When you weld a 1 1/4" dia rod to a 3/4" bar via a slot in the end of bar, looking at the placement, you have a natural flare bevel because of the geometry which you weld first all around allowing full penetration(since the rod diameter is larger than the plate thickness and there is a 1/16" gap...
If I have a 3/8" plate head side, bolted to a 1/2" plate nut side and I have 1/8" of thread in the 1/2" plate can I still use the shear capacity for an A325X bolt?
I have not done calcs in many years and was wondering what I need to check for when designing a bolted end plate for a tension rod (used as bracing for a guy tower). This rod is welded to an end plate (12" long) and the end plate will also have 2-3/4" A325 bolts (spaced 2 3/4" along the line of...
