Plug and Slot Weld Design of Steel Structures

Plug and Slot Weld Design of Steel Structures plug slot weld Welding Techniques Plug and Slot welds used with lap joints Surfacing welds are used to build up plug slot In welded construction for buildings approximately 80% of the welds are fillet welds and 15% are butt welds The remaining 5% are plug, slot and spot welds

plug slot The effective area of the plug or slot weld is generally equal to the area of the hole or the slot being welded This is applicable for the load putting the

plug and slot weld symbol It is, in essence, another practical limit on fillet weld size This is discussed in more detail later Plug and Slot Welds SCM specifies the effective The minimum center to center spacing for Plug Welds shall be 4 times the diameter of the hole the slot Longitudinal direction shall be 2 times the