unit 16 Groove Welds Aer completing Uni 16, you will beable to: ‘© Ditferentate a groove weld from the types of weds. (© amerpret ameasins for preparing groove weds, inchding We pth of [repantion,groovs angle, eel angles and root opening i= (© Deceine the preyaraion size and eflectve Boat of greove weds, (© Apply sroove weld dimensioning stadars. (© iepeet setae mist ane comur symbols (© Interpret malt shroagh back, and hacking weld symbols. (© EExlain uses fr backing. oi’ spaces ad ran weld ibs. Key Words ‘backing gore rai bevel ane jiat oot enetire throat ein spacers fae-goore welds rot facet _roove angle rot cpening Se S‘he wedi the joint and provides clearance forthe eee trode. Buming, grinding, ac gouging. chiscling © ‘machining removes Ue al Root Opening, Groove Angle, and Bevel Angle tis important tbe familiar wih the commen terms assoc it grove jis andthe reparation ef grove ‘roth The row opening is the gap a jot ot wrk plese, Fie 162 The ot rat refers to the pst of = Joint tobe nellod whee te memterslig chee to ach ‘diet The roc openieg is used provige cess fo the ‘angle the angle forme between the bevel fone pce nt a plane perpendicular to te surface ofthe pce The fsngle may be paced on one side ofthe joist ar wah = Sinsle-bevel- grove, er he argle may be placed on both Sides ase 2 V-groove, coor ane Bevelange ee Conmen ems desing te parts ofa groove rt. Face ED Foxt 18 rn ol wi pars isk The weing yma ‘hoa he oot puing leant rome ange AV-groore weld applied to the pint in Figure 16-2 Js shown in Figure 163. Alsoshown's th weldiag (0s is showe inside the sreove weld symbol andthe srcove angle ieformaton 60" is placed outs he weld Symbol As with lt welds, cimeasions for groove the weld sya. Preparation Size and Effective Throat of Groove Welds ‘The effective throat she minimum distance (minus ny comely) Detweet the weld foo and te fake Of he tweid Idee herd ee (pmetatin), Figure 15-4 When specified for a wel, the effective thea is shown, in parentheses othe ft ofthe Weld synbol As shorn tm Figure 16-4, appears wo he night of te cepa of bevel: Thedeph of bone indenter the depthof propa tion fr preparing the joi. ‘The effecive that of « grove weld is specified wren te weld exendsoely partly trough the mem bers bing joined. Compl jcint pensation sindicted ‘when no dimension is given en the welding symbol fr 2 & Oe 2st TtGeneral Use of Groove Weld Symbol Diffret comvtions ars used for grove welding symols depending on the dimensions tha are specified {hd the information quired. AS previously discussed, ‘imensons forthe peepuation of groove welds a symbol. Soe Figare 169, Ths nanple shows 2-grove Weld The infomation specified includes the deh of Fepuraton, groveange, and root opening. Unt18 Goo Wale ‘Stelr he pepsin an aro idee wl Sides of the reference line if no seneal noe appears (on the point, Figure 16-10. the welds dif in sie, they are dimensioned a¢ ia Figure Ue Groove ‘eldng synbois will wt incde dinemiom when = sencal note determining grove weld size appears on