PILE 121 - Hot Work

3 Credits
This course includes safety instruction, metallurgy, beginning welding, welding symbols, welding machines, torches, fuels vessels, and their applications. Basic welding theory and lab exercises designed to prepare students for an AWS 3-G and 4-G 3/8 inch and/or light gauge welding certification test. Also covered are arc welding, oxyacetylene cutting, plasma arc cutting, welding procedures and electrode selection. Safety on the job and in the lab will be discussed in depth.

Course Outcomes

List welding safety requirements in the lab and jobsite.
Describe the welding process including oxyacetylene work and plasma arc cutting.
Select the proper welding machine and electrodes for any given job.
Weld with an improved skill level and attention to safety regulations.
Perform safe and correct methods of assembly and disassembly of oxyacetylene equipment.