Solved Example: Analysis of a welded steel beam-to-column

connection (BS 5950)

Articles > Solved Example: Analysis of a welded steel beam-to-column connection (BS
5950)

Question:

A grade S275 steel 610 × 229 × 101 UB is to be connected, via a welded end
plate onto a 356 × 368 × 177 UC. The connection is to be designed to transmit
a bending moment of 500 kN m and a shear force of 300 kN. Show that the
proposed welding scheme for this connection is adequate.
Solution:

Leg length of weld, s = 10 mm. Effective length of weld is

Weld second moment of area, Ixx, is

Weld shear (moment) is

where y = D/2 = 587/2 = 293.5 mm

Vectored force = sqrt(1.492 + 0.162) = 1.50 kN/mm

Since the steel grade is S275 and the electrode strength is 42, the design
strength of the weld is 220 N/mm2.

Weld capacity of 10 mm fillet weld, pwc, is

where throat thickness of weld, a = 0.7s = 0.7 × 10 mm

Hence proposed welding scheme is just adequate.