7 Weld connections of frames and end brackets
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7 Weld connections of frames and end brackets

  7.1 Double continuous welding shall be adopted for the connections of frames and brackets to side shell and hopper and top-side tank plating and web to face plates.

  7.2 For this purpose, the weld throat shall be (see figure 1):

  • .1 0.44 t in zone "a";

  • .2 0.4 t in zone "b";

where t is the thinner of the two connected members.

  7.3 Where the hull form is such as to prohibit an effective fillet weld, edge preparation of the web of frame and bracket may be required, in order to ensure the same efficiency as the weld connection stated above.

Parent topic: Annex 1 - Standards for Side Structures in Single-Side Skin Bulk Carriers
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