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College of Engineering
CE 470.3: Design in Structural Steel
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Lab. No. 3 –– Welded Connections
Monsi Sekulovic, Kawsar Ahmed, Metro Hrabok 13 October 2010.
In your calculations indicate which Clause of S16-09 applies and always include units with the numbers
in your calculations.

Problem No. 1– Welds: Ixx and Iyy

(15 marks)
a) For 'lines' the basic equations for moments of inertia are identical to those for
rectangles with widths of 'w'. The appropriate formulae are provided in the steel
Handbook (page 7-68 ). The moment of inertia of a line about an axis running along
the line can be assumed to be negligible, i.e on page 7-70, assume d=w, b=L and w << L.
Use angle “α” in place of “a” in the Handbook to derive: Ixx= (sin2α) (w L3)/12 .
Re-derive this equation from 1st principles by integrating an inclined line segment ds
along a skewed length S from integration limits –L/2 to +L/2.
These lines represent welds of a welded connection.
b) An HSS 6”x 3”x¼” is welded to a support as shown below in Figure 1, locate the
centroid of the weld lines and calculate the moments of inertia about the centroidal axes.
Also calculate the product of inertia and the principal values. Use a Mohr circle.
Assume the weld centerlines correspond to the outside dimensions (6”x 3”)of the HSS.

= 30ο =60o x
Figure 1
x

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Problem No. 2– Balanced Welds

(15 marks)
The plate in Figure 2 is made of unknown structural steel [S16-09 Clause 5.2.2] but has
been authorized by the engineer. It has been reinforced with a 3”x3”x ” L as shown in
Figure 1. Design balanced 8 mm fillet welds along sides a, b and c using E43XX
electrodes to develop the full tensile capacity of the member. The L is 300W steel.

Figure 2

[1.00 + 0.50 (sin θ)1.5] : is a “strength-increase factor” applied to transverse welds because they are
stronger (although less ductile) than longitudinal welds. Why is it conservative to use 1.0 for all θ ?

Mw (0.85 + 1/600) / (0.85 + 2/600): is a “strength-reduction factor” applied to longitudinal welds

because transverse welds are not ductile enough to allow longitudinal welds to reach their full capacity.

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Problem No. 3– Eccentricity in the Plane of the Faying Surface

(15 marks)
Using E49XX electrodes, determine the fillet weld size required to carry the eccentric
load shown in Figure 3. The weld is continuous along three sides. Assume that the
connected members are adequate and the base metal steel is ASTM A-36.
(a) use the traditional method of analysis (τ = Το ρ / J) and adjust for Mw.
(b) use the Handbook ICR method [Table 3-____]; compare capacities to a).

320 c.g.

192

Figure 3 480 kN
160 (factored load)

[1.00 + 0.50 (sin θ)1.5] : is a “strength-increase factor” applied to transverse welds because they are
stronger (although less ductile) than longitudinal welds. It is conservative to use 1.0 for all θ .

Mw (0.85 + 1/600) / (0.85 + 2/600) : is a “strength-reduction factor” applied to longitudinal welds

because transverse welds are not ductile enough to allow longitudinal welds to reach their full capacity.
Mw has a range of 0.85 1.0

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Problem No. 4– Eccentricity Normal (⊥) to the Plane of the Faying Surface
(15 marks)
Calculate the maximum factored load Pf , which the pair of 10mm vertical welds in the
eccentrically loaded joint shown in Figure 4 can carry, < ex=240, ey=0, ez=0 >[mm].
Assume E49XX electrodes. Base metal, Fu= 450 MPa.
σ = M c / I). What adjustments will you
(a) use the traditional method of analysis (σ
make to Mw if the predominant stress is in the direction of flexural strain?
Mw (0.85 + 1 /600) / (0.85 + 2 /600), and Mw has a range of 0.85 1.0
(b) use the Handbook “limit states” method [Table 3-___ ]; compare capacities to a).

240

Pf

Figure 4
10
300

25 mm

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Problem No. 5 – General case with both types of eccentricities

(40 marks)
A cantilevered HSS tube is loaded with all three translational loads as shown in Figure 5.
It is welded all-around to a W300 plate which is bolted to a support with six
pretensioned bolts as shown below. The member is 500 mm long and the loads are
applied at the corner as shown, < ex= +500, ey= -75, ez= +100 >.
Determine the size of fillet weld required to carry the factored loads shown below.
The workpoint is the centroid of the weld group at the plate-to-weld faying surface.
a) for eccentricities in-plane of the faying surfaces, use the conventional method
(τ = Το ρ / J), and try using the “limit states” method based on “instantaneous centres of
rotation” as given in the Handbook [Tables 3-30 and 3-31]. Compare results obtained
from the two methods.
b) for eccentricities normal-to-the-plane of faying use the conventional method
σ = M c / I). Is there a “limit states” method given in the Handbook pages 3-53
(σ
which you can use? Mzz

A B
Pz
75 75 Py Myy

Pz=90 kN (-ve) Px
ex=500 mm Mxx
100

Py=+36 kN

C D Y Px=+27 kN

100
O

E F

Figure 5

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