Calculating Weld Cross Section Area

Date 10-14-2015 14:50

I need to know the formula to calculate the weld area of a flared-bevel and flared-V groove weld. This would need to take into consideration of different flared radii and weld throat dimensions.

Can anyone help?

By WeldinFool (**)

Date 10-14-2015 23:17

What exactly do you mean by "weld area"?. Are you looking for effective throat thickness of the weld? Total area of a cross section of the weld?

By dbrizor (*)

Date 10-15-2015 18:46

Total area of cross section of weld to calculate volume for cost estimation.

Attachment: Flared-VGroovejoint.png - See attached (13k)

By kcd616

Date 10-15-2015 19:25

Dan,
start with this link
http://www.esabna.com/euweb/awtc/lesson9_1.htm
see what else I can dig up
PS very poor design on this joint
sincerely,
Kent

By dbrizor (*)

Date 10-16-2015 11:29

Thanks for the help. I can find nothing on the web. I've used this ESAB link in the past.

I have all the formulas for all other weld type of cross sections (fillet, V, J, U etc.), just not the flared ones. The spreadsheet I created is based on the area to calculate everything else. Just hoping there was some uber CWS on here that already had this formula!

PS-This is not a design i use. Just a quick sketch I created to give example of what deviations the calculation should account for.