u/E-coli-Cholo

Image 1 — All this for a Materials Science Question?!
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All this for a Materials Science Question?!

I just spent way too long trying to find a dedicated section for eccentrically loaded weld groups (the J formula, FMX, and FMY stuff) in the manual, but….there isn’t one…

You gotta pull from Statics & Mechanics of Materials.

1.) Treat the welds as lines, (width 1 unit), Use the Parallel Axis Theorem (I = I_c + Ld^2) to build your I_x and I_y piece by piece.

2.) Use the polar moment of inertia (J = I_x + I_y). The formula for the force components (f = My/J) is just the torsional shear stress formula (tau = Tr/J) in disguise.

Basically, this is a Structural problem "disguised" as a Statics/Materials Science hybrid. If you're looking for a shortcut in the Structural tables, you're going to waste a lot of time searching for a page that isn't there.

u/E-coli-Cholo — 3 days ago