Welding: Principles and Applications

Now nearing its 30th year of publication, WELDING: PRINCIPLES & APPLICATIONS (WP&A), 7th Edition is the authoritative introduction to the subject of welding. It's designed for students in a wide range of academic and workforce training programs who want to pursue careers as skilled welders and welding supervisors. The text also supports the needs of learners who need to achieve a basic level of proficiency in welding in their chosen skilled trade. While covering the procedural and safety information all students need, WELDING: PRINCIPLES & APPLICATIONS also explains underlying theories. The combination of hands-on information with clear explanations of theory is a hallmark of this book. The depth of coverage allows it to be used as the core text in a multi-course welding curriculum, generally starting with shielded metal arc welding, and then covering other basic processes and more advanced techniques.

This newly updated sixth edition of Welding: Principles and Applications features tight shots of actual welds to speed beginners to an understanding of a variety of different welding processes used today. Moving quickly from basic concepts to the study of today's most complex welding technologies, each section begins by introducing readers to the materials, equipment, setup procedures, and critical safety information they need to know to successfully execute a specific process. Remaining chapters in the section zero in on individual welding tasks and must-know techniques. Comprehensive coverage spans from specific welding processes to discussion of related topics, including welding metallurgy, metal fabrication, weld testing and inspection, joint design, and job costing. Objectives, key terms, review questions, lab experiments, and practice exercises in every chapter are also included to focus attention on information and skills required for success as a professional welder.

: Larry F. Jeffus has over forty years experience as a dedicated classroom teacher and is the author of several Delmar, Cengage Learning welding publications. Prior to retiring from teaching, Professor Jeffus taught at Eastfield College and the Dallas County Community College District. Since retiring from teaching, he remains very active in the welding community, especially in the field of education, and has visited high school, college, and technical campuses in more than 30 states from coast to coast and border to border. Professor Jeffus has been nominated by several colleges for the Innovator of the Year award for setting up nontraditional technical training programs and was selected as the Outstanding Post-Secondary Technical Educator in the State of Texas by the Texas Technical Society. Larry F. Jeffus holds a Bachelor of Science Degree and has completed post graduate studies.