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weld design Fillet or. ? ?

weld design Fillet or. ? ?

weld design Fillet or. ? ?

(OP)
I've seen ASME codes define fillet welds as "weld of approx. Triangular cross section joining (two surfaces)..." What if there were a 3rd mat'l sandwiched between the stated "two surfaces" in a lap joint condition? Would this be considered a fillet?

RE: weld design Fillet or. ? ?

Not sure what you classify it as, but how would you design such a weld? it seems difficult to determine how much capacity goes into the sandwich material and how much into the upper piece. The only way I'd do something like this is if the sandwich piece and top piece were fully joined somewhere else, say by puddle welds, or if this weld was really something superficial and non structural, used to only hold the pieces in place, or something of that sort.

M.S. Structural Engineering
Licensed Structural Engineer and Licensed Professional Engineer (Illinois)

RE: weld design Fillet or. ? ?

(OP)
Isaac,
Thanks for the reply. I appreciate the input.

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