Through plate connection into tube
Through plate connection into tube
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I have a through plate slotted through the center of a 6x6 tube.
Looking up the AISC Hollow structural Connections manual they say to treat it the same as a face welded gusset, even for bending of the face.
The thing that I cant understand is that now I have a slot cut out of the face of the tube and only a fillet weld to connect it. How can this be taken as the same as a continuous face? Am I missing something?
Looking up the AISC Hollow structural Connections manual they say to treat it the same as a face welded gusset, even for bending of the face.
The thing that I cant understand is that now I have a slot cut out of the face of the tube and only a fillet weld to connect it. How can this be taken as the same as a continuous face? Am I missing something?






RE: Through plate connection into tube
RE: Through plate connection into tube
RE: Through plate connection into tube
yes I thought of this. P/2XL/2 = PL/4 same as for the span, but the design method uses a width morethan the plate.
civilperson,
The weld has to be quite large to make this work (1/2" fillet weld in my case) which is far heavier than the design method would require.
Thanks for the help. I ended up using a T bracket welded to the webs. This gives me a more predictable result.