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Construction Blueprint Reading

Early Enrollment Benefit! Your one-time purchase includes lifetime access to this course and every future lesson, quiz, handout, and resource added to it. As the course expands, the enrollment price will increase for new students. Once you enroll, your access is permanent and all future course updates are included at no additional cost. Blueprint reading is one of the most valuable skills in construction. Learn to confidently read and interpret architectural, structural, shop, and erection drawings. Topics include drawing organization, scales, line types, symbols, dimensions, plans, elevations, sections, details, schedules, and callouts. Using real-world examples, you'll develop practical skills to locate critical information, understand construction intent, and make better field decisions.

CourseBy Matthew Wilson

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High Strength Bolting

This course provides practical training on the identification, installation, and inspection of high-strength structural bolting used in steel construction. You will learn how to identify structural bolts, nuts, and washers, understand bolt grades and markings, and verify that the correct components are being used. Topics include TC bolt assemblies, washer requirements, storage and handling, and common installation problems. The course explains snug-tightened, pretensioned, and slip-critical connections and how each affects installation and inspection. You will also learn pretensioning methods, preinstallation verification (PIV), inspection procedures, and documentation requirements. The focus is on applying bolting requirements to real structural steel connections and developing practical skills that can be used in the shop and field.

CourseBy Matthew Wilson

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The Whole Thing

By popular demand, this Bundle has every video and all up coming videos!

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Weld Documents

This course provides practical training on the welding documents used throughout the structural steel industry. You will learn how to read, understand, develop, and evaluate Welding Procedure Specifications (WPS), Procedure Qualification Records (PQR), and Welder Performance Qualification Records (WPQR). The lessons focus on how these documents are actually used in fabrication, erection, welding, and inspection. You will learn how welding variables affect a procedure, how qualification records support a WPS, and how to determine whether a welder is properly qualified for the work being performed. The course also includes step-by-step instruction on developing welding procedures in accordance with AWS requirements, including how to create a prequalified WPS. The goal is not simply to recognize the paperwork. You will learn how the documents work together and how to use them in real-world structural steel applications.

CourseBy Matthew Wilson

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Weld Joints and Welding Symbols

This course provides practical training on weld joint design, joint terminology, and the welding symbols used on structural steel drawings. You will learn how joint configuration relates to the completed weld and how welding symbols communicate the requirements of the designer. Topics include fillet and groove welds, joint preparation, weld size and length, arrow-side and other-side requirements, contours, supplementary symbols, intermittent welds, backing, and combined weld symbols. The course uses drawings, diagrams, and step-by-step examples to show how individual parts of a welding symbol work together. The focus is on developing the ability to read and interpret welding symbols as they are used on actual fabrication and construction drawings.

CourseBy Matthew Wilson

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