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122 DESIGN FOR CYCLIC LOADING (FATIGUE) [App. K3.center of the connected leg, the effects of eccentricity shall be ignored. If the centerof gravity of the connecting welds lies outside this zone, the total stresses, includingthose due to joint eccentricity, shall be included in the calculation of stress range.3. Design Stress RangeThe range of stress at service loads shall not exceed the stress range computed asfollows.(a) For stress categories A, B, B,C,D,EandE the design stress range, F SR , shallbe determined by Equation A-K3.1 or A-K3.1M.FSRC f= æ 0.333Fè ç ö÷ ³N øTH(A-K3.1)æçMetric:lFèSRæC= çèf´Nö. ö÷ ³ FTH÷(A-K3.1M)ø ø327 0 333whereF SR = Design stress range, ksi (MPa)C f = Constant from Table A-K3.1 for the categoryN = Number of stress range fluctuations in design life= Number of stress range fluctuations per day 365 years of designlifeF TH = Threshold fatigue stress range, maximum stress range for indefinitedesign life from Table A-K3.1, ksi (MPa)(b) For stress category F, the design stress range, F SR , shall be determined by EquationA-K3.2 or A-K3.2M.FSRC f= æ 0.167Fè ç ö÷ ³N øTH(A-K3.2)æçMetric:lFèSRæC= çèf´ 11´10 4 0.167ö÷ ³ FN øTHö÷ø(A-K3.2M)(c) For tension-loaded plate elements connected at their end by cruciform, T- orcorner details with complete-joint-penetration groove welds or partial-jointpenetrationgroove welds, fillet welds, or combinations of the preceding, transverseto the direction of stress, the design stress range on the cross section ofthe tension-loaded plate element at the toe of the weld shall be determined asfollows:Based upon crack initiation from the toe of the weld on the tension loaded plateelement the design stress range, F SR , shall be determined by Equation A-K3.1or A-K3.1M, for Category C which is equal toFSR =æ 44 ´ 10çè N8 0.333ö÷ ³ø10<strong>LRFD</strong> Specification for Structural Steel Buildings, December 27, 1999AMERICAN INSTITUTE OF STEEL CONSTRUCTION

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