dc.contributor.author | Tousignant, Kyle | |
dc.contributor.author | Packer, Jeffrey A. | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2021-06-01T16:55:32Z | |
dc.date.available | 2021-06-01T16:55:32Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2017 | |
dc.identifier.citation | Tousignant, K. & Packer, J. A. (2017). Numerical investigation of fillet welds in HSS-to-rigid end-plate connections, Journal of Structural Engineering, American Society of Civil Engineers 143(12): 04017165-1 – 04017165-16. https://doi.org/10.1061/(ASCE)ST.1943-541X.0001889 | en_US |
dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/10222/80524 | |
dc.description.abstract | This paper presents a finite element (FE) investigation on the behavior of fillet-welded
hollow structural section (HSS) rigid end-plate connections, wherein the entire weld
length is effective. The FE models are validated by comparison to 33 experimental
tests and a parametric study is then performed with 73 numerical tests to evaluate the
effect of weld size, HSS branch wall slenderness and branch inclination angle, on fillet
weld strength. The inherent problem with one-sided fillet welds to a tension-loaded
element is illustrated. A reliability analysis determined that the directional strengthincrease
factor for fillet welds in North America leads to inadequate values of the safety
index for joints to both circular and rectangular HSS, especially for connections with
large welds. Hence, an alternative yet safe method for estimating the strength of fillet
welds to HSS, based on weld size, is proposed. An expression for the fillet weld size
required to develop the yield strength of a 90° HSS branch member is derived. | en_US |
dc.publisher | American Society of Civil Engineers | en_US |
dc.relation.ispartof | Engineering Journal, American Society of Civil Engineers | en_US |
dc.title | Numerical Investigation of Fillet Welds in HSS-to-Rigid End-Plate Connections | en_US |
dc.type | Text | en_US |