Exam 3 Flashcards
Which organization governs the specific requirements for the design of Tubular or Non-tubular Welded Connections, structural members?
AWS
Which job documents are the best at describing the configuration and size of a weldment?
Drawings
Why are tolerances required on drawings?
- to guide the inspector on permissible size variations
2. to show the total amount of variation permitted from the design size.
For fillet welds between parts with surfaces that meet at an angle between 80 degrees and 100 degrees which determines the fillet weld leg size?
contract documents
How long should the effective length of a fillet weld be?
Curved - measured along L of the effective throat
Straight - overall length + end returns
What is the effective area of a fillet weld?
The overall length of the full size fillet, including end returns.
In a 1/2” fillet weld, what should the minimum effective length be?`
2 inches
On an intermittent fillet weld in a T-joint, which may not be less than four times the amount of the weld, what is the minimum length of any segment?
1-1/2 inches
What is the minimum length of any intermittent fillet weld?
1-1/2 inches
What are the two points used to measure the shortest distance for the effective throat thickness of a fillet weld?
The root to the face
Without special detail along the edge of connected parts of a 3/8” plate, the maximum effective size of a fillet weld is:
5/16”
What is the maximum fillet weld size on 1/4” thick steel, according to AWS D1.1?
3/16”
What is the maximum size fillet weld specification allowed on the edges of two 3/8” thick plates, joined in a lap joint configuration?
5/16”
What is the maximum size fillet weld allowed for use along the edge of a 5/8” plate?
9/16”`
What is the maximum size of a fillet weld allowed along the edge of a 3/16” plate
3/16”