b) Weld Capacity

Plate-P1
Material Properties
Length of weld
Fillet Weld thickness
Effective weld thickness
Hole diameter of plate-P1
plate thickness
Design strength of weld
Design strength of plate
Design Load
Maximum load per plate P-1

s
t

:
:
:
:
:

Pw
Py

:
:

130
10
7.07
30
16

mm
mm
mm
mm
mm

275 N/sqmm
275 N/sqmm

149.7 kN

Tensile capacity of weld

: Pw. s. t
: 252.8 kN
> 149.7 kN, hence safe.

Tensile capacity of plate

: Py. A
:
440 kN
> 149.7 kN, hence safe.

Shear capacity of plate

: 0.6 Py.A
:
264 kN
> 149.7 kN, hence safe.

(Smaller of weld and plate strength)

(LC-7 beam-12-axial force)