10.15 Standard Location of Elements of a Welding Symbol
According to Indian Standards, IS: 813 – 1961 (Reaffirmed 1991), the elements of a welding symbol shall have standard locations with respect to each other.
The arrow points to the location of weld, the basic symbols with dimensions are located on one or both sides of reference line. The specification if any is placed in the tail of arrow. Fig. 10.5 shows the standard locations of welding symbols represented on drawing.