Three-Dimensional Elastic-Plastic Analysis of Small Circumferential Surface Cracks in Pipes Subjected to Bending Load

2009 ◽  
pp. 183-183-23
Author(s):  
C Franco ◽  
P Gilles
Keyword(s):  
Three Dimensional ◽  
Surface Cracks ◽  
Elastic Plastic ◽  
Bending Load ◽  
Plastic Analysis

A Shell-Element–Based Elastic Analysis Predicting Welding-Induced Distortions for Ship Panels

2007 ◽  
Vol 51 (02) ◽  
pp. 128-136
Author(s):  
Gonghyun Jung
Keyword(s):  
Numerical Model ◽  
Three Dimensional ◽  
Shell Element ◽  
Significant Loss ◽  
Buckling Analysis ◽  
Elastic Analysis ◽  
Plastic Strains ◽  
Elastic Plastic ◽  
Distortion Analysis ◽  
Plastic Analysis

A new numerical model, Q-Weld (Edison Welding Institute, Columbus, OH), which is a shell-element-based elastic analysis, is proposed for the prediction of the distortion induced in ship panels. Based on the results of the three-dimensional thermal-elastic-plastic analyses, it was found that the shell element-based model excluding the geometry of fillet welds and including only transverse and longitudinal plastic strains is valid without significant loss of accuracy. The developed Q-Weld predicts well-agreed distortions with the three-dimensional thermal-elastic-plastic analysis and demonstrates its potential in welding-induced distortion analysis, including buckling analysis.

A Flaw Proximity Rule for Interacting Surface Cracks Based on Elastic-Plastic Fracture Analysis

2009 ◽  
Author(s):  
Masayuki Kamaya
Keyword(s):  
Structural Reliability ◽  
Crack Depth ◽  
Crack Size ◽  
Multiple Cracks ◽  
J Integral ◽  
Surface Cracks ◽  
Elastic Plastic ◽  
Offset Distance ◽  
Bending Load ◽  
The Relationship

When multiple cracks approach one another, the stress intensity factor and J-integral value of cracks are likely to change due to the interaction of the stress field. Since the changes in these parameters are not always conservative in structural reliability evaluations, the interaction between multiple cracks should be taken into account. Section XI of the ASME Boiler and Pressure Vessel Code provides a flaw characterization rule for interacting multiple cracks. In Section XI, adjacent cracks are replaced with a coalesced single crack when the distance between the cracks is less than half of the crack depth. However, the criterion for the offset distance is given as an absolute value, although the magnitude of the interaction depends on the crack size. In the current study, an alternative criterion for the offset distance was examined. Elastic-plastic analyses were performed for interacting semicircular and semi-elliptical surface cracks by the finite element method under a tensile and bending load. The change in the J-integral values due to the relative spacing of cracks was investigated. Based on the relationship between the magnitude of the interaction and the relative position of the cracks, the allowable condition for the offset distance was discussed.

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