Weld Acceptance Criteria for Seismically Loaded Steel Structures
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Fracture mechanics can be used to determine allowable flaw sizes for welds in steel structures. Models are developed, both for pull-plate tests and for building connections. Building connections are more severe because of stress concentration in the center of the weld length and column bending. Ultrasonic acceptance criteria are described, based on size of flaw, for surface and embedded flaws.
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Journal of Materials in Civil Engineering
Volume 14 • Issue 1 • February 2002
Pages: 50 - 56
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Copyright © 2002 American Society of Civil Engineers.
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Received: Sep 11, 2000
Accepted: Aug 29, 2001
Published online: Feb 1, 2002
Published in print: Feb 2002
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