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    Bulging on SHS steel column

    @Tomfh It seems so, yes. But no bolted connection there. I'm not sure if those gussets (or whatever they are) are site welded or not, if that would make a difference. Anyway, they would be visible from the beginning, not later on. It was cold and it got warmer recently, that's why I was thinking...
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    Bulging on SHS steel column

    @hokie66 That's what I thought at first. But you can see in the first photo, it's not all around the cross section; usually they are for welded splices. Also it's seems they weren't there from the beginning, they appeared recently.
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    Bulging on SHS steel column

    @Tomfh This also happened lower down some columns, not near the connection. It's visible if you zoom in the 3rd photo, left column.
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    Bulging on SHS steel column

    Hello everyone, Does anybody know why this "bulging" occurred on these SHS steel columns (see photos attached)? They appear in different places along the columns. Freeze-thaw maybe? They're closed off, maybe some water got inside though porous welds? The structure is near a large river (not...
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    Why are intermittent groove/butt welds prohibited?

    @kingnero Yes, I understand what you are saying, those 2 (butt welds are not calculated and intermittent butt welds are forbidden) are used in conjunction. In my example (the build up I beam): if intermittent fillet welds are ok to transfer sheer stress between flanges and web (for a particular...
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    Why are intermittent groove/butt welds prohibited?

    Thank you both for your answers. @kingnero I am aware full penetration welds are not calculated. Are you saying the same principle that applies to intermittent fillet welds cannot be applied to intermittent butt welds (in terms of how they are designed)? Take for example a build up I section...
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    Why are intermittent groove/butt welds prohibited?

    Hello everyone. Why are intermittent groove/butt welds prohibited, with either full or partial penetration? This is specified in the European design code (Eurocode 3). I am not familiar with other standards, but I see this is also specified in AWS D1.1 (4.8.2). Please correct me if I...
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    Anchoring a cantilever on thin composite slab edge

    Hello fellow eng. As the title suggests I have to design a connection of a cantilever beam to a composite slab (slab is 100mm in total). The cantilever supports a platform on the outside of a building (used for maintenance and cleaning) as well as an exterior wind-screen made of perforated metal...

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