Welding for Design Engineers
Table of Contents
Chapter 1 - Introduction .........................................................................................................................1
1.0 Introduction ...................................................................................................................................3
1.1 Historical Background ...................................................................................................................4
1.2 Grouping of Welding Processes ...................................................................................................6
1.3 The Welding Arc............................................................................................................................7
1.4 Health and Safety .......................................................................................................................16
1.5 Welding Terms and Definitions ...................................................................................................17
Chapter 2 - Welding Codes and Standards ........................................................................................31
2.1 Introduction .................................................................................................................................33
2.2 Purpose of Standards .................................................................................................................35
2.3 Development of Standards..........................................................................................................36
2.4 Administration of Standards ........................................................................................................38
2.5 CSA Standard W47.1 - Certification of Companies for Fusion Welding of Steel........................39
2.6 CSA Standard W47.2 - Certification of Companies for Fusion Welding of Aluminum ................43
2.7 CSA Standard W48.01 - Filler Metals and Allied Materials for Metal Arc Welding .....................45
2.8 CSA Standard W59 - Welded Steel Construction (Metal Arc Welding) ......................................45
2.9 CSA Standard W59.2 - Welded Aluminum Construction ............................................................49
2.10 CSA Standard S6 - Design of Highway Bridges .........................................................................50
2.11 CSA Standard S16-01 - Limit States Design of Steel Structures................................................50
2.12 CSA Standard W186 - Welding of Reinforcing Bars in Reinforced
Concrete Construction ................................................................................................................51
2.13 CSA Standard W178.1 - Qualification Code for Welding Inspection Organizations ...................53
2.14 CSA Standard W178.2 - Qualification Code for Welding Inspectors ..........................................55
2.15 National Building Code of Canada (NBC)...................................................................................57
2.16 CSA Standard Z662 - Oil and Gas Pipeline Systems.................................................................57
2.17 American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME)..................................................................58
2.18 American Welding Society (AWS)...............................................................................................60
2.19 AWS Codes of D-Series .............................................................................................................61
2.20 AWS A5 Specifications................................................................................................................61
2.21 ANSI/AWS D1.1 - Structural Welding Code - Steel ...................................................................62
2.22 ISO Standards (International Standards Organization)...............................................................63