Mulungushi University

Structural Engineering
Structural Steel Design- CIE 551

Mr. Kalolo Mukanga J.R ( B. Eng, Msc. Eng, MEIZ )

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5.3.3 Welded Connections
5.3.3.1 General considerations

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A. Modes of Welding

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B. Weldability and Steel properties

C. Welding positions

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C. Electrode Requirements

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D. Welding Process

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E. Distortions

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5.3.3.2 Types of Structural Weld

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5.3.4 Welded Connections according to BS 5950
The two main types of welded joints:

• fillet welds
• and butt welds.

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Essentially the process of welding consists of heating and melting
steel in and/or around the gap between the pieces of steel that
are being welded together.

Welding rods consist of a steel rod surrounded by a flux which

helps the metal to melt and flow into the joint.

Welding can be accomplished using oxy-acetylene equipment, but

the easiest method uses electric arc welding.

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Strength of Weld
If welding is expertly carried out using the correct grade of welding rod, the
resulting weld should be considerably stronger than the pieces held
together.
However, to allow for some variation in the quality of welds, it is assumed
that the weld strength for fillet welds is as given in Table 37 of BS 5950,
reproduced below as Table 4.25.

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However, the design strength of the weld can be taken as the same as
that for the parent metal if the joint is a butt weld, or alternatively a
fillet weld satisfying the following conditions:

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Design Details
We should note that the weld leg length, s, and the effective throat
size, a, should not be taken as greater than 0.7s.

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The effective length of a run of weld should be taken as the actual length,
less one leg length for each end of the weld.

Where the weld ends at a corner of the metal, it should be continued

around the corner for a distance greater than 2s.

The minimum lap length should be not less than 4t, where t is the thinner
of the pieces to be joined.

For fillet welds, the ‘vector sum of the design stresses due to all forces and
moments transmitted by the weld should not exceed the design strength,
pw’.

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Surdents are required to
solve the following:
Solve examples 4.25, Page 235
Chanakya Arya (2009)

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End of Lecture 5- Part 4

End of Lecture 5

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