Benchmark Investigation of Welding-Induced Buckling and Its Critical Condition During Thin Plate Butt Welding

2019 ◽  
Vol 141 (7) ◽  
Author(s):  
Jiangchao Wang ◽  
Bin Yi
Keyword(s):  
Finite Element ◽  
Thin Plate ◽  
Measurement Data ◽  
Characteristic Parameter ◽  
Welding Distortion ◽  
Butt Welding ◽  
Buckling Behavior ◽  
Out Of Plane ◽  
Inherent Deformation ◽  
Good Agreement

Welding-induced buckling is a special type of welding distortion occurring during thin plate butt welding and was investigated using both experimental and computational approaches for this benchmark investigation. In addition, the characteristic parameter and its magnitude for the occurrence of welding-induced buckling were also presented. Fundamental theories of the inherent deformation, finite strains, and eigenvalues of the structure stiffness matrix were considered to investigate welding-induced buckling. A series of experiments on thin plate butt welding with different heat inputs were conducted, and buckling behavior was observed from the deformed shape and the distribution of out-of-plane welding distortion. Transient nonlinear thermal elastic–plastic finite element (TEP FE) and elastic finite element (FE) analyses were conducted to predict welding-induced buckling, and the results were in good agreement with the measurement data. Criteria for the occurrence of welding-induced buckling were proposed and discussed. Inherent deformation was considered as a characteristic parameter of buckling behavior during welding, and its critical magnitude was calculated using a loading incremental method and eigenvalue analysis with good agreement.

Accurate FE Computation for Out-of-plane Welding Distortion Prediction of Fillet Welding with Considering Self-Constraint

2019 ◽  
Vol 35 (4) ◽  
pp. 317-327 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hong Zhou ◽  
Jiangchao Wang
Keyword(s):  
Base Material ◽  
Fe Analysis ◽  
Welding Distortion ◽  
Fillet Welding ◽  
Buckling Behavior ◽  
Welded Structure ◽  
Out Of Plane ◽  
Inherent Deformation ◽  
Good Agreement ◽  
Key Parameter

Inherent deformation as key parameter plays an essential role in elastic finite element (FE) analysis for welding distortion prediction. In this study, the self-constraints supported by surrounding base material and lateral stiffener were presented, where their influences on magnitudes of inherent deformation components were qualitatively examined. In detail, self-constraint supported by the surrounding base material will distinguish the inherent deformation as an individual physical representation; and self-constraint supported by the lateral stiffener will significantly influence the bending component and final deformed mode. Taking into account fillet welding and orthogonal stiffened welded structure as the application, experiments were conducted for out-of-plane welding distortion measurement. Transient nonlinear thermal elastic-plastic FE analysis of fillet welding was carried out to evaluate inherent deformation after validation with the measured data; then, elastic FE analysis with inherent deformation was carried out to accurately predict the out-of-plane welding distortion and welding buckling behavior in fabrication of an orthogonal stiffened welded structure which is a part of typical ship panel, and there is a good agreement between the predicted and measured welding distortion.

scholarly journals Finite Element Analysis and In-Situ Measurement of Out-of-Plane Distortion in Thin Plate TIG Welding

Materials ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 12 (1) ◽  
pp. 141 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hui Huang ◽  
Xianqing Yin ◽  
Zhili Feng ◽  
Ninshu Ma
Keyword(s):  
Finite Element ◽  
Thin Plate ◽  
Heat Input ◽  
Plane Deformation ◽  
Welding Process ◽  
Numerical Results ◽  
Tig Welding ◽  
Image Correlation ◽  
Welding Distortion ◽  
Out Of Plane

Transient distortion of thin plate in the welding process usually has a complicated mode and large magnitude. Quantitative measurement and prediction of full-field distortion are challenging and rarely reported up to now. In this study, the out-of-plane distortion of a thin plate during the Tungsten Inert Gas (TIG) welding process was measured using the digital image correlation (DIC) method. A simulation model based on thermal elastic–plastic finite element method (FEM) and DIC measured geometric imperfection were developed for accurate prediction of the transient welding distortion. The numerical results and experimental data agreed very well in both out-of-plane deformation modes and magnitudes of the plate at different stages of welding. The maximum out-of-plane distortion was larger than 4 mm during welding which can cause instability of arc length and heat input. The distance change between welding torch and plate surface was investigated under different initial deflections of the plate before welding. The plate with flat geometry shows the minimum transient and final gap change. In addition, the relationship between heat input and welding distortion was clarified through a series of numerical analyses. Optimization of welding heat input can be performed based on numerical results to avoid excessive welding distortion.

Effective thermal elastic plastic finite element computation for welding distortion investigation of pozidriv-type welded structure with rectangular pipes and its mitigation

2020 ◽  
Vol 234 (14) ◽  
pp. 1729-1741
Author(s):  
Jiangchao Wang ◽  
Bin Yi
Keyword(s):  
Finite Element ◽  
Measurement Data ◽  
Displacement Sensor ◽  
Welding Distortion ◽  
Elastic Plastic ◽  
Welded Structure ◽  
Welding Sequence ◽  
Out Of Plane ◽  
Element Computation ◽  
Finite Element Computation

Welding distortion of pozidriv-type welded structure with rectangular pipes by 20 welding passes was examined with experimental and computational approaches, and mitigation techniques were also investigated for precision fabrication. Welding experiment to fabricate pozidriv type welded structure was conducted beforehand, and out-of-plane welding distortion was measured with contact type displacement sensor. Effective thermal elastic plastic finite element computation with iterative substructure method and parallel computation was developed, and then employed to examine the thermal-mechanical response during the entire welding process and predict the residual out-of-plane welding distortion. Good agreement between computed results and measurement data was observed with comparison. The influences of welding sequence and clamping constraint with tack welding on welding distortion were considered, which were also practiced for out-of-plane welding distortion mitigation. Both experiment and finite element computation show that out-of-plane welding distortion with welding sequence optimization and clamping constraint can be significantly reduced with about 38% and 56% magnitude of original welding distortion, respectively, while their mechanisms were also clarified by means of stiffness variation of solving welded structure.

Efficient Fatigue Testing of Tubular Joints

2015 ◽  
Author(s):  
P. Thibaux ◽  
J. Van Wittenberghe ◽  
E. Van Pottelberg ◽  
M. Van Poucke ◽  
P. De Baets ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Finite Element ◽  
Fatigue Testing ◽  
Fatigue Loading ◽  
Tubular Joints ◽  
Testing Method ◽  
Out Of Plane ◽  
Resonance Principle ◽  
Tubular Joint ◽  
The Cost ◽  
Good Agreement

Tubular joints are intensively used in off-shore structures for shallow waters. Depending on the sea conditions and the type of structure, the design can be fatigue driven. This is particularly the case for off-shore wind turbines, where turbulences are generating a fatigue loading. Any improvement of the fatigue performance of the tubular joint would be beneficial to reduce the weight and the cost of the structure. To assess efficiently the fatigue resistance of the tubular joint, a testing method has been developed based on the resonance principle. The complete circumference of the welded joint can be loaded, successively in the in-plane and out-of-plane modes at a frequency close to 20Hz. Finite element computations were used to investigate the feasibility of the concept. Then, an X-node was made and successfully tested to investigate the stress distribution along the weld. The experimental results were compared with finite element computations, giving a good agreement.

scholarly journals Out-of-Plane Vibration of Curved Uniform and Tapered Beams with Additional Mass

2017 ◽  
Vol 2017 ◽  
pp. 1-8 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hamdi Alper Özyiğit ◽  
Mehmet Yetmez ◽  
Utku Uzun
Keyword(s):  
Finite Element ◽  
Free Vibration ◽  
Boundary Conditions ◽  
Natural Frequencies ◽  
Variable Cross ◽  
Additional Mass ◽  
Inertia Effects ◽  
Tapered Beam ◽  
Out Of Plane ◽  
Good Agreement

As there is a gap in literature about out-of-plane vibrations of curved and variable cross-sectioned beams, the aim of this study is to analyze the free out-of-plane vibrations of curved beams which are symmetrically and nonsymmetrically tapered. Out-of-plane free vibration of curved uniform and tapered beams with additional mass is also investigated. Finite element method is used for all analyses. Curvature type is assumed to be circular. For the different boundary conditions, natural frequencies of both symmetrical and unsymmetrical tapered beams are given together with that of uniform tapered beam. Bending, torsional, and rotary inertia effects are considered with respect to no-shear effect. Variations of natural frequencies with additional mass and the mass location are examined. Results are given in tabular form. It is concluded that (i) for the uniform tapered beam there is a good agreement between the results of this study and that of literature and (ii) for the symmetrical curved tapered beam there is also a good agreement between the results of this study and that of a finite element model by using MSC.Marc. Results of out-of-plane free vibration of symmetrically tapered beams for specified boundary conditions are addressed.

Residual Stress Prediction for Non-Axisymmetric Vessel Penetration Welds

2008 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kazuo Ogawa ◽  
Nobuyoshi Yanagida ◽  
Koichi Saito
Keyword(s):  
Residual Stress ◽  
Finite Element ◽  
Three Dimensional ◽  
Measurement Data ◽  
Fe Model ◽  
Stress Distributions ◽  
Dimensional Finite Element ◽  
Stress Prediction ◽  
Three Dimensional Finite Element ◽  
Good Agreement

Residual stress distribution in an oblique nozzle jointed to a vessel with J-groove welds was analyzed using a three-dimensional finite element method. All welding passes were considered in a 180-degree finite element (FE) model with symmetry. Temperature and stress were modeled for simultaneous bead laying. To determine residual stress distributions at the welds experimentally, a mock-up specimen was manufactured. The analytical results show good agreement with the experimental measurement data, indicating that FE modeling is valid.

Thermal-Elastic-Plastic Finite Element Analysis for Laser Welding Deformation of Thin Plate

2013 ◽  
Vol 650 ◽  
pp. 572-576 ◽  
Author(s):  
Pan Zeng ◽  
Le Mei ◽  
Li Ping Lei
Keyword(s):  
Finite Element Analysis ◽  
Finite Element ◽  
Laser Welding ◽  
Thin Plate ◽  
Welding Deformation ◽  
Element Analysis ◽  
Butt Welding ◽  
Material Parameters ◽  
Elastic Plastic ◽  
Simulation And Experiment

Thermal-Elastic-Plastic finite element analysis is introduced to study the deformation of laser welding of thin plate with consideration of varying material parameters. From aspects of numerical simulation and experiment, three welding cases are investigated: (1) the butt welding with constraint clamp, (2) the free bead welding, (3) the bead welding with constraint clamp. At last, the deformation configurations of welding plate under different constraint cases are characterized, and the behaviors of welding deformation are summarized.

Six-Dimensional Compliance Analysis and Validation of Orthoplanar Springs

2016 ◽  
Vol 138 (4) ◽  
Author(s):  
Chen Qiu ◽  
Peng Qi ◽  
Hongbin Liu ◽  
Kaspar Althoefer ◽  
Jian S. Dai
Keyword(s):  
Finite Element ◽  
Parallel Mechanism ◽  
Fem Simulation ◽  
Analytical Models ◽  
Compliance Matrix ◽  
Out Of Plane ◽  
Continuum Manipulator ◽  
First Time ◽  
Good Agreement

This paper for the first time investigates the six-dimensional compliance characteristics of orthoplanar springs using a compliance-matrix based approach, and validates them with both finite element (FEM) simulation and experiments. The compliance matrix is developed by treating an orthoplanar spring as a parallel mechanism and is revealed to be diagonal. As a consequence, corresponding diagonal compliance elements are evaluated and analyzed in forms of their ratios, revealing that an orthoplanar spring not only has a large linear out-of-plane compliance but also has a large rotational bending compliance. Both FEM simulation and experiments were then conducted to validate the developed compliance matrix. In the FEM simulation, a total number of 30 types of planar-spring models were examined, followed by experiments that examined the typical side-type and radial-type planar springs, presenting a good agreement between the experiment results and analytical models. Further a planar-spring based continuum manipulator was developed to demonstrate the large-bending capability of its planar-spring modules.

NONLINEAR ANALYSIS OF AXIALLY MOVING PLATES USING FEM

2007 ◽  
Vol 07 (04) ◽  
pp. 589-607 ◽  
Author(s):  
S. HATAMI ◽  
M. AZHARI ◽  
M. M. SAADATPOUR
Keyword(s):  
Finite Element ◽  
Thin Plate ◽  
Plate Theory ◽  
Solution Procedure ◽  
Element Formulation ◽  
Centripetal Acceleration ◽  
Out Of Plane ◽  
Secant Stiffness ◽  
Axially Moving ◽  
Lagrangian Interpolation

In the present study, a nonlinear finite element formulation is developed for analysis of axially moving two-dimensional materials, based on the classical thin plate theory. Using Green's strain definition, the membrane stresses variation due to transverse displacements is considered. Hamilton's principle is employed to obtain the secant stiffness matrix, the in-plane and out-of-plane gyroscopic matrices and the dynamic stability matrix due to centripetal acceleration for a traveling thin plate. In order to extract the numerical results, a p-version finite element is adopted by selecting only an quadrilateral super element with Lagrangian interpolation functions. With a few test cases, the reliability of the formulation and the solution procedure is shown.

Numerical Modelling of Residual Stress and Distortion in Welded Thin Steel Plates

2008 ◽  
Author(s):  
M. Tsunori ◽  
C. M. Davies ◽  
D. Dye ◽  
K. M. Nikbin
Keyword(s):  
Residual Stress ◽  
Residual Stresses ◽  
Welding Process ◽  
Steel Plates ◽  
Thin Plates ◽  
Welding Distortion ◽  
Butt Welding ◽  
Thin Steel ◽  
Out Of Plane ◽  
Plate Size

Current trends in ship design are to reduce panel thickness in order to minimise the vessels weight and hence maximise speed. These panels are manufactured through butt welding thin steel plates with the addition of fillet welded stiffeners. Excessive distortions are exhibited in these thin plates due to the welding process, resulting in major rectification or re-manufacturing costs. The aim of this study is to develop a tool to predict welding residual stresses and distortions in order to understand their governing factors, and thus enabling the optimum fabrication processes to be realized to minimise welding distortion. Finite element simulations are performed of the butt and fillet welding process in 4 mm thick plates of ferritic DH-36 steel and the residual stresses and distortions are predicted. Thermal and residual stress profiles are verified against experimental measurements. The effects of plate and stiffener dimensions are examined numerically. In addition, a sensitivity analysis has been carried out to quantify the effects of restraint on a small butt welded plate. It is concluded that final distortion may be severely reduced, in the plate size considered, if only an out-of-plane constraint is imposed on the plate’s surfaces. Further welding experiments are required to validate these findings.

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