bridgebuster, this is pretty close to the detail, the plates are on top of each other rather than side by side, but for all intents and purposes it's the same. Thanks for pointing me to that!
I'm thinking that thought the welds are not 'structural' in nature, that is they are not transferring any forces from one plate to the next (that work is all taken care of by the rivets) they are pretty sloppy welds and in some locations relatively thick. Because of this, they may inadvertantly...
Thanks, Teguci. So it does fall into section 3.5 of the AASHTO table.
To follow this question up, I assume the 0.8" limit applies to the portion of the flange under consideration and not the total thickness of the flange. In other words, for a flange made up of a pair of 8x8x1 angles with...
I tried posting this on the welding page a few days ago, but I didn't receive any hits. Maybe this is a more appropriate forum for my specific question about welds. Here goes...
I am trying to come up with a fatigue classification for a welding detail I have come across on a bridge. The...
I am trying to come up with a fatigue classification for a welding detail I have come across on a bridge. The detail is fairly common for bridges of this age (built in 1950's) but nothing in the AASHTO table (6.6.1.2.3-1) looks quite right to me. The detail is this:
Built up riveted...
