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Seal Welds

Seal Welds

Seal Welds

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What are seal welds?  How are they accomplished?  Are structural values different?  Thanks

RE: Seal Welds

Google it.

When I specify a seal weld I do not use consider it for structural behavior unless I accompany it with a weld symbol and size.

A seal weld is used to keep water from getting between two steel surfaces (or sim).

Please note that when a seal weld is returned around a corner, it may not be done in accordance with standard structural practices (ex end returns and terminations).

RE: Seal Welds

My only application of seal welds if to close hollow sections.  Not structural.

RE: Seal Welds

Seal welds shouldn't be counted as contributing to structural applications, but you should still analyze what stresses they might get subjected to, because a cracked seal weld does you no good and might even spread to become a problem.

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