REQUIRED COURSE LEARNING OUTCOMES:

 1.  Perform safety inspections on SMAW equipment.

 2.  Perform shielded metal arc welding operations utilizing E-XX10 electrodes in various positions and joint  designs.

 3.  Inspect weldments.

 4.  Identify discontinuities on weldments and base metals.

 5.  Explain the fundamental principles of the SMAW process.

 RECOMMENDED COURSE LEARNING OUTCOMES:

 1.  Create pad of beads using EXX10 electrodes.

 2.  Create fillet welds in all positions on various joint designs.

 3.  Make use of appropriate codes and standards for weld inspection.

 REQUIRED TOPICAL OUTLINE:

 I.    Safety inspections on SMAW equipment

 II.   SMAW operations

        A.  Utilizing E-XX10 electrodes

        B.  Positions

        C.  Joint Designs

 III.  Weldments inspections

 IV.   Discontinuities on weldments and base metals

 V.    Fundamental principles of the SMAW process

 

 RECOMMENDED TOPICAL OUTLINE:

 I.    EXX10 electrodes

        A.  Pad of beads

        B.  Fillet welds

          1.  Flat

          2.  Horizontal

          3.  Vertical

          4.  Overhead

 II.   Codes

        A.  American Welding Society (AWS)

        B.  American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME)

        C.  American Petroleum Institute (API)