Blueprint Reading for Welders

by Bennett, A.E.; Siy, Louis J

• ISBN13: 9781428335288
• ISBN10: 1428335285
• Edition: 8th
• Format: Spiral Bound
• Copyright: 2008-12-24
• Publisher: Delmar Cengage Learning

Summary

Now in its eighth edition, this hands-on blueprint reading guide contains the most comprehensive, up-to-date coverage of welding symbols and their application to welding prints and practices. BLUEPRINT READING FOR WELDERS, 8th Edition provides the knowledge needed to interpret all types of working sketches and prints, from the simplest to the most complex, through step-by-step instructions. Both AWS and ISO welding symbols are included, along with prints at the end of each unit. The book's advanced coverage includes auxiliary views, detail views, projections, sections, and detail and assembly drawings. This latest edition incorporates changes that reflect the most current weld symbols, dimensioning practices, and specifications used on prints, so readers can feel confident they are getting cutting-edge information that they can easily apply to work in the field.

Table of Contents

Basic Lines and Views

Sketching

Notes and Specifications

Dimensions

Bill of Materials

Structural Shapes

Other Views

Sections

Detail, Assembly, and Subassembly Prints

Welding Symbols and Abbreviations

Basic Joints for Weldmont Fabrications

Fillet Welds

Grove Welds

Back or Backing and Melt-Thru Welds

Plug and Slot Welds

Surfacing Welds

Edge Welds

Spot Welds

Projection Welds

Seam Welds

Stud Welds

Applied Metrics for Welders

Pipe-Welding Symbols

Dual Dimensioning

Inspection and Testing

International Standard Symbols for Welding

Introduction to Computer-Aided Drafting (CAD)

Introduction to Geometric Dimensioning and Tolerancing

Inch-Millimeter Equivalents

Structural Metal Shape Designations

Pipe Dimentions and Weights

Table Conversion of Pipe Sizes to Metric

Drill Dimensions Chart

Steel Rule Diagrams

Metric Threads-Fine and Coarse

Computer

Glossary

Index

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