Calculation of Full Strength Fillet Weld (Double Contonuous)

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 Base Plate: Where Base Plate Thk is 
t
t t θ greater than the Abutting Plate Thk,
"T"

 

Symbols used:
"T" ; Thickness of the thinner abutting Plate
"  " : Leg Length of the Fillet Weld
"t" ; Throat thickness of Fillet Weld

For Full Strength Weld 2t = T i.e. Throat Length of Double Fillets = Plate Thicknes
Relation between  & t
t =  sin(θ )
θ  =45° sin(θ ) = 0.707107
t  = 0.7071 
Substituting in 2t =T

  0.7071 T
Conclusion: Leg Length of 70% of the Thinner Abutting Plate Thk "T" is thus the size for FULL COMPENSATION FILLET WELD (Double Continuous)

Compare:
Ref: "Design of Weldments": Handbook by Lincoln Arc Welding Foundation and (AISCJ2.2B)
Full Strength Weld Size, given below

  3/4 T 0.7500 T Compare to above, 75% of "T" is thus a Conservative figure!!

NOTES:
1- ACCORDING TO AWS D1.1 / D1.1M
TABLE 7.7 Minimum Fillet weld to be 8 mm when thickness more than 20 mm and maxiumm size not exceesed than the thickness of the thining plate all of this according to the forces
,moment and bending of the designer.