Question

The design nominal strength of fillet weld is given by ____________

(a) fu

(b) √3 fu

(c) fu/√3

(d) fu/(1.25 x √3)

This question was posed to me by my school principal while I was bunking the class.

The doubt is from Design of Welds topic in chapter Welded Connections of Design of Steel Structures

Answer 1

The correct choice is (c) fu/√3

Easy explanation: Design nominal strength of fillet weld = fu/√3, where fu is smaller of ultimate stress of weld or parent metal.