Posted 2/23/2013 15:49 (#2920598 - in reply to #2920558) Subject: RE: care to explain that?
Statesville, NC
I reinforced a 2" pipe by welding 1/2 x 2 strips on the top and bottom, and it failed because I left too much gap in the welds on the compression side. The flat started to bend in compression between the welds. Depending on the thickness of material I would want to weld the compression side fully. My reinforcement would have been ok if I had welded it fully.
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