Fillet Weld Size
PROCalculate the minimum fillet weld leg size to carry a shear or tensile load per AS/NZS 1554 or AWS D1.1.
BEng Mechanical Engineering (Hons), CMIOSH, LEEA Member
Mechanical engineer and certified lifting equipment examiner with 18 years in heavy industry, structural steelwork, and crane operations across construction and resources sectors.
1 April 2025
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Fillet weld design capacity: ฯVw = 0.6 ร ฯ ร fu ร tt ร Lw. SP category ฯ = 0.8, GP ฯ = 0.7.
Standards New Zealand / HERA
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