Weld Strength Evaluation

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Design standard

Calculation standard

Sets screening knobs for Indicative practice — not product type or catalog geometry

Elastic screening factors for brackets, rails, and non-code members. Section geometry stays free.

Allowable stress 60% of yieldDeflection L/360Target SF 2.00

Reference standards

Roark's FormulasTimoshenko beam theoryMachinery's Handbook

Validate — verify what you entered

Auto-design runs a solver-backed sizing search, applies the best candidate, then runs the full validation check.

Weld joint

Define weld throat size, group geometry, and applied shear/axial forces.

Weld type

Weld size

Weld length

Weld count

Shear force

Axial force

Eccentricity (shear line to group CG)

Material

Continue workflow

Typical next steps after Weld Group Analysis

Design help & referenceShow

Reference documentation

Standards, catalogs, and technical write-ups relevant to this module.

Candidate strategy

Typical Auto-design directions for weld group analysis.

Option	Basis	Pass	Tradeoff
Light candidate	Minimum envelope	Check stress and deflection	Lowest mass; lowest reserve
Balanced candidate	Target utilization	Pass expected	Best first production choice
Stiff candidate	Deflection margin	Pass with reserve	Higher mass and cost