ULTIMATE BEHAVIOR OF HEAVY STEEL SECTION WELDED SPLICES AND DESIGN IMPLICATIONS

The results are presented of a testing program of partial- and full-penetration butt-welded splices of typical group four and five sections, as presently fabricated by industry. The paper also examines some analytical results to assess the practical design implications of the observed behavior. It was found that that a partial- (half) penetration butt weld connecting two heavy jumbo steel sections can develop the design capacity of the connection. The details of the findings for both partial-penetration specimens and full-penetration specimens are discussed.

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• Authors:
  • Bruneau, M
  • Mahin, S A
• Publication Date: 1990-8

Media Info

• Features: Appendices; Figures; References; Tables;
• Pagination: p. 2214-35
• Serial:
  • Journal of Structural Engineering
  • Volume: 116
  • Issue Number: 8
  • Publisher: American Society of Civil Engineers
  • ISSN: 0733-9445
  • Serial URL: http://ascelibrary.org/loi/jsendh

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Splice plates; Steel structures; Structural analysis; Structural design; Structural mechanics; Structural steel; Testing; Weldments
• Uncontrolled Terms: Structural behavior
• Subject Areas: Bridges and other structures; Highways; I20: Design and Planning of Transport Infrastructure;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00497484
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Sep 30 1990 12:00AM