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Part 5: Joint Design 5 – 33 3.2.8 Weld resistance Full strength symmetrical fillet welds are recommended. For a full strength weld, the size of each throat should comply with the following requirement 8 : a ≥ 0,46 t p for S235 fin plate a ≥ 0,48 t p for S275 fin plate a ≥ 0,55 t p for S355 fin plate a ≥ 0,75 t p for S460 fin plate where: a is the weld throat thickness The leg length is defined as follows: 2 s a  3.3 Checks for tying EN 1993-1-8 does not have a partial factor for structural integrity checks. In this publication  Mu has been used. A value of  Mu = 1,1 is recommended. 3.3.1 Fin plate and bolt group resistance 1 1 e 2 2 e e e 1 1 1 h p 2 p p p F Ed F Ed n 1 p 1 2 1 Single line of bolts 2 Double line of bolts 3.3.1.1 Shear resistance of bolts Basic requirement: F Ed ≤ F Rd F Rd = n b F v,u [Reference 8] F v,u = Mu v ub   f A