Computational Weld Mechanics - Towards a simplified and cost effective approach for large welded structures Conference Paper

abstract

• 2015 Published by Elsevier Ltd. The current paper presents the development of a finite element analysis framework for computational weld mechanics, in order to carry out cost-effective predictions of welding induced residual stresses with good accuracy. Different approaches for describing the welding heat sources were investigated. The paper also investigates the influence of thermo-mechanical material properties of frequently used steel grades (S355-S960) on welding residual stresses and angular distortion. The predicted residual stresses were validated experimentally on several different small scale specimens with X-ray diffraction techniques. Finally, the developed simulation framework is demonstrated on complex welded structures in a construction equipment vehicle.

authors

• Balawi, Shadi

published proceedings

• ICSI 2015 THE 1ST INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON STRUCTURAL INTEGRITY FUNCHAL

author list (cited authors)

• Barsoum, Z., Bhatti, A. A., & Balawi, S.

citation count

• 5

complete list of authors

• Barsoum, Zuheir||Bhatti, Ayjwat A||Balawi, Shadi

publication date

• January 2015

publisher

• Elsevier  Publisher

published in

• Procedia Engineering  Journal

keywords

• Computational Weld Mechanics
• Finite Element Analysis
• Residual Stresses

Digital Object Identifier (DOI)

• 10.1016/j.proeng.2015.08.040

start page

• 62

end page

• 69

volume

• 114

URL

• http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.proeng.2015.08.040