FullScale Tests of ButtWelded Splices in Heavy （对接焊缝拼接的重型全尺度的测试）.pdf

Full-Scale Tests of Butt-Welded Splices in Heavy-Rolled Steel Sections Subjected to Primary Tensile Stresses MICHEL BRUNEAU and STEPHEN A. MAHIN ABSTRACT Experimental results from full-scale testing of full and Unfortunately, there is relatively little quantitative partial penetration butt-welded capacity. Qualitative information available in the literature related to the explanations are given as to the cause of the observed failure. experimental behavior of field performance of tension splices The splice with full penetration welds exhibited satisfactory in heavy section members. Welds in thick steel plates have strength and ductility. It is believed that a great amount of been known for years to be problem-prone in general. With care must be taken in the execution of this weld type. Future the increase in steel thickness and amount of weld material research needs are examined. deposited, problems such as lamellar tearing, weld embrittlement, underbead cracking, distortion, and so on have INTRODUCTION been observed to occur more frequently. Several papers are available in the literature on the basic causes of these types Structural steel sections in Groups 4 and 5 are extensively of problems and general fabrication techniques to be used to used as compression members in tall buildings and other