Guide to Certified Welder Examinations by Jack D. Compton, 6th Ed.

Guide to Certified Welder Examinations by Jack D. Compton, 6th Edition

Get the most up-to-date information on becoming a Los Angeles City Welder.

Especially for welders or advanced welding students who wish to increase their earning potential with the status of Certified Welder.

This guide is the result of years of gathering bits and pieces of information from many sources, then filling in the gaps with Jack D. Comptons own personal experiences of welding over four decades.

This book gives detailed information on what it takes to pass the Los Angeles City written and practical test for certified welders.

Contents:

Section I

• Examinaton Infomration for Certified Welder Applicants
• References
• Welder Certification Testing Agencies (L.A. Approved)
• Welder Testing Agency Roster

Section II

• Structural Welding
• Welding Processes
• Filler Metal Requiremetns
• Base Metal & Matching Filler Metal Table
• Preheat Table
• Electrodes Identification: SMAW, SAW, GMAW, FCAW
• Symbols
• Weld Size for PJP Groove Welds
• Groove Welds - CJP Weld Size for PJP Groove Welds
• Prequalified Joints / key to PJP & CJP
•   PJP Joints
•   CJP Joints
• Fillet Weld Assembly
• Defects
• Base Metal

Section III

Performance Tests

Section IV

Background and/or Code Information Helpful in Departmental Examination for Structural Field Welders

Section V

L.A. City Welding Code Preparation Examination

Section VI

Answers to Preparation Test

Publication Year: 2018  ISBN: 9781622704668