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Yes, the procedure and specifications are covered in the AREMA (American Railway Engineering and Maintenance Association) manual Chapter 4.
The American Welding Society has a list of schools at www.aws.org.
Any standards that are welding related in the United States are designated by the American Welding Society (AWS).
You can start whth the American Welding Society. Just google AWS.
Tie wire should be used always, not welding. Rebar integrety is comprimised when welded. A specific grade of rebar, A706, exists for welding but otherwise, its is not advised that rebar be welded. See below:Q: When is it appropriate to use welded splices in the field? A: The ACI 318 Building Code requires the architect/engineer to indicate the type and location of welded splices of reinforcing bars on the project drawings or in the project specifications. The ACI 318 Building Code further requires that all welded splices should conform to the Structural Welding Code for Reinforcing Steel published by the American Welding Society, which requires the project contractor to prepare written welding procedure specifications (WPS) for all welded splices. These will depend heavily on the assessment of carbon-equivalent (CE) and other rebar properties as determined by the mill test reports that accompany each shipment. For more information about welding reinforcing steel, see the American Welding Society's (AWS)Structural Welding Code for Reinforcing Steel.Q: Can tack welding be used to hold reinforcing bars during assembly? A: Field tack welding should never be used as a substitute for tying in assembling and securing reinforcing bars. Rare exceptions are specified in the International Building Code.Source link: http://www.crsi.org/contractors/faqs.html
How much time is required to complete education in welding depends on the type of welding education you are seeking. The American Welding Society webpage is a great place to get answers, and for Canadians, the Canadian Welding Society.
MS ESW = mild steel electric resistance welding c class = smaller size
There are far more than 5 types or processes of welding. Currently the American Welding Society (AWS) states that there are more than 80 different welding and joining processes. However, some of the common welding processes include shielded metal arc welding (SMAW), gas metal arc welding (GMAW), gas tungsten arc welding (GTAW), flux cored arc welding (FCAW), and oxyfuel gas welding (OFW).
One would be FCAW. Flux Cored Arc Welding.
AWS D1.1 is the American Welding Society structural welding code for carbon steel of 1/8 inch or greater thickness.
American society of Mechanical Engineers American National Standards institute American Welding Society