Nulukkizdin
Structural
Question on Demand Critical Welds for SCBFs. Per AISC341 it seems fairly clear which welds are Demand Critical:
One quick question/clarification on this. I'm not seeing anywhere in AISC 341 that explicitly says these DCW welds MUST be CJP/groove welds. So as a particular question, is there anything saying we can't use a fillet weld for a column to base plate connection? If we CAN use a fillet weld, presumably it would still need to be a DCW, even if it is not a groove weld, correct?
Groove welds at column splices
Welds at column-to-base plate connections (with exceptions)
Welds at beam-to-column connections conforming to Section F2.6b(c)
One quick question/clarification on this. I'm not seeing anywhere in AISC 341 that explicitly says these DCW welds MUST be CJP/groove welds. So as a particular question, is there anything saying we can't use a fillet weld for a column to base plate connection? If we CAN use a fillet weld, presumably it would still need to be a DCW, even if it is not a groove weld, correct?