Welds (ANSI/AISC 360-10, CHAPTER J)

2. Fillet welds
2b. Limitations

The minimum size of fillet welds shall be not less than the size required to transmit calculated forces, nor the
size as shown in Table J2.4. These provisions do not apply to fillet weld reinforcements of partial- or complete-
joint-penetration groove welds.

The maximum size of fillet welds of connected parts shall be:

(a) Along edges of material less than 1/4-in. (6 mm) thick; not greater than the thickness of the material.
(b) Along edges of material 1/4 in. (6 mm) or more in thickness; not greater than the thickness of the
material minus 1/16 in. (2 mm).
The minimum length of welds designed on the basis of strength shall be not less than four times the nominal
weld size.

AWS D1.1/D1.1M, Complementary specifications.

2.3.3.7 Effective Throat of Skewed T-Joints.

The effective throat of a skewed T-joint in angles between 60 and 30 shall be the minimum distance from the
root to the diagrammatic face, less the Z loss reduction dimension. The effective throat of a skewed T-joint in
angles between 80 and 60 and in angles greater than 100 shall be taken as the shortest distance from the
joint root to the weld face.

4. Strength

The design strength, Rn of welded joints shall be the lower value of the base material strength determined
according to the limit states of tensile rupture and shear rupture and the weld metal strength determined
according to the limit state of rupture as follows:

Rn 
For the base metal

For the weld metal

where
FnBM: Nominal stress of the base metal.
Fnw: Nominal stress of the weld metal.
ABM: Cross-sectional area of the base metal.
Awe: Effective area of the weld.
FEXX: Filler metal classification strength.
Fy: Specified minimum yield stress of the base metal.
Fu: Specified minimum tensile strength.

Available Strength of Welded Joints, Table J2.5

Load Type and Direction Relative to Weld Axis Pertinent Metal Resistance factor,  Nominal Stress
Fillet welds including fillets in holes and slots and skewed T-Joints
Base 0.9 FnBM = 0.6 Fy
Shear
Weld 0.75 Fnw = 0.60 FEXX
Tension or compression in parts joined parallel to a
Tension or compression Parallel to weld axis weld need not be considered in design of welds
joining the parts.

6. Filler Metal Requirements

The choice of filler metal shall comply with the requirements for matching filler metals given in AWS
D1.1/D1.1M.
 Geometric checks
Effective length Size
Description Type W.P. t
(mm) lmin l wmin wmax w
(mm) (mm) (mm) (mm) (mm)
Web weld Fillet SMAW 6 40 145 3 6 3
W.P.: Welding process.
t: Material thickness of thinner part joinned.
l: Effective length of the weld.
w: Weld leg size.

Strength Checks
Base
Electrode Shear (Weld Metal) Stresses (Base Metal) Resistance factor
Metal
Size
Description (mm) t l
(mm) (mm) Worst Worst
Fw Fy Resistant Use Resistant Use  Base material  Weld
(MPa) (MPa) case (MPa) (%) case (MPa) (%)
(MPa) (MPa)

E60XX
Web weld 3 6 145 250.0 49.8 186.8 26.65 35.2 135.0 26.07 0.90 0.75
(415.0)