PROPOSITION OF DEVELOPMENT OF A WELDED STRUCTURES MANUAL TO HELP IN PROMOTING OF THE ARAB WELDING INDUSTRY

The intent of this paper is to propose a scheme of work to deal with the preparation of a proposed manual to aid in sorting out the present discrepancies currently facing the Arab welding industry. Therefore, the aim of the proposed welded structures Manual is to unify the different schools currently applied within the Arab welding industrial sectors. The task would therefore be to propose a preformat for the evolution of the Arab Welding Code of Practice and the Arab Welding Standards and Specifications. The conclusions expected may be summerized in the following main points :
-As a result of the unification of the different codes of practice and the evolution of the Arab Welding Code of Practice, better welding efficiency and high productivity is expected.
-The cost of production will be very much reduced due to the evolution of the Arab Welding Code.                                   -The speed in the line of production will be increased, thus this code will have a major impact on economic and engineering aspects.                                                                                                                                                  -The proposed code must provide the Arab designers, the Arab fabricators and the owners with a basic tool to decide on whether and when repairs must be carried out. Hence better efficiency and better earning capacity can be achieved.