WELDING DRAWINGS

WELD TERMINOLOGY
Weld terminology
Leg
Face
Throat
Groove radius
Root opening (groove weld) is the space
between the pieces before welding*
Root face
Groove angle
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WELD TERMINOLOGY
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WELD TERMINOLOGY
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WELD TERMINOLOGY
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SINGLE DOUBLE

FILLET

FILLET AND GROOVE WELDS

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SQUARE

FILLET AND GROOVE WELDS

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BEVEL
GROOVE

FILLET AND GROOVE WELDS

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V-GROOVE

FILLET AND GROOVE WELDS

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J-GROOVE

FILLET AND GROOVE WELDS

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U-GROOVE

FILLET AND GROOVE WELDS

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FLARE-
BEVEL
GROOVE

FILLET AND GROOVE WELDS

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FLARE-V
GROOVE

FILLET AND GROOVE WELDS

Location of weld symbol wrt
joint*
Welds on the arrow side of the joint are
shown by placing the weld symbol
below the reference line
Welds on the other side of the joint are
shown by placing the weld symbol
above the reference line
Welds on both sides of the joint are
shown by placing the weld symbol on
both sides of the reference line
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WELD TERMINOLOGY
Field welds & All around welds
All around welds
Field welds*
Weld extending
Not made in the shop or completely around a joint
at the place of initial is indicated by a weld-all-
construction around symbol placed at
Small black flag symbol* the intersection of the
is placed above and at reference line and the
right angles to the arrow
reference line Not required for welds
extending around the
circumference of a pipe
Last slide on weld symbols
Multiple reference Tail of welding
lines indicate a symbol*
sequence of  Welding process
operations to be  Omitted when no
done at a single references are
location* required
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COMBINED WELDING SYMBOLS

Design of welded joints
The size of the weld Full-strength fillet
should always be welds joining 2
designed with different thicknesses
reference to the size of material should
of the thinner be sized using a
member table of
Fillets welds are recommended full
cheaper and easier strength weld sizes
to apply than groove based on the thinner
plate*
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FINISHING OF WELDS
18-3 Fillet Welds & weld symbol
(WS)
Dimensions of fillet If using a general
welds are shown on note giving fillet
the same side of the weld dimensions,
reference line as the dimensions may be
WS & to the left left off WS
Specify dimensions If dimensions differ
of fillet welds on from general note
both sides of a joint show them on WS
Vertical part of fillet Length of weld
weld symbol always shown to right of
on left* WS
More on fillet welds…
Staggered intermittent fillet welds are
designated in the weld symbol by
staggering where the weld symbol
appears on the reference line (p.724*)
Size of fillet welds
A practical method to size fillet welds is
to design the weld for the thinner plate,
making it sufficient to carry 1/3 to ½
the carrying capacity of the plate.
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COMPARISON OF A CAST SHAFT SUPPORT

WITH A WELDED STEEL SHAFT SUPPORT
18-4 Groove Weld symbol
Dimensions of groove weld are shown on the
same side of the reference line as the welding
symbol
When both sides of a double-groove weld
have the same (or different) dimension, both
sides are dimensioned, however the root
opening needs to appear only once
When a general note governs dimensions of
groove welds, groove welds need not be
dimensioned on the weld symbol
Back and Backing welds
Back or backing weld symbols are used
to indicate bead-type back or backing
welds of singe-groove welds
The back weld is made after the groove
weld
The backing weld is made before the
groove weld
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APPLICATION OF BACK AND BACKING WELD SYMBOLS

18-5 Other basic welds
Plug
Slot
Spot
Seam
Surface
Flanged
Stud
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OTHER BASIC WELDING SYMBOLS

AND THEIR LOCATION SIGNIFICANCE