Fillet weld eccentricity to plate axial load

• Jul 4, 2018

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JAE

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I don't think you want to do that. The detail is just wrong.
You would be putting an eccentric load on a weld - inducing tension in the re-entrant corner of the fillet. Not a good idea in my view.

Need to weld to both sides of the joint to create a pure shear stress in each weld's throat. Or add a side stiffener plate (perpendicular to the weld shown) with fillet weld along it to to create a weld pattern (T- pattern) where shear stresses are developed on a "T" pattern and you avoid "bending" the weld along its long axis.



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• Jul 4, 2018

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SuG89

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Hello JAE,

Thanks for your response!
Do I need to consider the bending of weld along its long axis when a CJP weld is used? If yes. would it be correct to use half of vertical plate thickness as the eccentricity value for bending moment calculation? See the attached image.

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Su

 

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• Jul 5, 2018

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JAE

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With a CJP weld it should behave exactly like a homogenous "T" shaped piece of steel with no eccentricity and no bending.

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• Jul 9, 2018

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SuG89

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Thank you very much JAE!

Regards,
Su

 

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