This paper describes welded-connection tests that were performed on rectangular hollow sections (RHS).

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thickness of the RHS sections varied from 1.6 to 3.0 mm. Both butt welds and transverse fillet welds were
tested where the tension load was perpendicular to the direction of the weld. The test results are compared
with existing American, Australian, Canadian, and European design formulas, and proposed design formulas
are given. The reliability analysis method is used to calibrate the existing and proposed design formulas.


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