| 293 Individual Studies in Welding Engineering U 1-5 |
| | Topics in welding engineering of individual interest at the undergraduate level; must be arranged with a member of the department faculty. |
| | Su, Au, Wi, Sp Qtrs. Arr. Prereq: Written permission of instructor. Repeatable to a maximum of 10 cr hrs. This course is graded S/U. |
| 300 Survey of Welding Engineering U 3 |
| | Principles of welding engineering, including processes, materials effects, design, and quality assurance and codes. |
| | Au, Wi Qtrs. 3 cl. Prereq: One unit of high school physics. |
| 350 Introductory Welding Laboratory I U 1 |
| | Demonstration of a fundamental working knowledge of manual arc welding. |
| | Au Qtr. 1 3-hr lab cl. Concur: 300 and acceptance as a Weld Eng major or written permission of chairperson. |
| 351 Introductory Welding Laboratory II U 1 |
| | Demonstration of a fundamental working knowledge of semi-automatic arc welding. |
| | Wi Qtr. 1 3-hr lab. Concur: 350 and acceptance as a Weld Eng major or written permission of chairperson. |
| 400 Chemistry of Welding and Joining Processes U 3 |
| | Study of the chemical principles occurring during joining processes. |
| | Sp Qtr. 3 cl. Prereq: Physics 133, Weld Eng 300 and acceptance as a Welding Engineering major. |
| 489 Industrial Experience I U 1 |
| | Experience in an industrial organization and the submitting of an acceptable report on the work done. |
| | Su, Au, Wi, Sp Qtrs. Prereq: Permission of instructor. One qtr full time or equiv part-time field experience. |
| 500 Physical Principles in Welding Engineering I U 3 |
| | Study of the application of electric and magnetic principles in welding engineering. |
| | Au Qtr. 3 cl. Prereq or concur: 300 and Elec Eng 300. |
| 550 Physical Principles in Welding Engineering I-Laboratory U 1 |
| | Experimentation with the application of electric and magnetic principles in welding engineering. |
| | Au Qtr. 1 3-hr lab. Concur: 500 and a second writing course. |
| 600 Physical Principles in Welding Engineering II U G 3 |
| | Study of physical principles in welding processes. |
| | Wi Qtr. 3 cl. Prereq: 500, Eng Mech 440 or Mech Eng 420 or 440. GEC course. |
| 601 Welding Processes and Applications U G 3 |
| | Solid state welding, resistance welding and welding applications. |
| | Sp Qtr. 3 cl. Prereq: 600. Safety related equipment and procedures required. |
| 602 Fundamentals of Resistance Welding Processes U G 3 |
| | The fundamentals of the resistance welding process will be presented; distinctions made between variations in processes. Emphasis will also be placed on process systems. |
| | Sp Qtr. Prereq: 601. |
| 605 Principles of Welding Process Control U G 3 |
| | Study of principles and practical application of control systems and control elements of welding processes. |
| | Wi Qtr. 3 cl. Prereq: 500 or permission of instructor. |
| 610 Introduction to Welding Metallurgy U G 3 |
| | Application of physical metallurgy principles to nonequilibrium thermo/mechanical conditions associated with welding. |
| | Sp Qtr. 3 cl. Prereq: Matsc&En 542.01. Safety related equipment and procedures required. GEC course. |
| 611 Welding Metallurgy I U G 3 |
| | Study of the metallurgy and welding of transformable steels. |
| | Au Qtr. 3 cl. Prereq: 610 or permission of instructor. Safety related equipment and procedures required. |
| 612 Welding Metallurgy II U G 3 |
| | Welding metallurgy and weldability of stainless steels, aluminum alloys and nickel- and cobalt-based superalloys; joining of polymers and polymer-based composites. |
| | Wi Qtr. 3 cl. Prereq: 611. Safety related equipment and procedures required. |
| 620 Engineering Analysis for Design and Simulation U G 4 |
| | Fundamentals of engineering analysis of heat flow, thermal and residual stresses, and fracture and fatigue with applications to design and simulation in welding and manufacturing. |
| | Au Qtr. 2 1.5-hr cl, 1 3-hr lab. Prereq: Eng Mech H210 or 400, or Mech Eng H210 or 400 or 410. Not open to students with credit for Ind Eng 625. Cross-listed with Ind Sys Eng 625. |
| 621 Welding Engineering Design U G 4 |
| | Design fundamentals applicable to welded structures. Hands-on PC-based design laboratory. |
| | Wi Qtr. 3 cl, 1 3-hr cptr lab. Prereq: 620 and Eng Mech 440 or Mech Eng 420 or 440. |
| 631 Nondestructive Evaluation U G 4 |
| | Principles of nondestructive evaluation and inspection of materials and structures for engineering plus laboratory experience with principles, equipment, techniques and interpretation of nondestructive tests. |
| | Au Qtr. 3 cl, 1 3-hr lab. Prereq: 3rd yr standing in ENG or equiv with written permission of instructor. Safety related equipment and procedures required. |
| 635 Fundamentals of Radiography U G 4 |
| | Intended for engineering students who require knowledge of non-destructive testing methods; basic industrial radiographic methods such as film and real time, radiography, and image analysis are included. |
| | Sp Qtr. 3 cl, 1-hr lab. Prereq: 631 or written permission of instructor. |
| 638^* Introduction to Ultrasonics U G 4 |
| | Ultrasonic waves in solids and fluids; ultrasonic generators and systems; physical ultrasonics; applications of ultrasonics. |
| | Au Qtr. 4 cl. Prereq: Eng Mech 440 or Mech Eng 420 or 440; Math 255 or 415. Not open to students with credit for 634, Eng Mech 634, or Mech Eng 638. Cross-listed in Mechanical Engineering. |
| 640 Welding Production U G 3 |
| | Cost-effective production of quality-welded structures. |
| | Wi Qtr. 3 cl. Prereq: 601; 4th yr standing in ENG or permission of instructor. Not open to students with credit for 642. |
| 641 Welding Codes, Specifications, and Standards U G 3 |
| | Consideration of the welding requirements in a variety of industry and government documents including examples from the aircraft, automotive, maritime, piping, and pressure vessel fields. |
| | Sp Qtr. 3 cl. Prereq: 4th yr standing in ENG or permission of instructor. |
| 651 Welding Process Applications - Laboratory U G 1 |
| | Laboratory experience in engineering aspects of welding. |
| | Sp Qtr. 1 3-hr lab. Concur: 601. GEC course. |
| 655 Welding Process Controls I - Laboratory U G 1 |
| | Experimentation with the applications of process controls in welding engineering. |
| | Wi Qtr. 1 3-hr lab. Concur: 605. |
| 656 Robot Programming and Operations U G 1 |
| | Types and applications of industrial robot systems; lab experience in robot operation and programming. Richarson. |
| | Au, Wi, Sp Qtrs. 1 3-hr lab. Prereq: Weld Eng or Ind Eng major and written permission of instructor. |
| 661 Welding Metallurgy I Laboratory U G 1 |
| | Laboratory experience in welding metallurgy. |
| | Au Qtr. 1 3-hr lab. Concur: 611. GEC course. |
| 662 Analysis of Non-Ferrous and High Allloy Welds U G 1 |
| | Characterization of weld structures in stainless steel, aluminum alloys, and nickel-based superalloys. |
| | Wi Qtr. 1 3-hr lab. Prereq: 610; concur: 612. GEC course. |
| 681 Nondestructive Evaluation Seminar U G 1 |
| | Theory and application of nondestructive evaluation as presented in lectures by faculty, staff, graduate students, and guest speakers. |
| | Au, Wi, Sp Qtrs. 1 cl. Prereq: 4th yr standing in ENG. Repeatable to a maximum of 6 cr hrs. This course is graded S/U. |
| 690 Capstone Welding Design I U G 1 |
| | Group design projects building on all aspects of welding engineering. |
| | Au Qtr. 1 cl. Prereq: 4th yr standing in weld eng. GEC course. |
| 691 Capstone Welding Design II U G 2 |
| | Group design projects building on all aspects of welding engineering. |
| | Wi Qtr. 2 cl. Prereq: 690. GEC course. |
| 692 Capstone Welding Design III U G 2 |
| | Group design projects building on all aspects of welding engineering. |
| | Wi, Sp Qtrs. 1 2-hr cl. Prereq: Permission of instructor. GEC course. |
| 694 Group Studies in Welding Engineering U G 1-15 |
| | The student must register for particular topics from fields of welding engineering, the topics, cr hrs, and instructor will be announced in quarter previous to the quarter offered. |
| | Su, Au, Wi, Sp Qtrs. Prereq: Written permission of instructor. Repeatable to a maximum of 15 cr hrs. |
| 695 Topics in Welding Engineering U G 1-3 |
| | An opportunity for systematic exposure to timely and/or practical topics in welding engineering as presented by leaders in the field. |
| | 1-3 hr cl. Prereq: Sr or grad standing in welding engineering. Repeatable to a maximum of 6 cr hrs. |
| 699 Undergraduate Research in Welding Engineering U 1-5 |
| | Opportunity for undergraduate student to conduct research in Welding Engineering. |
| | Su, Au, Wi, Sp Qtrs. Repeatable to a maximum of 6 cr hrs. This course is graded S/U. |
| 701* Solid State Welding U G 3 |
| | The welding and joining of metals in the solid state with emphasis on processes and metallurgical principles. |
| | Sp Qtr. 3 cl. Prereq: 600, Eng Mech 440, or Mech Eng 420 or 440, and Mat Sc&En 542.01. |
| 702 Fundamentals of Resistance Welding U G 3 |
| | Fundamentals of the resistance welding process with emphasis on process analysis. |
| | Au Qtr. 3 cl. Prereq: 601. |
| 703 Brazing and Soldering U G 3 |
| | Brazing and soldering processes with emphasis on physical and metallurgical principles, materials, design, and application considerations. |
| | Wi Qtr. 3 cl. Prereq: 504 or permission of instructor. |
| 704 High Energy Density Welding Processes U G 3 |
| | Theory and practices in laser, electron beam, plasma, and other high energy density welding processes; process demonstrations. |
| | Au Qtr. 3 cl. Prereq: 600. |
| 705 Advanced Welding Process Control Systems U G 3 |
| | Principles of continuously variable and digital control systems for manual, mechanized, automatic, and feedback operation of arc, resistance, and advanced welding processes. |
| | Sp Qtr. 3 cl. Prereq: 605 or permission of instructor. |
| 706 Welding of Plastics and Composites U G 3 |
| | Theory and practice in welding of plastics and polymeric composites, including theory and analysis of welding processes, part and joint design, and process selection. |
| | Wi Qtr. 2 1.5-hr cl. Prereq: 620 or permission of instructor. |
| 707 Adhesive Bonding and Mechanical Joining of Plastics U G 3 |
| | Fundamentals of adhesive bonding science and technology and methods for mechanical joining of plastics including fasteners, swaging, staking, snap-fits and press-fits. |
| | Sp Qtr. Prereq: 620 or permission of instructor. |
| 713 Joining of Specialty Metals U G 3 |
| | Theory and practice of joining specialty metals is presented, with emphasis on joinability, joining processes, and procedures and applications. |
| | Wi Qtr. 2 1-hr cl, 1 2-hr lab. Prereq: 610 |
| 714 Weldability U G 3 |
| | Weldability of alloy systems-steels, stainless steels, nickel, aluminum, and titanium alloys-with reference to basic metallurgical phenomena, weldability testing, and interpretation; individual projects and presentations. |
| | Sp Qtr. 3 cl. Prereq: 611; prereq or concur: 612. |
| 715 Special Topics in Welding Engineering U G 3 |
| | The course will review the nature of weld defects and their prevention. Other topics include failure analysis and weldability testing. |
| | Sp Qtr. Prereq: 610. Student must have basic knowledge of physical metallurgy principles. |
| 723 Analysis of Welding Systems U G 3 |
| | Development of an analytical and empirical base for the selection of optimum parameters in the design and fabrication of welded structures. |
| | Au Qtr. 3 cl. Prereq: 620. |
| 732 Ultrasonic Nondestructive Evaluation U G 4 |
| | Principles of ultrasonic wave interaction with material structures with emphasis on nondestructive measurements of material discontinuities, properties, and non-uniformities. |
| | Wi Qtr. 3 cl, 1 3-hr lab. Prereq: 631 or permission of instructor, and Math 255 or 256 or 416. |
| 736 Health and Safety U G 3 |
| | Major health and safety hazards associated with welding and cutting; radiation, fumes, gases, and noise; discussion of hazard origin, technological control, physiological effects, and regulatory control. |
| | Wi Qtr. 3 cl. Prereq: 601 or permission of instructor. |
| 740 Fitness-for-Service of Welded Structures U G 3 |
| | The interrelationship of design, fabrication, nondestructive evaluation, fracture mechanics, and reliability concepts in establishing the overall fitness-for-purpose of welded structures. |
| | Sp Qtr. 3 cl. Prereq: 620 or permission of instructor. |
| 755 Welding Process Control Laboratory U G 1 |
| | Laboratory experiments in basic instrumentation and control systems for welding processes such as arc, resistance, electron-beam, and others. |
| | Sp Qtr. 1 3-hr lab. Concur: 705. |
| H783 Undergraduate Honors Program Research U 1-3 |
| | Honors program students are offered the opportunity to pursue independent project/research. Student presentations and thesis writing included. |
| | Su, Au, Wi, Sp Qtrs. Arr. Prereq: Sr standing in weld eng (or equiv). Repeatable to a maximum of 6 cr hrs. Students must have a GPA of at least 3.4 and permission of instructor. |
| 793 Individual Studies in Welding Engineering U G 1-15 |
| | Su, Au, Wi, Sp Qtrs. Prereq: Permission of instructor. Repeatable to a maximum of 15 cr hrs. This course is graded S/U. |
| 795 Graduate Seminar U G 1 |
| | Presentations and discussion by graduate students and involved outside speakers on thesis research and current problems in welding engineering. |
| | Au, Wi, Sp Qtrs. 1 cl. Prereq: Grad or sr standing in weld eng. Repeatable to a maximum of 12 cr hrs. This course is graded S/U. |
| 801 Welding Arc Physics G 3 |
| | Theoretical study of the physics of welding arcs including processes of current maintenance and heat dissipation, arc radiation and spectre, arc stability, magnetic fields, and flows. |
| | Wi Qtr. 3 cl. Prereq: 600 or permission of instructor. |
| 804 Advanced Laser Material Processing G 3 |
| | Advanced topics in laser materials processing. Resonant and non-resonant phenomena in laser-materials interaction. |
| | Wi Qtr. 3 cl. |
| 806* Advanced Welding of Plastics and Composites G 3 |
| | Theoretical study of welding of thermoplastics and composites, including analysis of the basic welding steps and modeling, optimization and control of welding processes. |
| | Wi Qtr. 3 cl. Prereq: 706 or permission of instructor. |
| 821 Residual Stresses and Distortion in Weldments G 3 |
| | A study of the formation mechanisms of residual stresses and distortions; mathematical formulations and experimental analysis methods for distortion control. |
| | Wi Qtr. 3 cl. Prereq: 723. |
| 894 Group Studies in Welding Engineering G 2-5 |
| | Special topics in welding engineering; the particular topic, credit hours, and the instructor will be announced in the quarter previous to the one in which the course is offered. |
| | Au, Wi, Sp Qtrs. Prereq: Written permission of instructor. Repeatable to a maximum of 10 cr hrs. |
| 999 Research in Welding Engineering G 1-18 |
| | Research for thesis or dissertation purposes only. |
| | Su, Au, Wi, Sp Qtrs. Repeatable. This course is graded S/U. |