A plate girder I-section is made by groove welding stress free web plate to two stress-free flange plates. After cooling of the welds to the room temperature, the residual stress would be _____.
A
tensile at the free edges of the flanges
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B
zero everywhere
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C
compressive at the flange web intersection
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D
compressive at the free edges of the flanges
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Solution
The correct option is A tensile at the free edges of the flanges tensile at the free edges of the flanges