*3.5.1 Fillet welds*

The fillet weld is a type of weld used in most applications and is notable for being the most common type of welded joint connections. Fillet welds are used to make lap joints, corner joints, and T-joints [14]. The basic shape of a fillet weld is a right

**Figure 10.**

*The five established weld joint configurations.*

**Figure 11.** *The three established weld types.*
