metal.3. Identify welding rods.4. Preheat
welding rods.5. Check condition of welding machine / accessories.6.
Prepare test coupon.7. Position test coupon on weld stand.8.
Perform root pass.9. Rectify weld defects.9. Clean root pass.10.
Weld subsequent / filling passes.11. Clean filling passes.
12. Perform capping.13. Clean test coupon.14. Identify weld
defects.15. Evaluation / inspection.
D. Material P-1 Carbon Steel.Plate thickness 10mm.
E. Electrodes E 7018 Root / Fill / Cap.
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V. Examination One ( 1 ) hour for all categories.
1. Enumerate welding safety practices ( List at least 10 ).2.
Enumerate structural welder specific duties ( List at least 10 ).3.
What is P-1 base metal?4. Explain the meaning of SMAW.5. What is
the meaning of 70 and 18 in AWS E 7018?
6. What P-1 steel electrodes are not preheated?7. What is the
current type / polarity for AWS E 7018?8. Explain and enumerate
base metal preparation before conducting welding.9. Explain how
root pass is performed.10. Explain how to perform hot pass and
capping.11. Explain what are the causes of porosity.12. Explain
what are the causes of undercut.13. Explain and enumerate welding
defects ( List at least 5 ).14. What is fillet weld?15. What is
socket weld?16. What welding positions in plates will qualify
welder for all positions?
17. What plate thickness based on AWS D1.1 will qualify welder
for unlimited thickness?18. What plate thickness based on ASME IX
will qualify welder for unlimited thickness?19. What welding
positions in pipes will qualify welder for all positions?20. What
is WPS?
VI. Duration
CATEGORIES A B CCLASSROOM WORK, HRS. 8 16 24SKILLS TRAINING 24
40 56EXAMINATION 1 1 1
TOTAL, HRS. 33 57 81
VII. Maximum number of trainees per batch 10.
MAXIMUM TRAINEES PER MONTHCATEGORIES
A B C40
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