Singe Angle Weld Analysis

Using Design of Welded Structures by Omer Blodgett copyright 1966 page 5.4-3

INPUT
R  25.3kip force
weld electrode
FEXX  70ksi
strength
α  0.75in setback

Lh  4in

Lv  8.2in

Lt  1.75in
1
a  in weld thickness
4

OUTPUT
b  Lh  α  3.25 in
2
b
n   0.719  in
2  b  Lv

ch  Lh  n  α  2.531  in

Lv
cv   4.1 in
2

2
x   a  0.177  in effective throat
2 thickness

 2  b  Lv   
3 2 2
b  b  Lv 3
Jw    170.508  in
12 2  b  Lv
 
R  Lh  n  c v  kip
fh   1.996  torsion (horizontal)
Jw in


R  Lh  n  c h  kip
fv1   1.233  twisting (vertical)
Jw in

R kip
fv2   1.721  shear (vertical)
2  b  Lv in
R  Lt kip
ft   1.019  torsion (out of plane)
Lv   b  Lv
1 in
 4 

 2  ft2  3.708  in
2 kip
fr  fh  fv1  fv2 resultant

fr
σr   20.974 ksi stress on weld
x

Check
Ω  2.0 safety factor

0.6 FEXX
σa   21 ksi allowable stress on weld
Ω

σr  20.974 ksi < σa  21 ksi OK!

Using Table 8-8 with θ=0° in AISC 2010

Lh  4 in Lv  8.2 in
ex  Lh  n  3.281 in

ex n
x   0.088
a   0.4 Lv
Lv
Lh  α
D  4 k   0.396
Lv
C1  1

C  2.84

Rn  C C1  D 8.2 kip  93.152 kip

Rn
Ra   46.576 kip
2 R σr
 0.543  0.999
Ra σa