DETERMINATION OF THE BEARING CAPACITY OF HOLLOW SECTIONS WITH DEFECTIVE BUTT WELDS

ERMITTLUNG DES TRAGVERHALTENS VON HOHLPROFILEN MIT FEHLERBEHAFTETEN STUMPFNAEHTEN

A KNOWLEDGE OF THE EFFECT OF DEFECTIVE WELDS ON STATIC AND DYNAMIC BEARING CAPACITY COULD LEAD TO GENERALLY VALID STATEMENTS ON PERMISSIBLE STRESSES IN RELATION TO THE QUALITY OF THE WELD FOR THE CASE OF BUTT WELDS IN HOLLOW SECTIONS. STATIC AND DYNAMIC STRENGTH BEHAVIOUR IS BEING DETERMINED ON BUTT WELDS HAVING VARIOUS DEFECTS. THE AIM IS TO INDICATE THE QUALITY LEVEL AT WHICH THERE IS NO NON-PERMISSIBLE EFFECT ON STRENGTH.