Through classroom and lab/shop activities; safe and correct set up of the GMAW workstation; correlation of GMAW and other similar wire based electrode classifications with base metals and joint criteria; proper electrode selection and use based on metal thickness; weld with .035 and .045 diameter electrodes using short circuit and spray transfer methods on various weld joints in the flat (1F & 1G), and horizontal (2F & 2G) positions to meet requirements of the latest version of the American Welding Society 
D1.1/D1.1M:20XX Structural Welding Code-Steel.
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