Welding Calculations

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T Fillet Welds

Lap Joint Weld subject to longitudinal shear only

Cantilever
Welds Subject to both bending and shear

Lap Joint Subject To Torsion

Welds Subject to both bending and shear

Rectangular Block Subject To Torsion In this case Torsion is the same as an applied moment

T Butt Weld Subject To Torsion

Butt Weld With Offset

Lap Joint Subject To Bending and Shear This is a lap joint with an offset. I could not find a calculation for this in any reference so I put this together. I have assumed that there will be a vertical shear force caused by the offset load creating a moment about the mid point between the welds (marked with the red dot), as well as a horizontal shear force.

Back Ground Information

Calculating Volume Using Solids Of Revolution

Some Properties of plane areas

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CENTROID

MOMENT OF AREA

Bibliography
J.G.Hicks Welded Joint Design Second Edition Abington Publishing 1997 Welded Joint Design Third Edition Abington Publishing 1999 Welding In The World Volume 14 No 5/6 1976 (Design Rules For Welded Connexions In Steel Subject to static loading) Warren C Young ROARKS Formulas for stress & Strain 6th edition McGraw Hill The Steel Construction Institute Steel Designers Manual Fifth Edition G.H.Ryder Strength Of Materials Macmillan Blackwell Scientific

The Institute of Welding Handbook For Welding Design Volume 1 Pitman Procedure Handbook 13th Edition The James F. Lincoln Arc Foundation.

The best book is the Procedure Handbook, it covers a wide range of welding topics including calculations. Its a must for any one seriously interested in welding. It cost 16 Inc. Postage in 1999, its available from :The James F. Lincoln Arc Foundation. Mansfield Road. Aston, Sheffield. S26 2BS ENGLAND. Tel 0114 287 2401 Anybody seriously interested in engineering calculations should consider a copy of ROARKS Formulas for stress & Strain, its available from most decent book shops for around 20. I would also recommend the J.G.Hicks book, it covers the calculation requirements for the European Welding Engineer syllabus. Its available from Abingdon Publishing, Abington Hall, Cambridge, England. The Steel Designers Manual is another good book covering a wide range of structural engineering topics