TEST YOUR KNOWLEDGE - WELDED JOINTS

1 Butt welding normally develops a strength which is: (a) Equal to that of the main member only (b) About 70 to 90 per cent of that of the main member (c) Equal to or even more than that of the main member (d) More than the main member If the thickness of a butt weld is equal to that of the main plates, its strength is: (a) Equal to that of the main member only (b) About 70 to 90 per cent of that of the main member (c) Equal to or even more than that of the main member (d) More than the main member The members meeting at an angle can be welded by: (a) Butt welding only (b) Fillet welding only (c) Butt or fillet welding (d) Lap welding Fillet welding can be designed to develop: (a) Full strength of the main members in some cases (b) Only a certain percentage of the strength of the main members (c) Even more than the full strength of the main members (d) Strength that is never equal to that of the main members The size of a fillet weld is indicated by: (a) Side of the triangle of the fillet (b) Throat of the fillet (c) Length of the weld (d) Size of the plate The ratio of the effective throat of a fillet to the size of the fillet triangle is: (a) 0.707 (b) Less than 0.707 (c) Less than 1.0 (d) More than 1 The maximum size of a fillet that can be made in a single pass is about: (a) 8 mm (b) 12mm (c) 16 mm (d) 6 mm The maximum effective size of a fillet used at the rounded edges is: (a) 0.75 times the thickness of the plate (b) Equal to the thickness of the plate (c) Of any thickness (d) Usually more than the thickness of the plate Multiple passes are used in welding when the thickness of the weld is more than: (a) 5 mm (b) 8 mm (c) 12 mm (d) 15mm

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10 Spot welding is usually done in: (a) Tension joints (b) Compression joints (c) Tension or compression joints (d) None of the above 11 Spot welding is used for: (a) Keeping two elements of a tie member together (b) Small angles (c) Only for plates (d) Any place 12 The permissible stresses in a weld are usually taken as: (a) Less than those of the parent body (b) Equal to those of the parent body (c) More than those of the parent body (d) Any desired value 13 The weakest link in a fillet weld is: (a) Smaller of the sides (b) Side parallel to the force (c) Throat (d) Side normal to the force 14 Effective length of a fillet weld is: (a) Total length 2 f (b) Total length4 f (c) Total length - (0.8)L (d) 0.97 where f = fillet size and L = total length 15 The weakest section in a fillet weld is: (a) Side parallel to the load axis (b) Side perpendicular to the load axis (c) Throat of the fillet (d) None of the above 16 The size of the fillet weld when compared to the thickness of the connecting plate is: (a) Usually more (b) Usually equal (c) Slightly less (d) Has no relation

17 The normal size of a spot weld is about: (a) 6 to 10 mm (b) 10 to 25 mm (c) 20 to 40 mm (d) No fixed size 18 A continuous weld of constant thickness is called: (a) Fillet weld (b) Seam weld (c) Stitch weld (d) Butt weld 19 A series of continuous spot welds is called: (a) Seam weld (b) Stitch weld (c) Fillet weld (d) None of the above 20 The actual thickness of a butt weld when compared with the thickness of a plate is usually: (a) More (b) Equal (c) Less (d) No relation at all 21 The approximate permissible direct tensile stress in a mild steel weld material is about (in Mpa): (a) 140 (b) 165 (c) 180 (d) 210 22 The approximate permissible bending tension in a mild steel weld material is about (in Mpa): (a) 125 (b) 140 (c) 155 (d) 180 23 The approximate allowable shear stress in a mild steel weld material is about (in Mpa): (a) 75 (b) 100 (c) 140 (d) 160 24 The reduction in permissible stresses in field welds when compared to those of shop welds is about: (a) zero (b) 10% (c) 20% (d) 33% 25 The approximate percentage increase in permissible stresses under wind load conditions when compared with normal live load in welded joints is about: (a) 10% (b) 25% (c) 33% (d) 50% 26 The approximate percentage increase in allowable stresses under seismic or wind load conditions when compared with that in live load in welded joints is about: (a) 10% (b) 25% (c) 33% (d) 50% 27 The minimum length of a fillet weld is: (a) 20 a (b) 10 a (c) 4 a (d) No relation with a where a=size of the weld Answer