Eccentric shear welded connection are popular for column

brackets supporting gantry crane loadings or mezzanine floors. The

connection below produces (shear + torsion) on the weld. The LRFD
method for (shear + torsion) is both difficult and lengthy, A more
conservative “elastic vector analysis” method is allowed by AISC:

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 The eccentric load is
Py
transferred to the “centroid” of the weld
P 1 inch
group. The transferred load shall
 
consist of a load P~  P~x  P~y M=P·e

plus a moment (Mz = P·e), where: Px

e = eccentrity.

The actual weld thickness

resisting shear and torsion forces is P
f1 
(0.707w), but for simplicity, we L
consider effective throat P
f1x  x
thickness = 1.0 inch. L
Py
f1y 
From direct shear only (due to P):- L
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 The transferred moment (M) causes additional shear stresses
depending on the critical locations of the weld (far edges of the weld).
M .d
f2 
where: J
M = moment due to eccentricity = (P.e)
d = distance to far this weld point
J = Polar moment of inertia.
where: J   r 2 dA
A This can be vector analyzed to:

  x 2  y 2 dA f 2x 
My
A
J
  x 2 dA   y 2 dA Mx
A A f 2y 
 I xx  I yy J W-31
Once these four stress components are evaluated for an
extreme point of the weld. They can be added vectorially:
f x  f1x  f 2 x
f y  f1 y  f 2 y
fv  ( f x )2  ( f y )2

Then the strength of 1 inch wide weld is evaluated as:

Fv =  0.707 w x 1 x (0.6 FEXX)

fv
 required w
 0.707 (0.6 FEXX )
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Example W-6
Determine the size of the weld required
for the bracket shown. A-36 steel is
used, SMAW process?
Solution:
2x 8x 4
x  2.286 inch
12  8  8
M  P.e  60 x (10  5.714)  942.8 k  in.
1 x(12) 3
Ixx   8x(6) 2  8x(6) 2
12
 144  288  288  720 in4
1x(8) 3 2
Iy y  (1x12)(2.2 86)  2
2
 1 8  (1.714)   195.0 in4
 12 
J  Ixx  Iy y  720  195  915 in4 .
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Example (W-6) - Continued
f 1x  0 (no horizontal forces).
60 60
f 1y    2.143 ksi
1x(8  8  12) 28

By inspection points (A $ B) are more critical than points (B & C);

Take point (A):
M  y 942.8  6
(f 2x )A    6.181 ksi
J 915
M  x 942.8  5.714
(f 2y )A    5.886 ksi
J 915
f v  (f 2x )A2  (f 1y  f 2y )A2

 (6.181)2  (2.143  5.886)2

 10.131 ksi W-34
Example (W-6) - Continued
fv
w req. 
  0.707  1 0.6 FEXX
Select E70XX as given by matching table.

10.131
 w req   0.455 inch
0.75  0.707  1 0.6  70

Use ½ inch weld size

9 1 1
Since maximum weld size    / 2 inch
16 16
3
minimum weld size  inch (t f  1.9 / 16 inch)
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