Making Metal Work
Making
Metal Work
Understanding design and repair concepts is essential to maximising safety and minimising running costs of plant and equipment. Making Metal Work is a 4 day training course focused on structural failures and repairs, including the following topics:
- Risk and Factors of Safety
- Loads and Load Path
- Material Properties
- Types of Applied Loads
- Stress Concentrations and Stress Flow
- Fatigue of Welds and Bolted Joints
- Techniques for Improving Life of Repairs
- Importance of Welding Parameters
- Failure Analysis / Fracture Morphology
- Non Destructive Testing
- Case Studies
Numerous models are used to illustrate the concepts described, including:
- Polariscope for visualisation of stress concentration
- Bolting model for how preload affects cyclic loading
- Buckling jig to demonstrate various end constraints
- Models for neutral axis, bending, shear and torsion
- Model to illustrate shear centre and the correct placement of reinforcement
- Fractured components are used to show different failure modes
Assessments are done after each section of work with a combination of multiple choice and calculation type questions. These are worked through with the class in a tutorial style before moving to the next section.
Each participant is provided with a 2nd Edition copy of the book Metal Where It Matters as well as copies of the slides used in the classes.
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