Purpose of calculation:

Known: Two statically loaded plates of known strength are fillet-welded together with s
weld strength

Find: Determine the static load capacity of the transverse-loaded welds

Calculation Reference
1 Juvinall Fundamentals of Machine Component Design
Robert C. Juvinall and Kurt M. Marshek
Page 413 Sample Problem 11.2

A D
B C

Assumptions
1 The critical stress is in the minimum throat section, defined as the product tL, w
load F in shear
2 The plates themselves do not fail

Plate Thickness (in Fig. 11.7d)

t= 12 mm

Steel yield strength

Sy(steel) = 350 MPa

Length of side AD
LAB = 50 mm

Length of side BC
LCD = 50 mm

Weld Metal yield strength

Sy(WM) = 350 MPa

Safety Factor
SF= 3

Size of weld leg

 W= 6 mm

Weld Throat Area

A= 424.20 mm2 #NAME?

Shear Yield Strength (using distortion energy theory)

Ssy = 203 MPa #NAME?

Static Load Capacity

F = #NAME? N #NAME?
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