If welding two aluminum parts are shown, what is considered part of the heat affected zone? I know strength is greatly reduced and I’ve read 1” from weld. Is top piece weld affected besides 1/2"...
See attached. I made a very basic 3D model to hopefully make it clear. You are correct, the welded flange simply rests on top of the receiving post, not fastened in any way. Assume the receiving post is fixed-fixed. My plan is to resolve the forces into a force and couple acting at top of...
Please see the attachment. Have a eccentrically loaded round tube post that is inserted into another post. Trying to ensure the posts won't buckle or yield and want to make sure I am approaching this problem correctly. Approach is to use secant formula for top post, but I don't know how to find...
