CHECK FOR WELDING  BETWEEN I BEAM TO BACK MS PLATE‐ [ As per BS EN 1993‐1‐8‐2005]

Fx ≔ 27 kN fu ≔ 430

Fy ≔ 0.1 kN fy ≔ 275

Fz = 0 kN βw ≔ 0.85

Mx ≔ Fx ⋅ 25 mm = 0.675 kN ⋅ m γM2 ≔ 1.25

My ≔ 0 kN ⋅ m

Mz ≔ 0 kN ⋅ m

Maximum Axial Force Ft ≔ Fx = 27 kN

Maximum Shear Force in Major Axis Vx ≔ Fy = 0.1 kN

Maximum Shear Force in Minor Axis Vy ≔ Fz = 0 kN

Maximum Moment in Major Axis (Mx) Mx ≔ Mx = 0.675 kN ⋅ m

Maximum Moment in Minor Axis (My) My ≔ My = 0 kN ⋅ m

Maximum Torsional Moment (Mt) Mt ≔ Mz = 0 kN ⋅ m

Thickness of Weld (tw) t ≔ 8 mm tw ≔ 0.7 ⋅ t = 5.6 mm

Sec on Proper es for Fillet Weld

Dimensions of weld b ≔ 350 mm d ≔ 175 mm

Weld Length (Lw) Lw ≔ 2 d + 2 b Lw = ⎛⎝1.05 ⋅ 10 3 ⎞⎠ mm

d2
Sec on modulus of weld Swx ≔ b ⋅ d + ― Swx = 71458.33 mm 2
3
b2
Sec on modulus of weld Swy ≔ b ⋅ d + ― Swy = 102083.33 mm 2
33
⎛⎝b + d⎞⎠
Polar moment of iner a of weld Jw ≔ ――― Jw = 24117.188 cm 3
6

‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾
⎛ b ⎞2 ⎛ d ⎞2
r≔ ⎜― ⎟ + ⎜― ⎟ = 195.656 mm
⎝2⎠ ⎝2⎠

Resultant Shear force on weld (factored) Rw ≔ ‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾
⎛⎝Vx⎞⎠ 2 + ⎛⎝Vy⎞⎠ 2 Rw = 0.1 kN

Rw N
Shear Stress from resultant force Pr ≔ ―― Pr = 0.095 ――
Lw mm

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Moment on weld (factored) Mwx ≔ Mx Mwx = ⎛⎝6.75 ⋅ 10 5 ⎞⎠ N ⋅ mm

Moment on weld (factored) Mwy ≔ My Mwy = 0 N ⋅ mm

⎛ Mwx ⎞ ⎛ Mwy ⎞ ⎛ Ft ⎞
Tensile Stress from moment Pm ≔ ⎜―― ⎟ + ⎜―― ⎟ + ⎜―⎟
⎝ Swx ⎠ ⎝ Swy ⎠ ⎝ Lw ⎠

N
Pm = 35.16 ――
mm

Torsional moment on weld (factored) Mwt ≔ Mt Mt = 0 N ⋅ m

Mwt ⋅ r N
Stress from torsional moment Pt ≔ ――― Pt = 0 m ⋅ ――
Jw m2

‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾
2
N
Resultant stress on weld Pw ≔ ⎛⎝Pr + Pt⎞⎠ + Pm 2 Pw = 35.16 ――
mm

Pw N
Resultant stress on weld pw ≔ ―― pw = 6.279 ――
0.7 t mm 2

fu N
Design shear Strength of weld pw ≔ ―――― pw = 233.657 ――
(As per BS EN 1993‐8) ‾‾
3 ⋅ βw γM2 mm 2

Weld capacity Wc ≔ 0.7 pw ⋅ t

N N
Wc = ⎛⎝1.308 ⋅ 10 3 ⎞⎠ ――> Pw = 35.16 ――
mm mm

Pw
% U liza on U ≔ ―― U = 0.027
Wc

pw
% U liza on U ≔ ―― U = 0.027 Hence Safe
pw

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