TTS501 - Blodgett's Seminars on the Design of Welded Connections

Course Description

This seminar is for engineers who design machinery, cranes, buildings, bridges, and various types of construction, and material handling equipment.  Attendees typically include design engineers and those associated with the production of steel weldments, such as manufacturing and welding engineers. AWS D1 and D14 standards are used to support the engineering principles presented in the course. Connections subjected both static and fatigue loading are covered.

Specific welding topics include the following:

• Fusion and Processes

• Basic Concepts

• Principles for Good Connections

• Important Details

• Determining Weld Size

• Understanding Fatigue in Welded Connections

• Designing Fatigue Resistant Connections

• Controlling Distortion

• Metallurgy and Preventing Weld Related Problems

• Designing for Torsional Loading

• Learning from Weld Failures

• Cost Reduction Ideas

• Welding Demonstrations

• Plant Tours

35 Clock Hours: Class - 35; CEUs - 3.5

Minimum enrollment numbers must be met in order for Weld School or Seminar & Workshop trainings to be held. Trainings with less than the required minimum enrollment are subject to cancellation or rescheduling at the discretion of the WTTC Program Manager, Business Manager, or Manager of Technical Services. Classes will be cancelled no less than fourteen (14) working days before the scheduled start day of class and enrollees will be contacted.