Welding Research Laboratory-Roorkee-An Overview

Abstract

Developments of new materials, requirements of sophisticated constructions and the demand for an assurance of safety in service, calls for development of technologies which shall satisfy the service requirements and produce goods of best quality and reliability at competitive cost. Welding technology is emerging as one of the key technologies of twenty first century, the application of which can not be avoided in various works ranging from the building construction and erection of onshore and offshore structures to underwater constructions, surface transportation, aerospace vehicle manufacturing and construction of nuclear vessel.