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Two steel plates are lap jointed in a workshop using 6 mm thick fillet weld as shown in the figure (not drawn to the scale). The ultimate strength of the weld is 410 MPa.


As per Limit State Design of IS 800:2007, the design capacity (in kN) of the welded connection, is ____.

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413.586
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203.498
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590.837
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336.248
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Solution

The correct option is A 413.586
Total welded length,
=200+120+200=520 mm

Throat thickness,
=0.7S=0.7times6=4.2 mm

Total welded area
=520×4.2=2184 mm2

Design capacity of welded connection
=Area×fu3×1.25
=2184×4103×1.25
=413586.02 N
=413.586 kN

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