The out-of-plane distortion induced in a multi-pass circumferential fillet welding of tube to pipe under different weld sequences and directions was studied using Finite Element Method(FEM) based Sysweld software and ...The out-of-plane distortion induced in a multi-pass circumferential fillet welding of tube to pipe under different weld sequences and directions was studied using Finite Element Method(FEM) based Sysweld software and verified experimentally. The FEM analyses consisted of thermal and mechanical analyses.Thermal analysis was validated with experimental transient temperature measurements. In the mechanical analysis, three different weld sequences and directions were considered to understand the mechanism of out-of-plane distortion in the tube to pipe T-joints. It was learnt that the welding direction plays a major role in minimizing the out-of-plane distortion. Further, during circumferential fillet welding of the tube to pipe component, the out-of-plane distortion generated in the x direction was primarily influenced by heat input due to the start and stop points, whereas the distortion in the z direction was influenced by time lag and welding direction. The FEM predicted distortion was compared with experimental measurements and the mechanism of out-of-plane distortion was confirmed.展开更多
文摘The out-of-plane distortion induced in a multi-pass circumferential fillet welding of tube to pipe under different weld sequences and directions was studied using Finite Element Method(FEM) based Sysweld software and verified experimentally. The FEM analyses consisted of thermal and mechanical analyses.Thermal analysis was validated with experimental transient temperature measurements. In the mechanical analysis, three different weld sequences and directions were considered to understand the mechanism of out-of-plane distortion in the tube to pipe T-joints. It was learnt that the welding direction plays a major role in minimizing the out-of-plane distortion. Further, during circumferential fillet welding of the tube to pipe component, the out-of-plane distortion generated in the x direction was primarily influenced by heat input due to the start and stop points, whereas the distortion in the z direction was influenced by time lag and welding direction. The FEM predicted distortion was compared with experimental measurements and the mechanism of out-of-plane distortion was confirmed.
文摘为了研究高层钢结构风致疲劳性能,提出了一种由整体尺度到局部节点尺度再到局部焊缝尺度的结构多尺度疲劳分析方法.选取某高层钢框架支撑结构为实际工程,模拟了相应的风荷载,通过建立结构的多尺度有限元模型,对模型进行时程分析,确定了结构应力较为集中的梁柱节点,并得到其应力集中的区域.然后,采用热点应力法对裂纹萌生寿命进行评估,并研究了单元类型及网格划分尺寸对结果的影响.结果表明:该结构底层边跨梁柱节点内侧梁上翼缘板的侧下部易产生较大的应力集中而萌生疲劳裂纹;对于焊缝附近的网格划分类型来说,线性单元及网格尺寸4 mm已基本满足精度需要;该工程的疲劳裂纹萌生寿命为335 a.
