Applied Welding Engineering
Processes, Codes, and Standards
- 4th Edition - February 1, 2028
- Latest edition
- Author: Ramesh Singh
- Language: English
- Paperback ISBN:9 7 8 - 0 - 4 4 3 - 4 5 3 6 6 - 3
- eBook ISBN:9 7 8 - 0 - 4 4 3 - 4 5 3 6 7 - 0
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Applied Welding Engineering: Processes, Codes and Standards, Fourth Edition offers expert guidance on complying with international codes and integrating them into daily design, construction, and inspection practices. This edition features significant enhancements based on reader feedback, including an exploration of the historical development of carbon equivalent formulae, insights into welding procedure specifications and operators’ qualifications, and a new focus on welding for railway tracks in high-speed train traffic, complete with illustrative pictures and processes. Additionally, it covers essential topics such as mechanical properties and testing of metals, heat treatment of steels, the physical effects of heat during welding, stresses and distortions in weldments, and the inspection of welding defects. With these updates, the fourth edition aims to provide readers with comprehensive knowledge and practical tools for success in the field of welding engineering.
• Includes the very latest on automation and robotic welding in advanced manufacturing environments
• Explains how to weld a range of common metals, also including technical instructions
• Provides coverage of international codes and standards relevant to welding
• Addresses a wide range of practical welding themes, including stresses and distortion, corrosion, weld defects and non-destructive testing
• New section on WPS, PQR and Welders’ qualification
• Explains how to weld a range of common metals, also including technical instructions
• Provides coverage of international codes and standards relevant to welding
• Addresses a wide range of practical welding themes, including stresses and distortion, corrosion, weld defects and non-destructive testing
• New section on WPS, PQR and Welders’ qualification
Welding Engineers, Designers, Project Managers, Fabrication and Construction Engineers, Pipeline Engineers, Students, Teachers, Inspection
Section 1: Introduction to Basic Metallurgy
1. Introduction
2. Alloys
3. Physical Metallurgy and Structure of Materials
4. Production and Classification of Steel
5. Cast Iron and Cast Steel
6. Stainless Steels and Other Corrosion-Resistant Alloys (CRAs)
7. Nonferrous Materials
8. Working with Metals and Mechanical Properties
9. Heat Treatment of Steels
Section 2: Welding Metallurgy and Processes
1. Introduction
2. Physics and Physical Effects of Welding
3. Welding and Joining Processes
4. Welding Automation and Equipment
5. Historical Development of Welding Techniques
6. Welding Procedure Specification (WPS) & Operator Qualification
7. Welding of Special Materials (CRAs, Nonferrous) [NEW]
8. Welding in Industry: Railway Tracks, High-Speed Trains, and Advanced Applications [NEW]
9. Stresses, Shrinkage, and Distortion in Weldments [NEW]
Section 3: Nondestructive Testing and Quality Assurance
1. Introduction
2. Visual Inspection and Magnetic Particle Testing
3. Radiography and Ultrasonic Testing
4. Eddy Current and Acoustic Emission Testing
5. Ferrite Testing and Pressure Testing
Section 4: Welding Engineering, Safety, and Standards [NEW]
1. Introduction [NEW]
2. Welding Design, Safety, and Environmental Considerations [NEW]
3. Welding Procedure Specifications (WPS) & Post-Weld Treatments [NEW] 4. Welding Equipment, R&D, and Future Trends [NEW]
5. Industry Applications and Certification Standards [NEW]
1. Introduction
2. Alloys
3. Physical Metallurgy and Structure of Materials
4. Production and Classification of Steel
5. Cast Iron and Cast Steel
6. Stainless Steels and Other Corrosion-Resistant Alloys (CRAs)
7. Nonferrous Materials
8. Working with Metals and Mechanical Properties
9. Heat Treatment of Steels
Section 2: Welding Metallurgy and Processes
1. Introduction
2. Physics and Physical Effects of Welding
3. Welding and Joining Processes
4. Welding Automation and Equipment
5. Historical Development of Welding Techniques
6. Welding Procedure Specification (WPS) & Operator Qualification
7. Welding of Special Materials (CRAs, Nonferrous) [NEW]
8. Welding in Industry: Railway Tracks, High-Speed Trains, and Advanced Applications [NEW]
9. Stresses, Shrinkage, and Distortion in Weldments [NEW]
Section 3: Nondestructive Testing and Quality Assurance
1. Introduction
2. Visual Inspection and Magnetic Particle Testing
3. Radiography and Ultrasonic Testing
4. Eddy Current and Acoustic Emission Testing
5. Ferrite Testing and Pressure Testing
Section 4: Welding Engineering, Safety, and Standards [NEW]
1. Introduction [NEW]
2. Welding Design, Safety, and Environmental Considerations [NEW]
3. Welding Procedure Specifications (WPS) & Post-Weld Treatments [NEW] 4. Welding Equipment, R&D, and Future Trends [NEW]
5. Industry Applications and Certification Standards [NEW]
- Edition: 4
- Latest edition
- Published: February 1, 2028
- Language: English
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Ramesh Singh
Ramesh Singh, MS, IEng, MWeldI, is registered as Incorporated Engineer with British Engineering Council UK and a Member of The Welding Institute, UK. He worked as engineer for various operating and EPC organizations in Middle East, Canada and US. Most recently, he worked for 10 years with Gulf Interstate Engineering, Houston, TX. He is now consulting in the fields of pipeline integrity and related materials and corrosion topics. Ramesh is a graduate from Indian Air Force Technical Academy, with diplomas in Structural Fabrication Engineering and Welding Technology. He has been member and officer of the Canadian Standard Association and NACE and serves on several technical committees. He has worked in industries spanning over aeronautical, alloy steel castings, fabrication, machining, welding engineering, petrochemical, and oil and gas. He has written several technical papers and published articles in leading industry magazines, addressing the practical aspects of welding, construction and corrosion issues relating to structures, equipment and pipelines.
Affiliations and expertise
Senior Principal Engineer (Materials, Welding and Corrosion) for Gulf Interstate Engineering and Consultant, Management of Welding, Materials, and Corrosion, Nadoi Management, Inc.