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Overview
"Print Reading for Welders," 10th Edition, is a clear, practice-oriented guide that helps students and trainees master the interpretation of sketches, prints and engineering drawings used throughout the metalworking industry. Building foundational sketching skills before progressing to orthographic projection, pictorial views and detailed instruction on AWS welding symbols gives learners confidence in reading and producing mechanical drawings. Improved artwork, updated terminology aligned with current AWS standards and refined content and review activities enhance clarity and comprehension. A robust instructor resource package features manuals, answer guides, presentations, a Cognero® test bank and printable handouts. Continuing its long-standing reputation, this edition provides one of the most comprehensive treatments of AWS, ISO and pipe welding symbols available today.
- Updated AWS terminology aligned with the latest AWS A3.0M/A3.0:2025 welding terms and definitions ensures instruction aligns with the latest industry standards, helping deliver accurate, up-to-date content without additional prep work.
- Revised welding symbol content reflecting current standards from AWS A2.4 2020 ensures learners interpret modern drawings as they appear in current industry documentation.
- Completely refreshed artwork, with nearly every illustration redesigned giving clearer visuals to support lectures and demonstrations, makes it easier for students to understand complex drawings at a glance.
- Enhanced explanations and streamlined content throughout the text make complex concepts easier to understand and apply.
- Expanded unit review assignments reinforce comprehension through updated questions, problems and hands-on interpretation exercises to strengthen student retention and simplify the assessment process.
- Step-by-step drawing instruction builds foundational sketching skills and helps student progress into advanced mechanical drawing interpretation.
- Comprehensive coverage of AWS, ISO and pipe welding symbols, prepare students for a wide range of industry environments, increasing program relevance and graduate career readiness.
- Robust instructor resources give you a complete teaching toolkit -- including manuals, slides, test banks and handouts -- streamlining course planning and enhancing instructional efficiency.
1. Basic Lines and Views.
2. Sketching.
3. Notes and Specifications.
4. Dimensions.
5. Bill of Materials.
6. Structural Shapes.
7. Other Views.
8. Sections.
9. Detail, Assembly, and Subassembly Prints.
10. Welding Symbols and Abbreviations.
11. Basic Joints for Weldment Fabrications.
12. Fillet Welds.
13. Groove Welds.
14. Back or Backing and Melt-Thru Welds.
15. Plug and Slots Welds.
16. Surfacing Welds.
17. Edge Welds.
18. Spot Welds.
19. Projection Welds.
20. Seam Welds.
21. Stud Welds .
22. Applied Metrics for Welders.
23. Pipe-Welding Symbols.
24. Dual Dimensioning.
25. Inspection and Testing.
26. international Standard Symbols for Welding.
27. Introduction to Computer-Aided Drafting.
28. Introduction Geometric Dimensioning.
Appendix 1. Tables.
Appendix 2. Pipe Dimension and Weights.
Appendix 3. Table Conversion of Pipe Sizes to Metric.
Appendix 4. Starrett - Inch/Metric Tap Drill Sizes & Decimal Equivalents.
Appendix 5. Steel Rule Diagrams.
Appendix 6. Metric Threads - Fine and Coarse.
Appendix 7. Computer Glossary.
Appendix 8. Glossary.
Appendix 9. Weld Symbols.
Index.
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