PURPOSE

The training package developed for Joint - Weld Terminology and Welding Symbols Interpretation, was assembled to provide students with valuable tools that can be added to their existing skills toolkit. Knowledge of joint - weld terminology and welding symbols interpretation improves job skills in several ways:

• Welding industry personnel can communicate in terms that clearly convey joint and weld information.
• Knowledge of joint-weld terms may help reduce the amount of waste that is often the result of miscommunications.
• Knowledge of joint-weld terms helps welding personnel envision various components of a joint and the parts of a weld. This leads to a better understanding of the weld symbol and the interpretation of dimensions and supplementary data associated with a welding symbol.
• Use of welding symbols on drawings allows designers or draftsmen to convey accurate joint and welding information in most cases without having to provide additional views for a particular zone.
• Welding symbols allow welding personnel to envision joint and weld requirements quicker than having to constantly refer to numerous detailed drawings during all phases of fabrication.