Metengr & rjenson,
So if the fillet only is worth 172 kips at E70, and the chamfers leg is approximatly .9" which gives 184kips. Would my total load capability be 172+184=356kips? I was thinking the worst shear area is the hypotenuse of the chamfer which is appoximatly 1.375" would then give...
We manufacture towers posts with round base plates (made from T1) welded to the ends. The posts are 4" in diameter solid shaft at 55ksi and beveled at 45 degrees making a 1"X1" bevel. The posts are then welded filling the bevel followed by a 11/16" fillet. The posts are capable of taking a...
