DESIGN OF FILLET WELD FOR COLUMN:1) Minimum size of fillet weld =

Thickness of thicker part

(mm)
Upto 10
11 to 20
21 to 32
33 to 50
Above 50

Minimum size
(mm)
3
5
6
8
10 minimum

2) Throat of weld = K*fillet size =

3.5

Angle between faces

Constant
K
0.7
0.65
0.6
0.55
0.5

60 to 90
91 to 100
101 to 106
107 to 113
114 to 120

3) Effective length of weld = Overall length-(2*weld size) =

Overall
length

weld size

600

Effective
length
5

590

4) Overlap in a lap joint should not be less than 5 times thickness of the plate
5) Safe load :Effective
length
(mm)

Throat
thickness
(mm)
590

Safe load
Actual load
Hence safe

Safe load
(kN)
3.5

=
=

223.02
223.02 kN
10.118 kN

Base plate Thickness =

Column flange / web thick =

20 mm
8 mm

DESIGN OF TIE IN A TRUSS:1)

Designation
of angle

Thickness

Lx

Ly

(mm)

(mm)

(mm)

Area
(mm2)

0
2) Force in each angle:Area
(mm2)

Permissible
stress
(Pa)

Force
(kN)
0.001

3) Size of weld:Minimum size for gusset plate =

Thickness of thicker part
(mm)
Upto 10
11 to 20
21 to 32
33 to 50
Above 50

Minimum size
(mm)
3
5
6
8
10 minimum

Thickness of Minimum size

plate
for square edge
(mm)
(mm)
10
8.5
Thickness
of plate
(mm)

4)

Maximum size of
rounded toe
(mm)
10
7.5

Effective length of weld:Force for

Permissible stress
each angle
in fillet weld
(kN)
(Mpa)
0.001

Effective length of weld

(mm)
5.25

Total effective weld:x1+x2+Ly =

Permissible stress in
fillet weld
(Mpa)

0 mm

Maximum size ofForce in weld

rounded toe
(mm)
(kN)
0.0007

gth of weld