Welding I Beams at the corners

Good Morning All-

I'm designing a Framework for a processing plant. I'm using W12 x 26 section
I beams. They form a horizontal square 12' x 12'. I'm looking for
data/examples showing the welded corners. For example, butt weld or miter
weld?

Do you have any suggestions?

Thanks in advance,
Devon T. Sowell
www.3-ddesignsolutions.com

 

Thanks, Keith-



There will be 6 of these horizontal frames, on columns, 20' off the floor
with a static load of 2 1/2 tons or so. A structural engineer determined
the sizes and materials and called out a welded corner with no corner
detail. I know it's his responsibility; I was just looking for examples
(pictures and details) of corner treatments for my own benefit.



Thanks again,

Devon

 

Generally we run one square into the other with one coped to slip the web
all the way in to the other web. Trying to miter both beaks is tough and
harder to weld on that kind of stuff.

WT

 

Thanks Wayne, I agree.

Devon

 

Now if you are making a square and coping the ends make 4 identical
pieces coped on one end.

 

You may consider the cost of handling all four beams for coping to be
higher than coping half the beams on both ends. You may also get less
variance by coping only half the beams, depending on the cutting
process.

Material handling typically doesn't add value.

(Now we are off topic)

Diego (swimming in the value stream)