Investigating the Effect of UOE Forming Process on the Buckling of Line Pipes Using Finite Element Modeling

2006 ◽  
Author(s):  
Samer Adeeb ◽  
Joe Zhou ◽  
Dave Horsley
Keyword(s):  
Finite Element ◽  
Finite Element Modeling ◽  
Tensile Properties ◽  
Material Properties ◽  
Transverse Direction ◽  
Kinematic Hardening ◽  
Material Model ◽  
Forming Process ◽  
Line Pipe ◽  
Hardening Material

Buried line pipe are often subjected to compressive and/or bending loads at locations of ground movements. Those loads might increase the strain of the pipe at some location beyond a critical value and thus a buckle is formed on the pipe wall. Finite element modeling is an excellent numerical technique that can predict the values of the critical strains that a pipe can withstand before buckling. However, these numerical models require an accurate representation of the spatial material behaviour. Tensile specimens taken from the longitudinal and the transverse directions of a line pipe formed using the UOE process often exhibit different behaviour. Finite Element Models of buckling of line pipe often use the tensile properties exhibited by longitudinal specimens without taking into consideration the effect of the different behaviour in the transverse direction. In order to investigate the effect of the forming process a finite element model of forming a plate into a pipe was analyzed. The model was analyzed twice, once with isotropic hardening material properties and the other with kinematic hardening material properties with a constant size for the yield surface. The behaviour under tensile loading of the formed pipe in both the longitudinal direction and the transverse direction were quite different between the two models. The results show that the kinematic hardening material model can predict the difference in the tensile properties often seen between specimens taken from the longitudinal versus the transverse direction of the pipe. The material model is extended further to model the buckling of line pipe. The results show that the buckling of line pipes is dependent on the behaviour of the pipe in both the longitudinal and the transverse direction.

A Parametric Study on Buckling Response of High Strength Steel Pipes With Anisotropic Material Properties

2012 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ali Fathi ◽  
J. J. Roger Cheng
Keyword(s):  
Yield Strength ◽  
Material Properties ◽  
High Strength Steel ◽  
Transverse Direction ◽  
Kinematic Hardening ◽  
High Strength ◽  
Longitudinal Direction ◽  
Operating Pressure ◽  
Material Anisotropy ◽  
Hardening Material

Highly pressurized pipelines crossing harsh environments need to have two chief materials properties; they should have high strength in transverse direction to resist high operating pressers; and high deformability in the longitudinal direction to accommodate externally induced deformations. Pipeline producers try to deal with this dual demand in their high strength steel (HSS) linepipe products by enhancing the yield strength in the transverse direction and maintaining deformability in the longitudinal direction. This practice results in significant level of anisotropy in yielding and early plastic regions. The effects of material anisotropy on complex pipeline limit states such as local bucking is not fully understood. This paper presents the results of a numerical study on the effects of material anisotropy on the buckling response of HSS pipes. The effects of operating pressure, diameter-to-thickness ratio, material grade, strain hardening and the ratio of longitudinal-to-transversal yield strength were taken into account. Combined (isotropic-kinematic) hardening material modeling technique — previously introduced by the authors — was employed in this study. The results of this study are presented in several graphs showing the variation of the critical buckling strain versus the level of material anisotropy of HSS pipes with different geometry, material and operation conditions. These results provide an insight into the effects of material properties on the buckling resistance of pipes, especially when anisotropy is present.

scholarly journals Characterization of Material Properties Based on Inverse Finite Element Modelling

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mikdam Jamal ◽  
Michael Morgan
Keyword(s):  
Finite Element ◽  
Yield Stress ◽  
Material Properties ◽  
Modulus Of Elasticity ◽  
Finite Element Modelling ◽  
Material Model ◽  
Hardening Material ◽  
Complex Material ◽  
Element Modelling ◽  
Material Systems

This paper describes a new approach that can be used to determine the mechanical properties of unknown materials and complex material systems. The approach uses inverse finite element modelling (FEM) accompanied with a designed algorithm to obtain the modulus of elasticity, yield stress and strain hardening material constants of an isotropic hardening material model, as well as the material constants of the Drucker-Prager material model (modulus of elasticity, cap yield stress and angle of friction). The algorithm automatically feeds the input material properties data to finite element software and automatically runs simulations to establish a convergence between the numerical loading-unloading curve and the target data obtained from continuous indentation tests using common indenter geometries. A further module was developed to optimise convergence using an inverse FEM analysis interfaced with a non-linear MATLAB algorithm. A sensitivity analysis determined that the dual Spherical and Berkovich (S&B) approach delivered better results than other dual indentation methods such as Berkovich and Vickers (B&V) and Vickers and Spherical (V&S). It was found that better convergence values can be achieved despite a large variation in the starting parameter values and / or material constitutive model and such behaviour reflects the uniqueness of the dual S&B indentation in predicting complex material systems. The study has shown that a robust optimization method based on a non-linear least-squares curve fitting function (LSQNONLIN) within MATLAB and ABAQUS can be used to accurately predict a unique set of elastic plastic material properties and Drucker-Prager material properties. This is of benefit to the scientific investigation of properties of new materials or obtaining the material properties at different location of a part which might be not be similar due to manufacturing processes (e.g. different heating and cooling rates at different locations).

scholarly journals Characterization of Material Properties Based on Inverse Finite Element Modelling

Inventions ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 4 (3) ◽  
pp. 40 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jamal ◽  
Morgan
Keyword(s):  
Finite Element ◽  
Yield Stress ◽  
Material Properties ◽  
Modulus Of Elasticity ◽  
Finite Element Modelling ◽  
Material Model ◽  
Hardening Material ◽  
Complex Material ◽  
Element Modelling ◽  
Material Systems

This paper describes a new approach that can be used to determine the mechanical properties of unknown materials and complex material systems. The approach uses inverse finite element modelling (FEM) accompanied with a designed algorithm to obtain the modulus of elasticity, yield stress and strain hardening material constants of an isotropic hardening material model, as well as the material constants of the Drucker–Prager material model (modulus of elasticity, cap yield stress and angle of friction). The algorithm automatically feeds the input material properties data to finite element software and automatically runs simulations to establish a convergence between the numerical loading–unloading curve and the target data obtained from continuous indentation tests using common indenter geometries. A further module was developed to optimise convergence using an inverse FEM analysis interfaced with a non-linear MATLAB algorithm. A sensitivity analysis determined that the dual spherical and Berkovich (S&B) approach delivered better results than other dual indentation methods such as Berkovich and Vickers (B&V) and Vickers and spherical (V&S). It was found that better convergence values can be achieved despite a large variation in the starting parameter values and/or material constitutive model and such behaviour reflects the uniqueness of the dual S&B indentation in predicting complex material systems. The study has shown that a robust optimization method based on a non-linear least-squares curve fitting function (LSQNONLIN) within MATLAB and ABAQUS can be used to accurately predict a unique set of elastic plastic material properties and Drucker–Prager material properties. This is of benefit to the scientific investigation of properties of new materials or obtaining the material properties at different locations of a part which may be not be similar because of manufacturing processes (e.g., different heating and cooling rates at different locations).

Numerical Modeling and Analytical Investigation of Autofrettage Process on the Fluid End Module of Fracture Pumps

2018 ◽  
Vol 140 (4) ◽  
Author(s):  
Mahdi Kiani ◽  
Roger Walker ◽  
Saman Babaeidarabad
Keyword(s):  
Residual Stresses ◽  
Kinematic Hardening ◽  
Analytical Formula ◽  
Strain Analysis ◽  
Material Model ◽  
Analytical Investigation ◽  
Stress Strain ◽  
Element Analysis ◽  
Hardening Material ◽  
Strain Evolution

One of the most important components in the hydraulic fracturing is a type of positive-displacement-reciprocating-pumps known as a fracture pump. The fluid end module of the pump is prone to failure due to unconventional drilling impacts of the fracking. The basis of the fluid end module can be attributed to cross bores. Stress concentration locations appear at the bores intersections and as a result of cyclic pressures failures occur. Autofrettage is one of the common technologies to enhance the fatigue resistance of the fluid end module through imposing the compressive residual stresses. However, evaluating the stress–strain evolution during the autofrettage and approximating the residual stresses are vital factors. Fluid end module geometry is complex and there is no straightforward analytical solution for prediction of the residual stresses induced by autofrettage. Finite element analysis (FEA) can be applied to simulate the autofrettage and investigate the stress–strain evolution and residual stress fields. Therefore, a nonlinear kinematic hardening material model was developed and calibrated to simulate the autofrettage process on a typical commercial triplex fluid end module. Moreover, the results were compared to a linear kinematic hardening model and a 6–12% difference between two models was observed for compressive residual hoop stress at different cross bore corners. However, implementing nonlinear FEA for solving the complicated problems is computationally expensive and time-consuming. Thus, the comparison between nonlinear FEA and a proposed analytical formula based on the notch strain analysis for a cross bore was performed and the accuracy of the analytical model was evaluated.

Method and Verification for Material Calibration of the Chaboche Plasticity Model for Multiple Material Directions

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Charles R. Krouse ◽  
Grant O. Musgrove ◽  
Taewoan Kim ◽  
Seungmin Lee ◽  
Muhyoung Lee ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Experimental Data ◽  
Kinematic Hardening ◽  
Material Model ◽  
Brute Force ◽  
Hardening Material ◽  
Material Constants ◽  
Automated Method ◽  
Chaboche Model ◽  
Multiple Material ◽  
Brute Force Approach

Abstract The Chaboche model is a well-validated non-linear kinematic hardening material model. This material model, like many models, depends on a set of material constants that must be calibrated for it to match the experimental data. Due to the challenge of calibrating these constants, the Chaboche model is often disregarded. The challenge with calibrating the Chaboche constants is that the most reliable method for doing the calibration is a brute force approach, which tests thousands of combinations of constants. Different sampling techniques and optimization schemes can be used to select different combinations of these constants, but ultimately, they all rely on iteratively selecting values and running simulations for each selected set. In the experience of the authors, such brute force methods require roughly 2,500 combinations to be evaluated in order to have confidence that a reasonable solution is found. This process is not efficient. It is time-intensive and labor-intensive. It requires long simulation times, and it requires significant effort to develop the accompanying scripts and algorithms that are used to iterate through combinations of constants and to calculate agreement. A better, more automated method exists for calibrating the Chaboche material constants. In this paper, the authors describe a more efficient, automated method for calibrating Chaboche constants. The method is validated by using it to calibrate Chaboche constants for an IN792 single-crystal material and a CM247 directionally-solidified material. The calibration results using the automated approach were compared to calibration results obtained using a brute force approach. It was determined that the automated method achieves agreeable results that are equivalent to, or supersede, results obtained using the conventional brute force method. After validating the method for cases that only consider a single material orientation, the automated method was extended to multiple off-axis calibrations. The Chaboche model that is available in commercial software, such as ANSYS, will only accept a single set of Chaboche constants for a given temperature. There is no published method for calibrating Chaboche constants that considers multiple material orientations. Therefore, the approach outlined in this paper was extended to include multiple material orientations in a single calibration scheme. The authors concluded that the automated approach can be used to successfully, accurately, and efficiently calibrate multiple material directions. The approach is especially well-suited when off-axis calibration must be considered concomitantly with longitudinal calibration. Overall, the automated Chaboche calibration method yielded results that agreed well with experimental data. Thus, the method can be used with confidence to efficiently and accurately calibrate the Chaboche non-linear kinematic hardening material model.

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