Statistical analysis of shear strength of welds in welded fabric for civil engineering with application of new tool design

Abstract

Many new requirements in the field of testing of metals, emphasize traceability and accuracy of test results as of the end goal. These requirements have hidden context with emphasis on energy efficiency too., which is initiated by mass productions and increasing market of end products based on steels for civil engineering applications. The noted above move focus on improvements of existing test methods. The key point in the verification of improvements is a statistical analysis of test results. This paper describes one such analysis, based on results obtained by application of new insert tool for testing of shear strength of welded fabric for civil engineering. This paper presents an extensive series of experimental results to verify the efficiency of the application of the new insert tool. The obtained results justify applications of a new tool insert to reduce data scatter during testing of welded fabric for civil engineering.