Welded Beam Splice Detail Review
Welded Beam Splice Detail Review
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I am using an AISC pre-approved complete penetration weld to shop splice a W10x45. Do my attached weld symbols look correct? Anything else that I need to show or specify? Thank you






RE: Welded Beam Splice Detail Review
RE: Welded Beam Splice Detail Review
RE: Welded Beam Splice Detail Review
Maine Professional and Structural Engineer.
(Just passed the 16-hour SE exam, woohoo!)
RE: Welded Beam Splice Detail Review
Is any NDE required?
I might call out the electrode - E60xx or E70xx etc.
RE: Welded Beam Splice Detail Review
RE: Welded Beam Splice Detail Review
Maine Professional and Structural Engineer. www.fepc.us
RE: Welded Beam Splice Detail Review
I'm not sure why rat holes are needed, I've seen plenty of beams spliced without them. The critical welds are usually the flanges and they are pretty easy to get full pen welds even at the web.
Are these beams heavily loaded, in critical locations? Is the splice at the inflection point or mid-span?
Also, once you start messing with a fab shop, getting in their way and changing the way they work, issues become yours, not theirs and costs begin to run up.
For my edification, I'd be curious to see the rat hole drawing and final results...