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4 WELDING INFORMATION WELDING INFORMATION

Design Aid 11.4.1 Weld Symbols Commonly Used in Precast Construction Design Aid 11.4.2 Typical Welded Joints in Precast Construction
Basic Welding Symbols and Their Meanings Fillet Weld Fillet Weld
Elements of a Typical Weld Symbol

2 in. of T/AH fillet weld on 6 in. centers, each side Q/F in. fillet weld, 6 in. long, each side

Plug Weld Flare Bevel with Fillet Weld

Location / Position of Symbol Supplemental Symbols

Type of Weld Weld All Finishing
Arrow Side Other Side Both Sides Field Weld
Around Contours

Fillet Weld

Side Designation
Plug or Slot Weld Not Applicable 1 in. plug welds x Q/S in. deep at 4 in. on-center Flare bevel weld of tube to plate followed by Q/F in. fillet
weld reinforcing

Bevel with Fillet Weld Square Weld with Fillet

Square

Maximum Detailed Fillet Weld Sizes at

Edges
V

Groove
Bevel
Welds

End Returns
Flare-
Bevel Q/F in. bevel weld with T/AH in. fillet weld reinforcing, one E/K in. square weld with Q/S in. fillet weld reinforcing, both
side sides

Flare-V Stud Weld Reinforcing Bar Welds

For other basic and supplemental weld

No arrow or other side significance
Stud Weld symbol and process information, refer to
to the stud weld symbol.
ANSI/AWS A2.4

References
a. AWS, Standard Symbols for Welding, Brazing and Nondestruction Examination, ANSI/AWS A2.4-86, American Welding Society, Miami,
Florida, 1986.
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b. AWS, Structural Welding Code Steel, ANSI/AWS D1.1:2000, 17 Edition, American Welding Society, Miami, Florida, 2000.
c. AISC, Load & Resistance Factor Design, Manual of Steel Construction, Third Edition, American Institute of Steel Construction,
Chicago, Illinois, 2001. 6 - Q/S in. studs spaced at 3 in. on-center in one line

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