Bolting and Welding Primer

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The essentials of bolted and welded connections are covered, permitting the attendee to put these ideas into practice and quickly reap the benefits of this course.

Part 1, presented by Duane K. Miller, includes the following topics:
The basics of welded connection design
Weld joints, weld types, criteria for selecting weld types, matching and undermatching filler metal strength, and the procedures needed to determine weld capacity
Principles of welded connection design, along with case studies where failure to apply these principles has led to problems
Practical cost reduction ideas

Part 2, presented by Geoffrey Kulak, includes the following topics:
How to select suitable high-strength bolts and to specify the methods of their installation and inspection
Understanding the basis of the design rules in the AISC Specification
Common bolts (sometimes called ordinary or machine bolts) and high-strength bolts with emphasis on high-strength bolts

Publication Date: 2006