Overview of Welding Practices Used on Steel Bridges
Program: Overview of welding practices used on Steel Bridges
Welding an extraordinary method of joining materials. As Civil Engineers, other Engineers, or other member of the community, we see welding applied in numerous products we encounter daily. When it comes to traveling on roads and highways, we the traveling public, count on them being safe. The steel structures on our roads and highways have welded connections. The goal of this session is to educate engineers, inspectors, students, and building officials on the advantages of welding for steel connections and key considerations for achieving quality the fabrication of welded bridge girders. The overview will introduce you to the welding codes, materials used (steel plate, electrodes, and fluxes), the design process (design drawings and shop drawings in particular weld symbols) and the fabrication process requirements (PQR/WPS, welder requirements and challenges of fabrication).
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