Example 6.

18 Determine the length of a fillet weld required to carry theloaf

indicated by Fig. 6.99. Assume an 8-mm shop weld.

175 kN 175 kN
100

HB 300

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. Solution
. Fa\~tored load == 1.5 x 175 = 262.5 kN
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falnge thickness of ISHB 300 = 10 6
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Maximum size o weld = 10.6 _ 1 5 _
. . . f Id . - 9. 1 mm
Mmimum size o we = 5 mm (Ta bl e 2 I of code)
Adopt 8-nun weld
Design strength of the weld = h ct = 4101 ✓3
X l. 2S) == 189 N/mm
2
R = 189 x 0 7 8 - w (
ow . x - 1058.4 N/mm
Mu= 262.5 x I 00 = 262S0 kN/
mm per two lines of weld
Lw = ✓rri[(~6~x~2~62~5~0~x~l~00::-::0~/2:-)/_9_00-(e_:._s-t) l == 29 5.8 mm
A reduced value of R
Try Lw = 300 mr:;w has been used to account for the direct shear effect also.
Neglecting the end returns ' stress due to d'irec t shear
'l"v= P/2Lwte
= (262.5 X 1000)/(2 X 300 X 0.7 X 8)
= 78.125 N/mm 2
Stress due to bending
lb= My/I= 262.5 x 1000 x 100 x 150/[(2 x (300 3/12) x 0.7 x 8)]
= 156.25 N/mm2 .

Resultant stress= ✓ (78.125) 2 + 156.25 2 )

= 174.69 N/mm2 < 189 N/mm 2
Hence with a length of 300 mm, the fillet weld will be able to carry the required load.
Example 6.19 Determine the size ofweldfor a connection as shown in Fig. 6.100.
Assume site welding. The joint is subjected to a factored shear force of 180 kN and
factored bending moment of 25 kNm.
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HB300 180 kN

j)kNm MB400
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g 400

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300 \

Fig. 6.100
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Solution
Assuming unit weld throat 2
Area= 2 x 140 + 2 x 300 = 880 mm
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I =2 X 140 X (400/2)2 + 2 X 3003/12 =15.7 X 106 rnrn4
Z for t~e extreme fibre = I5.7 x 106/(400/2) = 78.5 x 103 rnml
Direct stress= 180/880 = 0.20 5 kN/mm
Bending stress= 25 x 103/78.5 x 103= 0.318 kN/mm
2 5
Vector sum= (0.318 2 + 0.205 )°- = 0.3 78 kN/mm
Weld size= 0.378 x 10 3 /[410/(✓3 X 1.50) X 0.7] = 3.43 mm
Thickness of flange and web of MB 400 are 16.0 mm and 8.9 mm ' respecr
Hence, lVe/y,

Minimum thickness = 3 mm
Maximum thickness= 8.9 - 1.5 =7.4 mm
Adopt a 5-mm fillet weld of grade E 43.
Example 6.20 A 10-mm thick bracket plate is used to transmit area 1. 8
(factored load) at an eccentricity of 80 mm rfrom the columnflangce. zoDn°!
eszg 0kN
butt weld/or grade Fe 410 steel and E 43 electrode. See Fig. 6.l0lfior details
nihe

HB200

10-mm-thick plate

Fig. 6.101

Solution
Adopting a double-V groove weld
Effective throat thickness = IOm~
Depth of bracket plate from Eqn (6.52)
d= ✓ 6M/(t/2)

= .J [6 X 80 X 103 X 80/(10 X 250/1.1)]

= 130 mm
Adopt a depth of 150 mm. Direct shear stress
¼ = 80 X 103/(150 X 10) ,
2
= 53.33 N/mm
Bending stress =h = 6M/tcf
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= 6 X 80 X 103 X 80/(10 X 1502)
= 170.67 N/mm2
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