Pipe Welding
Pipe Welding is a comprehensive classroom/shop textbook designed to turn a skilled plate welder into an employable pipe welder. This textbook focuses on pipe welding as a career. It covers the unique safety issues that pipe welders may encounter, in addition to pipe layout, assembly, and welding using shielded metal arc welding (SMAW), gas metal arc welded (GMAW), flux cored arc welded (FCAW), and gas tungsten arc welded (GTAW) processes. It provides a single source for students to build their basic welding skills so that they can become pipe welders. It is written for students who want to take their skill and career potential to the next level to make them more competitive in the job market and take advantage of the surge in demand for pipe welders.