Abstract
The development, by Butler and Kulak, of equations for the calculation of fillet weld resistance with relation to the angle of load application has improved the understanding of the limit states behavior of welded connections. For the design of welded connections subjected to shear and moment, Dawe and Kulak developed a method of analysis based on the principle of instantaneous center of rotation, which accounts for the actual load–deformation characteristics of the weld. Due to its complexity, the method of Dawe and Kulak requires the use of a computer. In order to make the method more attractive to the designer, Neis suggested some simplifying assumptions and at the same time criticized the work done by Dawe and Kulak. In the discussions that followed the publication of his results, various researchers expressed diverging opinions on several matters related to the theories.Since the proposed methods were based on the results of only 8 laboratory tests done by Dawe and Kulak, we have carried out a series of 24 tests. The results of these tests were compared with the theoretical ultimate loads obtained from the methods of Dawe and Kulak and Neis, and demonstrate that the proposed methods are adequate as long as they are used within certain limits and respect certain conditions.
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