V-groove weld
A V on the reference line: a V-groove weld, a groove weld made in a V-shaped groove between two members.
How to read it
A groove weld is made by depositing filler metal in a groove between two members to be joined. The groove angle is the total angle of the groove between the two parts. The Navy's Steelworker course gives the example of two plates whose edges are each beveled to 30 degrees, which makes a groove angle of 60 degrees. India's IS 813:1986, which draws on ISO 2553, calls this weld a single-V butt weld.
This explains what a symbol specifies on a drawing. It isn't welding instruction, and a drawing's own notes and the governing code take precedence.
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- Next in Welding symbolsBevel groove weldAn upright and a slanted line on the reference line: a bevel groove weld, where only one member's edge is beveled.
- The same shape in Blueprint symbolsStairsA staircase, seen from above. The arrow shows the direction of travel from this floor, labelled with the direction and the number of risers.
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The same shape elsewhere
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Sources
- Steelworker, Volume 1, NAVEDTRA 14250, 1996, Naval Education and Training Professional Development and Technology Center, U.S. Navy (Internet Archive), Chapter 3, Drawings and specifications
- Welding Theory and Application, TM 9-237, 1967, Department of the Army (Internet Archive), Glossary
- Scheme of symbols for welding, IS 813:1986, Bureau of Indian Standards (Internet Archive, Public.Resource.Org), Table 1
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