×
INTELLIGENT WORK FORUMS
FOR ENGINEERING PROFESSIONALS

Log In

Come Join Us!

Are you an
Engineering professional?
Join Eng-Tips Forums!
  • Talk With Other Members
  • Be Notified Of Responses
    To Your Posts
  • Keyword Search
  • One-Click Access To Your
    Favorite Forums
  • Automated Signatures
    On Your Posts
  • Best Of All, It's Free!
  • Students Click Here

*Eng-Tips's functionality depends on members receiving e-mail. By joining you are opting in to receive e-mail.

Posting Guidelines

Promoting, selling, recruiting, coursework and thesis posting is forbidden.

Students Click Here

Jobs

Fillet Weld - Stress and Size Calculation

Fillet Weld - Stress and Size Calculation

Fillet Weld - Stress and Size Calculation

(OP)
I know there are guidelines in ASME codes for fillet weld sizes, such as guidelines for fillet weld size when welding a pipe into a socket.  However, does anyone know if there are formulas associated with calculating the stress experienced in a fillet weld of a given size for this or a similar application?  I have always been curious how these fillet size recommendations have been developed.  Would a simple shear calculation using the weld leg and circumference be valid?

RE: Fillet Weld - Stress and Size Calculation

beh188, see Sec VIII, Div 1, UW-15

Regards,

Mike

RE: Fillet Weld - Stress and Size Calculation

beh188;
Very simple approach, treat the fillet weld as a line and evaluate tensile and shear loads on the line. Once you apply knock-down factors for welds in shear and tension, you can size the weld based on throat and fillet leg.

RE: Fillet Weld - Stress and Size Calculation

desertfox,

Many thanks for the great site, which links to other great sites.   

RE: Fillet Weld - Stress and Size Calculation

Hi brimstoner

Your welcome

Red Flag This Post

Please let us know here why this post is inappropriate. Reasons such as off-topic, duplicates, flames, illegal, vulgar, or students posting their homework.

Red Flag Submitted

Thank you for helping keep Eng-Tips Forums free from inappropriate posts.
The Eng-Tips staff will check this out and take appropriate action.

Reply To This Thread

Posting in the Eng-Tips forums is a member-only feature.

Click Here to join Eng-Tips and talk with other members!


Resources