The effective throat thickness of a fillet weld of size s is:

Why is this the answer?

Effective throat = 0.707s (= s·sin45°) for equal-leg fillet welds. This is the minimum width through which the weld resists stress. IS 800 uses throat for computing weld strength: design strength = throat × (fu/(√3 × γmw)).

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