WELD DESIGN (LSD) - (BS EN 3-1-8) - TWO VERTICAL LINE

a) INPUT
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FORCE DETAILS -
Factored force (x-direction), Vx ≔ 45.68 kN
Factored force (y-direction), Vy ≔ 3.69 kN
Factored force (z-direction), Nz ≔ 50.07 kN
Factored moment (y-direction), My ≔ 0 kN ⋅ m
Load eccentricity, e ≔ 200 mm

CONNECTING PART -
Thickness of plate, tp ≔ 16 mm
Clear distance b/w the plates, sp ≔ 140 mm

WELD SECTION PROPERTIES - (Note : Yield strength of weld > Yield strength of plate )
Weld thickness, s ≔ 6 mm
Depth of weld, dp ≔ 200 mm

MATERIAL PROPERTY -
Characteristic value of ultimate strength, fu ≔ 430 MPa (S 275, Weakest part)
Partial safety factor, γM2 ≔ 1.25 (BS EN 1993 1 8, Table 2.1)

b) SOLUTION

WELD SECTION PROPERTIES (Note : Only extreme weld lines are considered for calculation purpose)
Effective throat thickness, tw = 4.24 mm (Not less than 3mm)
Area of cross section, A = 1696.8 mm 2
Section modulus (Zxx), Zxx = 56560 mm 3
Section modulus (Zyy), Zyy = 146037.58 mm 3

TENSILE STRESS
Design tension stress in weld, σt ≔ Nz ÷ A = 29.51 MPa

BENDING STRESS
Design bending stress(X-X), σbxx ≔ ⎛⎝Vy ⋅ e⎞⎠ ÷ Zxx = 13.05 MPa
Design bending stress(Y-Y), σbyy ≔ ⎛⎝⎛⎝⎛⎝Vx ⋅ e⎞⎠ + My⎞⎠ ÷ Zyy⎞⎠ = 62.56 MPa

SHEAR STRESS
Design shear stress (X), τx ≔ 1.5 ⋅ ⎝⎛Vx ÷ A⎠⎞ = 40.38 MPa
Design shear stress (Y), τy ≔ 1.5 ⋅ ⎛⎝Vy ÷ A⎞⎠ = 3.26 MPa

COMBINED NORMAL STRESS - (BS EN 3-1-8 4.5.3.2 (6))

Actual design normal stress, σactual ≔ σt + σbxx + σbyy = 105.12 MPa
Allowable design normal stress, σallowable ≔ ⎛⎝0.9 ⋅ fu⎞⎠ ÷ γM2 = 309.6 MPa
UTILIZATION ≔ σactual ÷ σallowable = 0.34 "SAFE"

NORMAL + SHEAR STRESS - 0.5

⎛ 2 ⎛ 2 ⎞⎞
Actual design combined stress, σc.actual ≔ ⎝⎛⎝σt + σbxx + σbyy⎞⎠ + ⎝3 ⋅ ⎛⎝τx + τy⎞⎠ ⎠⎠ = 129.47 MPa
Allowable design combined stress, σc.allowable ≔ fu ÷ ⎛⎝γM2 ⋅ 0.85⎞⎠ = 404.71 MPa
UTILIZATION ≔ σc.actual ÷ σc.allowable = 0.32 "SAFE"