FE-model using 8-noded solid elements; weld shape

included and defined toe position; using 20-noded solid elements; weld shape included and defined position. toe location and the modelled weld specifications. regarded as the most accurate that ignoring the weld shape leads to entirely different results (especially for the brace Figures and clarify these differences. In these figures, the stress distribution is for the positions (see Figure 1) pertaining to load to determine at fictitious locations without including the weld shape. effect of an element type the that using identical an using an element type without midside-