Question about example from Blodgett
Question about example from Blodgett
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Hello everyone,
I am looking at an example from Blodgett where the resultant shear force on a weld group is found. The weld group is loaded with both an in plane and out of plane load at an eccentricity. The example is shown in the attachment.
What I don't understand about the example is why there is no direct shear force on the weld due to the 200 lb force. I think a direct shear of (200 lb)/(3 in + 4 in) should be put on the weld group. Am I missing something?
Thanks
I am looking at an example from Blodgett where the resultant shear force on a weld group is found. The weld group is loaded with both an in plane and out of plane load at an eccentricity. The example is shown in the attachment.
What I don't understand about the example is why there is no direct shear force on the weld due to the 200 lb force. I think a direct shear of (200 lb)/(3 in + 4 in) should be put on the weld group. Am I missing something?
Thanks






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RE: Question about example from Blodgett
I agree with you. The only logic I could come up with is Blodgett is taking the direction of the vector into account. Although, when designing a weld I have never taken the direction of the vectors into account. I just make everything positive and find the resultant force.
RE: Question about example from Blodgett
In figure 26, I think that the 211 lb force is actually pointing the wrong way. Pointed the right way, I believe that it would indeed be additive to the direct horizontal shear.
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