F -T o ols F -T o ols

PD PD

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W

W
O

O
N

N
Y

Y
U

U
B

B
to

to
k

k
lic

lic
ww

ww
om

om
C

C
w c w c
.p
d f- x e. .p
d f- x e.
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Solution:
Required strength
From Chapter 2 in Minimum Design Loads for Buildings and Other Structures (ASCE, 2006), hereafter referred to as ASCE 7,
the required strength based on the vertical loads is:

LRFD ASD

Pu = 1.2 ( 23.0 kips ) + 1.6 ( 70.0 kips ) Pa = 23.0 kips + 70.0 kips
= 140 kips = 93.0 kips

Weld size for the eccentric load on the weld group

For the eccentrically loaded weld group, from AISC Manual Table 8-4, with e  3.00 in. and l  9.00 in.:
e
a =
l
3.00 in.
=
9.00 in.
= 0.333

For R  0° and the special case shown for the load not in the plane of the weld group, by linear interpolation using the values in
the table for k  0:

C = 3.09 − 0.333 ( 3.09 − 2.66 )

= 2.95

LRFD ASD


0.75 
2.00

Pu ΩPa
Dmin = Dmin =
φCC1l CC1l
140 kips 2.00 ( 93.0 kips )
= =
0.75 ( 2.95 )(1.00 ) ( 9.00 in.) 2.95 (1.00 ) ( 9.00 in.)
= 7.03 sixteenths-of-an-inch = 7.01 sixteenths-of-an-inch

Use '-in. fillet welds.

For the shear strength of the Pipe wall, the minimum thickness from Table 2-3 to develop '-in. fillet welds is 0.530 in., which
exceeds the actual wall thickness, t  0.465 in. Therefore, the base metal controls.
Effective weld size
From Table 2-2, the effective weld size, Deff, is:
⎛ Fy ⎞
Deff = 30.2 ⎜ t
⎝ FE XX ⎟⎠
⎛ 35 ksi ⎞
= 30.2 ⎜ ( 0.465 in.)
⎝ 70 ksi ⎟⎠
= 7.02 sixteenths-of-an-inch

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