A Criterion for Plastic Failure of Notched High Strength Steel Structures

1981 ◽  
Vol 103 (2) ◽  
pp. 142-147
Author(s):  
J. Margetson
Keyword(s):  
High Strength Steel ◽  
Ductile Failure ◽  
Steel Structures ◽  
High Strength ◽  
Failure Criteria ◽  
Element Analysis ◽  
Hardening Material ◽  
Stress Maximum ◽  
Stress States ◽  
Von Mises

A criterion of ductile failure for a high strength steel under a multiaxial state of stress is established. A family of multiaxial stress states at failure is generated from the fracture data of a number of notched tensile specimens with differing notch geometries. An elasto-plastic finite element analysis, for a work hardening material, is used to analyze each test. Several failure criteria are considered including maximum stress, maximum strain, and distortional energy. A Von Mises type criterion, suitably equated to the maximum tensile properties of the material, gives highly accurate predictions in all cases.

Study on the Local Buckling Behavior of Steel Equal Angle Members under Axial Compression with the Steel Strength Variation

2011 ◽  
Vol 374-377 ◽  
pp. 2430-2436
Author(s):  
Gang Shi ◽  
Zhao Liu ◽  
Yong Zhang ◽  
Yong Jiu Shi ◽  
Yuan Qing Wang
Keyword(s):  
Finite Element ◽  
Axial Compression ◽  
High Strength Steel ◽  
Local Buckling ◽  
Steel Structures ◽  
High Strength ◽  
Element Analysis ◽  
Equal Angle ◽  
Buckling Behavior ◽  
Steel Strength

High strength steel sections have been increasingly used in buildings and bridges, and steel angles have also been widely used in many steel structures, especially in transmission towers and long span trusses. However, high strength steel exhibits mechanical properties that are quite different from ordinary strength steel, and hence, the local buckling behavior of steel equal angle members under axial compression varies with the steel strength. However, there is a lack of research on the relationship of the local buckling behavior of steel equal angle members under axial compression with the steel strength. A finite element model is developed in this paper to analyze the local buckling behavior of steel equal angle members under axial compression, and study its relationship with the steel strength and the width-to-thickness ratio of the angle leg. The finite element analysis (FEA) results are compared with the corresponding design method in the American code AISC 360-05, which provides a reference for the related design.

Response, Localization, and Rupture of Anisotropic Tubes Under Combined Pressure and Tension

2020 ◽  
Vol 88 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Martin Scales ◽  
Kelin Chen ◽  
Stelios Kyriakides
Keyword(s):  
Constitutive Model ◽  
Ductile Failure ◽  
Failure Criteria ◽  
Yield Function ◽  
Local Deformation ◽  
Al Alloys ◽  
Biaxial Stress ◽  
Image Correlation ◽  
Element Analysis ◽  
Von Mises

Abstract The inelastic response and failure of Al-6061-T6 tubes under combined internal pressure and tension is investigated as part of a broader study of ductile failure of Al-alloys. A custom experimental setup is used to load thin-walled tubes to failure under radial paths in the axial-hoop stress space. All loading paths achieve nominal stress maxima beyond which deformation localizes into a narrow band. 3D digital image correlation (DIC) was used to monitor the deformations in the test section and successfully captured the rapid growth of strain within the localization bands where they burst. The biaxial stress states generated are first used to calibrate the nonquadratic anisotropic Yld04-3D yield function (Barlat et al., 2005, “Linear Transformation-based Anisotropic Yield Functions,” Int. J. Plasticity, 21(5), pp. 1009–1039). The constitutive model is then incorporated through a UMAT into a finite element analysis and used to simulate numerically the experiments. The same calculations were performed using von Mises (VM) and an isotropic nonquadratic yield function. The material hardening responses adopted were extracted for each constitutive model from the necked zone of a tensile test using an inverse method. The use of solid elements captures the evolution of local deformation deep into the localizing part of the response, producing strain levels that are required in the application of failure criteria. The results demonstrate that the adoption of a nonquadratic yield function, together with a correct material hardening response are essential for large deformation predictions in localizing zones in Al-alloys. Including the anisotropy in such a constitutive model produces results that are closest to the experiments.

Numerical Simulation of Residual Stresses due to Multipass Welding in High Strength Steel Plates and Validation against Experimental Measurements

2018 ◽  
Vol 941 ◽  
pp. 269-273
Author(s):  
Constant Ramard ◽  
Denis Carron ◽  
Philippe Pilvin ◽  
Florent Bridier
Keyword(s):  
Residual Stress ◽  
Residual Stresses ◽  
High Strength Steel ◽  
High Strength ◽  
Steel Plates ◽  
Contour Method ◽  
Hole Drilling ◽  
Experimental Measurements ◽  
Element Analysis ◽  
Multipass Welding

Multipass arc welding is commonly used for thick plates assemblies in shipbuilding. Sever thermal cycles induced by the process generate inhomogeneous plastic deformation and residual stresses. Metallurgical transformations contribute at each pass to the residual stress evolution. Since residual stresses can be detrimental to the performance of the welded product, their estimation is essential and numerical modelling is useful to predict them. Finite element analysis of multipass welding of a high strength steel is achieved with a special emphasis on mechanical and metallurgical effects on residual stress. A welding mock-up was specially designed for experimental measurements of in-depth residual stresses using contour method and deep hole drilling and to provide a simplified case for simulation. The computed results are discussed through a comparison with experimental measurements.

Improving Prediction of Limit Bending Load for Wall-Thinned Pipes by Reconsidering the Effect of Biaxiality

2015 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kosuke Mori ◽  
Toshiyuki Meshii
Keyword(s):  
Finite Element Analysis ◽  
Large Strain ◽  
Axial Stress ◽  
Plastic Instability ◽  
Failure Criteria ◽  
Von Mises Stress ◽  
Element Analysis ◽  
Crack Penetration ◽  
Bending Load ◽  
Von Mises

In this paper, a failure criterion applicable to large-strain finite element analysis (FEA) results was studied to predict the limit bending load Mc of the groove shaped wall-thinned pipes, under combined internal pressure and bending load, that experienced cracking. In our previous studies, Meshii and Ito [1] considered cracking of pipes with groove shaped flaw (small axial length δz in Fig. 1) was due to the plastic instability at the wall-thinned section and proposed the Domain Collapse Criterion (DCC). The DCC predicted Mc of cracking for small δz by comparing the von Mises stress σMises with the true tensile strength σB. However, it was indicated that the predictability of Mc was not necessarily sufficient. Thus, in this work, attempts were made to improve the accuracy of Mc prediction with a perspective that multi-axial stress state might affect this plastic instability. As a result of examination of the various failure criteria based on multi-axial stress, it was confirmed that the limit bending load of the groove flawed pipe that experienced cracking could be predicted within 5 % accuracy by applying Hill’s plastic instability onset criterion [2] to the outer surface of the crack penetration section. The accuracy of the predicted limit bending load was improved from DCC’s error of 15% to 5%.

Review on High Strength Steel Bolted End-Plate Connections

2015 ◽  
Vol 744-746 ◽  
pp. 265-273
Author(s):  
Xi Yu Wang ◽  
Yong Feng Luo ◽  
Xu Hong Qiang ◽  
Xiao Liu
Keyword(s):  
High Strength Steel ◽  
Structural Engineering ◽  
Mechanical Performance ◽  
Rapid Development ◽  
Steel Structures ◽  
High Strength ◽  
Design Standards ◽  
Existing Problems ◽  
End Plate ◽  
Plate Connections

Past three decades have seen the rapid development of high strength steel (HSS) in its application in structural engineering. However, so far the mechanical performance of a HSS beam-to-column connection has not been systematically studied, especially for bolted end-plate connections, the commonly employed beam-to-column connections in steel structures, which could restrict the application of HSS. Therefore, this paper aims to represent the basic methods, current achievements, recent applications, and the existing problems that lie in the way. In doing so, this paper is composed of three parts, experimental results, numerical analysis as well as component method. At the end, this paper indicates that future investigation should be based upon experimental analysis and proper finite element modeling, to verify a numerical model and to refine design standards.

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