Hi All,
Regarding simplification of weld symbols on drawings I was wondering about a survey of industry standards and best practices for a couple of cases:
1. In the case of an all around weld that spans weld types but with no special preparation is it normal/acceptable to group the callout into one symbol type and list it as all around?
2. Is it normal for non-critical applications to apply the weld symbol and no default size (where default size is assumed by geometry)? In the strict sense the engineer responsible should be detailing the weld size explicitly but is there a provision (I have not yet read the standards fully) in the welding standard for a default weld size that would allow the extra information to be removed from the drawing and un-clutter it?
Thanks,
Regarding simplification of weld symbols on drawings I was wondering about a survey of industry standards and best practices for a couple of cases:
1. In the case of an all around weld that spans weld types but with no special preparation is it normal/acceptable to group the callout into one symbol type and list it as all around?
Eg: A 2" square piece of HSS butts into the center of another 2" square piece of HSS; technically this is flare bevel on two sides and fillet on two sides; is it normally acceptable to call out one or the other and list it all around (where in the all around it is generally understood to apply the default type)? or is it more appropriate to specifically call out each weld appropriately.
Another example of this would be a mitered corner where the technical definition of the weld changes as it goes around the corner.
Another example of this would be a mitered corner where the technical definition of the weld changes as it goes around the corner.
2. Is it normal for non-critical applications to apply the weld symbol and no default size (where default size is assumed by geometry)? In the strict sense the engineer responsible should be detailing the weld size explicitly but is there a provision (I have not yet read the standards fully) in the welding standard for a default weld size that would allow the extra information to be removed from the drawing and un-clutter it?
Thanks,