Professional Diver’s Manual on Wet-Welding

D Keats (Author)

9781855730069, Elsevier Science

Paperback / softback, published 31 October 1990

80 pages
21.5 x 13.8 x 0.7 cm, 0.11 kg

Versatility, speed and low cost make wet-stick welding an attractive method for use in underwater repair and construction. This training manual and reference book contains step-by-step procedures for performing basic manual metal arc welding operations together with information on welding equipment, consumables and safety. Exercises are included.

Introduction to wet-stick welding
Equipment
Electrodes
Health and safety
Welding terminology
Metallurgy
Defects of underwater welds
Underwater welding process parameters
Welder qualifications/welding (procedures)
NDT and destructive testing for quality control
Preparing to weld
Index to exercises.

Subject Areas: Structural engineering [TNC], Metals technology / metallurgy [TDM]