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Example 1

Weld joints subjected to static axial and direct shear loading. Estimate the

static strength of a parallel loaded fillet weld. The plates in figure below

are 12 mm thick and made of steel having yield strength, S 350 MPa.
Y
They are welded together by convex fillet welds along sides AB and CD,

each of which is 50 mm long. With a safety factor of 3, what static load, F

can be carried using a 6 mm weld leg?

Analysis are as followed: A B

Total weld throat area is

D
C
l =50 mm

Distortion energy theory is

Thus, the eccentric static load is 129