FILLET WELD KEYHOLE T BEND TEST

A FILLET WELD KEYHOLE BEND TEST IS PROPOSED FOR GAGING THE QUALITY OF AUTOMATIC AND SEMI-AUTOMATIC FILLET WELDS IN STRUCTURAL STEEL FABRICATION. THE REPORT COVERS THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE TEST AND THE STANDARD RESULTS TO BE EXPECTED FROM IT. THE TEST IS SIMILAR IN FORM TO THE STANDARD AWS TEE BEND TEST. A TRANSVERSE SLICE OF A TEST SECTION (IN THE FORM OF A T) IS RELIEVED WITH A NOTCH IN THE FLANGE SECTION OF THE T, ON THE SIDE OPPOSITE THE STEM OF THE T FORMED BY THE WEB SECTION, AND BENT TO PRODUCE A UNIFORM TRANSVERSE ELONGATION ACROSS THE SURFACES OF THE FILLET WELDS CONNECTING THE WEB AND FLANGE. THIS TEST IS CALLED A FILLET WELD KEYHOLE T BEND TEST BECAUSE OF ITS APPEARANCE. ITS PURPOSE IS TO FILL A GAP NOT COVERED BY CURRENTLY ACCEPTED TEST PROCEDURES. /AUTHOR/

• Record URL:
  https://onlinepubs.trb.org/Onlinepubs/hrbproceedings/39/39-020.pdf
• Supplemental Notes:
  • Vol 39, pp 352-360, 3 FIG, 9 PHOT, 2 REF. Distribution, posting, or copying of this PDF is strictly prohibited without written permission of the Transportation Research Board of the National Academy of Sciences. Unless otherwise indicated, all materials in this PDF are copyrighted by the National Academy of Sciences. Copyright © National Academy of Sciences. All rights reserved.
• Authors:
  • BEATON, J L
  • Jonas, P G
  • Kendrick, C B
• Publication Date: 1960

Media Info

• Media Type: Digital/other
• Monograph Title: Proceedings of the Thirty-Ninth Annual Meeting of the Highway Research Board, Washington, D.C., January 11-15, 1960
• Serial:
  • Highway Research Board Proceedings
  • Volume: 39
  • Publisher: Highway Research Board

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Bend tests; Fillet welds; Structural steel; Test procedures; Weldments
• Subject Areas: Bridges and other structures; Geotechnology; Highways; Materials;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00217130
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS, TRB
• Created Date: Aug 29 1971 12:00AM