1. Loading by axial force F x
 
Resultant Shear Stress
 
where:
| F x | axial force [N, lb]. | |
| A | throat area of the weld group [mm 2 , in 2 ]. | 
2. Loading by bending moment M
 
Shear stress in the weld investigated point
 
where:
| u | constant | |
| - for calculation in metric units u = 1000 | ||
| - for calculation in English units u = 12 | ||
| M | bending moment [Nm, lb ft] | |
| r | radius vector of investigated weld point related to the weld group center of gravity [mm, in] | |
| J | polar moment of inertia of weld group [mm 4 , in 4 ] | 
3. Loading by bending force F Y
 
In any weld point, a stress caused by shearing force F Y and bending moment M F originates. Its size determines the formula:
M F = F Y r F [Nmm, lb in]
where:
| F Y | bending shearing force [N, lb] | |
| r F | arm of bending force to the weld group center of gravity [mm, in]. | 
Shear stress caused by shearing force
 
where:
| F Y | bending shearing force [N, lb] | |
| A | throat area of the weld group [mm 2 , in 2 ]. | 
Shear stress caused by bending moment
- stress x-component
 
- stress y-component
 
where:
| M F | bending moment [Nmm, lb in] | |
| r Y | distance of investigated weld point to the weld group center of gravity in the y-axis direction [mm, in] | |
| r X | distance of investigated weld point to the weld group center of gravity in the x-axis direction [mm, in] | |
| J | polar moment of inertia of weld group [mm 4 , in 4 ] | 
Resultant shear stress in the investigated point of weld
 
where:
| τ XM | x-component of shear stress caused by bending moment [MPa, psi] | |
| τ Y | shear stress caused by shearing force F Y ' [MPa, psi] | |
| τ YM | y-component of shear stress caused by bending moment [MPa, psi] | 
4. Loading by common force F
 
In any weld point, a common force F causes adequate stress to the stress which would arise by combined loading from bending moment M F and the pair of shearing forces F X ', F Y ' with action point in the weld group center of gravity, while applies:
M F = F r F [Nmm, lb in]
F X' = F cos ϕ [N, lb]
F Y' = F sin ϕ [N, lb]
where:
| F | acting force [N, lb] | |
| r F | arm of bending force to the weld group center of gravity [mm, in] | |
| ϕ | direction angle of acting force [°] | 
Shear stress caused by shearing force F X'
 
Shear stress caused by shearing force F Y'
 
where:
| A | throat area of the weld [mm 2 , in 2 ] | 
Shear stress caused by bending moment
- stress x-component
 
- stress y-component
 
where:
| M F | bending moment [Nmm, lb in] | |
| r Y | distance of investigated weld point to the weld group center of gravity in the y-axis direction [mm, in] | |
| r X | distance of investigated weld point to the weld group center of gravity in the x-axis direction [mm, in] | |
| J | polar moment of inertia of weld group [mm 4 , in 4 ] | 
Resultant shear stress in the investigated point of weld
 
where:
| τ X | shear stress caused by shearing force F X' [MPa, psi] | |
| τ XM | x-component of shear stress caused by bending moment [MPa, psi] | |
| τ Y | shear stress caused by shearing force F Y ' [MPa, psi] | |
| τ YM | y-component of shear stress caused by bending moment [MPa, psi] | 
5. Calculation of comparative stress σ S
Comparative stress is determined from calculated partial stresses according to the formula:
 
while for the x-component of stress that actuates in the investigated point of weld, perpendicularly to the weld direction, the α X = α 3 formula is applied. In the opposite case α X = α 4 . The same applies for the y-component of the stress actuating perpendicularly to the weld direction, that is α Y = α 3 or α Y = α 4 .
where:
| τ X | shear stress caused by shearing force F X' [MPa, psi] | |
| τ XM | x-component of shear stress caused by bending moment [MPa, psi] | |
| τ Y | shear stress caused by shearing force F Y ' [MPa, psi] | |
| τ YM | y-component of shear stress caused by bending moment [MPa, psi] | |
| α 3 | conversion factor of weld joint for fillet end weld [-] | |
| α 3 | conversion factor of weld joint for fillet end weld [-] |