Elu ugboro ogologo onuete welded ọkpọkọ (ERW) bụ na-ekpo ọkụ akpọrepu eriri igwe efere kpụrụ site na-akpụ igwe, na-eji akpụkpọ mmetụta na nso mmetụta nke elu ugboro ugbu a na-ekpo ọkụ na gbazee nsọtụ nke tube oghere, na nrụgide ịgbado ọkụ n'okpuru omume nke. na mpikota onu iji nweta mmepụta.A na-etinye usoro ịgbado ọkụ na-eguzogide ugboro ugboro na mmepụta nke ọkpọkọ welded na 1950s.N'ime afọ iri gara aga, nkà na ụzụ mmepụta ya aghọwo ihe zuru oke, na àgwà ngwaahịa na-aga n'ihu.Nke mbụ bụ na a na-emeziwanye ogo akụrụngwa eji eme ihe na mmepụta ERW.

Nke abuo, akpaka akara nke kọmputa na-ghọtara na mmepụta usoro nke nnukwu na-ajụ-caliber ERW ígwè ọkpọkọ akpụ ịgbado ọkụ okpomọkụ ọgwụgwọ, na okpomọkụ input ike n'oge elu-ugboro ịgbado ọkụ usoro na-n'ụzọ dị irè na-achịkwa na kọmputa akpaka akwụ ụgwọ usoro. na-egbochi ike ịgbado ọkụ ọkụ ka ọ ghara ịdị ala Ihe na-esi na ịgbado ọkụ oyi pụta, ịgbado ọkụ mebere na ikpo ọkụ na-akpata site na ntinye ike ọkụ dị elu.