Skills / Structural Welding
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Structural Welding

Code-compliant welds on steel buildings, bridges, beams, and heavy plate fabrications, typically qualified to AWS D1.1. Structural welders read connection details, pass position-specific tests (1G through 4G), and produce welds that hold up to inspection and load. Employers pay a premium for welders who can pass a plate test on the first try.

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Learning Paths

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Beginner Friendly 1 path
Start here

Learn the AWS D1.1 structural welding code fundamentals, common joint types (fillet, groove), prep and fit-up, and the plate positions us...

4.0 hrs 1 guide
Advanced 1 path

Prep for structural work per AWS D1.1: reading weld symbols on a fabrication drawing, joint preparation and fit-up, process selection (SM...

7.0 hrs 5 guides