Lecture 12 - Design of Plug and Slot Weld

How to calculate the shear stresses in bevelled slot welds connecting two plates References: “Steel Design for Engineers and Architects”, 1992:

weld There are a handful of welding styles that can be used to create a tee joint: Plug weld; Slot weld; Bevel-groove weld; Fillet weld; J-

plug weld and slot weld Plug and Slot Welds:- A plug weld is a weld made in a circular hole in one member of a joint fusing that member to another member

plug slot The slot weld symbol is the same that is used for plug welds The symbol will not show a diameter symbol before the size however The size of the weld will be