THE PNG UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY

DEPARTMENT OF CIVIL ENGINEERING

CE 401 STRUCTURAL STEEL DESIGN

Assignment #2
Welded Connections

Question 1.
Determine the maximum value of axial force, N* that can be safely applied to the connection as
shown in Figure 1. The tie consists of 1- 125 x 75 x 8 angle (fy = 320 MPa, fu = 440 MPa) and is
connected to the 150 x 10 gusset plate by 6 mm continuous fillet welds (CFW) using E41xx
electrodes.
(Plate fy = 250 MPa and fu = 410 MPa)

(10 Marks)

6 mm Continuous fillet
welds (CFW)

N*

200 mm 1x 125 x 75 x 8 Angle

Figure 1: Gusset Plate Connection

QUESTION 2.

Check the strength of the 6 mm fillet welds which connect the flanges to the web of the plate
girder shown in Figure 2. Note that steel weighs 7850 kg/m3 (77 kN/m3). Assume E41XX
electrodes. (Please use load factors of 1.2 for DL and 1.5 for Live load respectively).

(10 Marks)

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 DL = 400 kN DL = 400 kN
LL = 200 kN LL = 200 kN
DL = 20 kN/m

45
(excluding self
4m 4m 4m weight

1200
t = 10
12 m 6 mm F W

Figure 2: Plate Girder

45
450

QUESTION 3.

A side plate is loaded with a vertical force of 100 kN downwards at an eccentricity to the centre
of the weld group and a horizontal force of 100 kN at 50 mm from the centre of the weld group as
shown in Figure 3. Determine the maximum shear force in the weld and select a suitable leg
length of fillet weld from the weld strengths given in Table 1. The weld is of uniform leg length
and is made using E41XX electrodes. Please note that the loads given have been factored.

(10 Marks)

Table 1: Design Capacities of Equal Leg Fillet Welds (SP Category)

kr = 1.0,  =0.8

Leg Length, tw Throat thickness, tt Design Capacity per Design Capacity per
(mm) (mm) unit length for E41XX unit length for E48XX
electrodes electrodes
(kN/mm) (= Vw) (kN/mm) (= Vw)
3 2.12 0.42 0.49
4 2.82 0.56 0.65
5 3.54 0.70 0.81
6 4.24 0.83 0.98
8 5.65 1.11 1.30

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 *
??? mm 200 mm V = 100 kN

H* = 100 kN

50 mm
0157.5
300

16 mm Side Plate on one

side only

225 mm

Figure 3: In-Plane Bending Connection Details

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 QUESTION 4.

A steel portal frame as shown in Figures 4 is loaded as shown. (Please use 1.2 and 1.5 as the load
factors for DL and LL respectively). You are required to design or determine the following:

(a) The size of the continuous fillet weld (CFW using E48XX electrodes) connecting the beam to
the end plate as shown in Section A-A of Figure 4. The weld strengths are given in Table 1.

(10 Marks)

150 = dist. between bolts

250 mm

A DL=150 kN
LL= 100 kN
250 UC 72.9
100

50 310 UB 46.2
L= 3000

A
103 104
407

100

50

Figure 4: Portal Frame Building SECTION A-A

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 Question 1
𝑃∗ = (400𝑘𝑁 × 1.2) + (200𝑘𝑁 × 1.5) = 780𝑘𝑁
Check capacity of angle:
Factored load diagram:
Gross Area:
𝐴𝑔 = 1500𝑚𝑚2

Yield Strength:
𝑓𝑦 = 320𝑀𝑃𝑎

Section capacity: Shear force diagram:

ɸ𝑁𝑡 = 0.9 × 1500𝑚𝑚2 × 320𝑀𝑃𝑎 × 10−3 = 432𝑘𝑁

Check capacity of plate:

Gross Area:
𝐴𝑔 = 150𝑚𝑚 × 10𝑚𝑚 = 1500𝑚𝑚2
𝑉 ∗ = 952.56𝑘𝑁
Yield Strength:
Shear flow:
𝑓𝑦 = 250𝑀𝑃𝑎
𝑉 ∗𝑄
𝑉𝑤∗ =
Section capacity: 𝐼𝑥𝑥 𝑏
ɸ𝑁𝑡 = 0.9 × 1500𝑚𝑚2 × 250𝑀𝑃𝑎 × 10−3
= 337.5𝑘𝑁 𝑏=2

Check capacity of weld (angle to plate): 1200𝑚𝑚 − 45𝑚𝑚

𝑄 = (45𝑚𝑚 × 450𝑚𝑚) ×
2
Weld length: = 11.69 × 106 𝑚𝑚3
𝐴𝑤𝑒𝑙𝑑 = (2 × 200𝑚𝑚) + 125𝑚𝑚 = 525𝑚𝑚
140𝑚𝑚 × (1200𝑚𝑚)3
𝐼𝑥𝑥 =
From safe load table (6mm CFW using E41xx 12
electrodes): 450𝑚𝑚
( − 5𝑚𝑚) × (1110𝑚𝑚)3
ɸ𝑉𝑤 = 0.83𝑘𝑁/𝑚𝑚 −2 2
0.83𝑘𝑁 12
ɸ𝑁𝑤 = × 525𝑚𝑚 = 435.75𝑘𝑁 = 14653.53 × 106 𝑚𝑚4
𝑚𝑚

∗
952.56𝑘𝑁 × (11.69 × 106 𝑚𝑚3 )
Maximum axial force the connection can support: 𝑉𝑤𝑒𝑙𝑑 =
∴ ɸ𝑁 ∗ = ɸ𝑁𝑡𝑃𝑙𝑎𝑡𝑒 = 337.5𝑘𝑁 (14653.53 × 106 𝑚𝑚4 ) × 2
= 0.38𝑘𝑁/𝑚𝑚
………………………………………………………....... ∗
∴ 𝑆𝑖𝑛𝑐𝑒: 𝑉𝑤𝑒𝑙𝑑 = ɸ𝑉𝑤 ,
6𝑚𝑚 𝐶𝐹𝑊 𝑢𝑠𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝐸41𝑥𝑥 𝑒𝑙𝑒𝑐𝑡𝑟𝑜𝑑𝑒𝑠 𝑖𝑠 𝑂𝐾
Question 2
……………………………………………………….......
𝐴 𝑇𝑜𝑡𝑎𝑙 = 2(450𝑚𝑚 × 45𝑚𝑚)
+ 10𝑚𝑚(1200𝑚𝑚 − 90𝑚𝑚)
Question 3
= 51600𝑚𝑚2
𝐴𝑤𝑒𝑙𝑑 = (2 × 225𝑚𝑚) + 300𝑚𝑚 = 750𝑚𝑚
51600𝑚𝑚2
3
𝑆𝑒𝑙𝑓 𝑤𝑒𝑖𝑔ℎ𝑡 = 7850𝑘𝑔/𝑚 ×
10002 300𝑚𝑚
2
× 9.81𝑚/𝑠 = 3.97𝑘𝑁/𝑚 (300𝑚𝑚 × ) + (225𝑚𝑚 × 300𝑚𝑚)
𝑦𝐵 = 2
750𝑚𝑚
𝑊 ∗ = (20𝑘𝑁 × 1.2) + (3.97𝑘𝑁 × 1.2) = 28.76𝑘𝑁/𝑚 = 150𝑚𝑚
 225𝑚𝑚 2 Question 4
(225𝑚𝑚 × )
𝑥𝐿 = 2 = 67.5𝑚𝑚
750𝑚𝑚 𝑉 ∗ = (1.2 × 150𝑘𝑁) + (1.5 × 100𝑘𝑁) = 330𝑘𝑁

𝑉 ∗ = 100𝑘𝑁 𝑀∗ = 330𝑘𝑁 × 0.25𝑚 = 82.5𝑘𝑁𝑚

𝐻 ∗ = 100𝑘𝑁
𝐴𝑤𝑒𝑙𝑑 = (166𝑚𝑚 × 2) + 2(166𝑚𝑚 − 67𝑚𝑚)
𝑒𝑥 = 200𝑚𝑚 + (225𝑚𝑚 − 67.5𝑚𝑚) = 357.5𝑚𝑚 + (284𝑚𝑚 × 2) = 1218.6𝑚𝑚
𝑒𝑦 = 50𝑚𝑚
307𝑚𝑚
𝑀∗ = [(100𝑘𝑁 × 357.5𝑚𝑚) − (100𝑘𝑁 × 50𝑚𝑚)] 𝑦𝑐 = = 153.5𝑚𝑚
2
× 10−3 = 30.75𝑘𝑁𝑚 166𝑚𝑚
𝑥𝑐 = = 83𝑚𝑚
2
At point A:
𝑥𝐴 = 157.5𝑚𝑚 1 × (284𝑚𝑚)3 307𝑚𝑚 2
𝑦𝐴 = 150𝑚𝑚 𝐼𝑥𝑥 = 2 [ ] + [166𝑚𝑚 × ( ) ]
12 2
284𝑚𝑚 2
1 × (300𝑚𝑚)3 + 2[(166𝑚𝑚 − 67𝑚𝑚) × ( ) ]
𝐼𝑥𝑥 = 2[(150𝑚𝑚)2 × 225𝑚𝑚] + 2
12 = 18.06 × 106 𝑚𝑚4
= 12.375 × 106 𝑚𝑚4
1 × (225𝑚𝑚)3 Maximum stress would occur at the bottom most welds
𝐼𝑦𝑦 = 2 [(45𝑚𝑚)2 × 225𝑚𝑚 + ]
12 where yA = 153.5mm
+ [300𝑚𝑚 × (67.5𝑚𝑚)2 ]
= 4.177 × 106 𝑚𝑚4 82.5𝑘𝑁 × 153.5𝑚𝑚 × 103
𝐹ℎ𝑚 = 𝐹𝑥𝑚 =
18.06 × 106 𝑚𝑚4
𝐼𝑝 = (12.375 × 106 𝑚𝑚4 ) + (4.177 × 106 𝑚𝑚4 ) = 0.701𝑘𝑁/𝑚𝑚
= 16.552 × 106 𝑚𝑚4
330𝑘𝑁
𝐹𝑣𝑣 = 𝐹𝑦𝑣 = = 0.271𝑘𝑁/𝑚𝑚
30.75𝑘𝑁 × 157.5𝑚𝑚 × 103 1218.6𝑚𝑚
𝐹𝑣𝑚 = 𝐹𝑦𝑚 =
16.552 × 106 𝑚𝑚4
= 0.293𝑘𝑁/𝑚𝑚 𝑉𝑤∗ = √(0.701𝑘𝑁/𝑚𝑚)2 + (0.271𝑘𝑁/𝑚𝑚)2
30.75𝑘𝑁 × 150𝑚𝑚 × 103 = 0.752𝑘𝑁/𝑚𝑚
𝐹𝑣𝑚 = 𝐹𝑦𝑚 =
16.552 × 106 𝑚𝑚4
= 0.279𝑁/𝑚𝑚 ∴From safe load tables:
Leg length, tw Throat Design capacity for
100𝑘𝑁 (mm) thickness, tt E48xx electrodes,
𝐹𝑣𝑉 = 𝐹𝑦𝑉 = = 0.133𝑘𝑁/𝑚𝑚 (mm) ɸVw (kN/mm)
750𝑚𝑚
100𝑘𝑁 5 3.54 0.81
𝐹ℎ𝐻 = 𝐹𝑥𝐻 = = 0.133𝑘𝑁/𝑚𝑚
750𝑚𝑚

𝑉𝑤∗
= √(0.133𝑘𝑁/𝑚𝑚 + 0.279𝑘𝑁/𝑚𝑚)2 + (0.133𝑘𝑁/𝑚𝑚 + 0.293𝑘𝑁/𝑚𝑚)2
= 0.593𝑘𝑁/𝑚𝑚

∴From safe load tables:

Leg length, tw Throat Design capacity for
(mm) thickness, tt E41xx electrodes,
(mm) ɸVw (kN/mm)
5 3.54 0.70

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