Plug and Slot Welds

Plug welds are circular welds made through one member of a lap or tee joint joining that member to the other The weld may or may not be made

The butt weld is used to join structural members carrying direct compression or tension It is used to make tee-joint and butt-joint The

slot machine trucchi However, slot welds of doublers on the outer shell and strength deck are not permitted within L amidships 2 Slots are to be well-rounded and have a

slot pragmatic 88 An arrow connects the reference line to the joint to be welded In the example shown in Fig 1, the arrow is shown growing out of the right end