Questions tagged [welds]
Use this tag when the question deals with the design of welds or their uses. For questions about the physical process of making welds, use the [welding] tag.
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How do I calculate the strength of a weld joining two crossed rods?
While considering this recent question, I started wondering how to determine the strength of the welds in the steel mesh. As AndyT points out in his comment:
The welds at the connections are only ...
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How do you check a weld for applied moment?
I have a single angle connected to a double angle via a 3/16" weld
I know there is a factored, applied moment at that connection. I would like to ask how I can go about checking the capacity of this ...
