THERMAL SCIENCE

International Scientific Journal

Mato Perić

,

Zdenko Tonković

,

Igor Karšaj

,

Dragi P. Stamenković

A SIMPLIFIED ENGINEERING METHOD FOR A T-JOINT WELDING SIMULATION

ABSTRACT
In the framework of this study, a hybrid sequential thermo-mechanical finite element analysis of T-joint fillet welding is performed. In the thermal analysis, the element birth and death technique is applied to simulate a weld filler deposition, while a mechanical analysis is performed simultaneously to avoid possible problems due to large displacements induced by large strains. The calculated plate deflections are compared with the experimental measurements while the obtained residual stresses are compared with the analytical solution from the literature. The simulated results demonstrate that the proposed method can be effectively used to predict the residual stresses and distortions induced by the T-joint welding of two plates.
KEYWORDS
welding process, residual stress, T-joint fillet weld, finite element analysis
PAPER SUBMITTED: 2017-11-08
PAPER REVISED: 2017-12-04
PAPER ACCEPTED: 2017-12-11
PUBLISHED ONLINE: 2018-02-18
DOI REFERENCE: https://doi.org/10.2298/TSCI171108020P
CITATION EXPORT: view in browser or download as text file
THERMAL SCIENCE YEAR 2018, VOLUME 22, ISSUE Supplement 3, PAGES [S867 - S873]
REFERENCES
  1. Wang, D., et al., Residual stress effects on fatigue behaviour of welded T-joint: A finite fracture mechanics approach, Materials and Design, 91 (2016), pp. 211-217, doi.org/10.1016/j.matdes.2015.11.106
  2. Oh, S. H., et al., Evaluation of J-groove weld residual stress and crack growth rate of PWSCC in reactor pressure vessel closure head, Journal of Mechanical Science and Technology, 29 (2015), 3, pp. 1225-1230, doi.org/10.1007/s12206-015-0236-5
  3. Predan, J., et al., Fatigue crack propagation in threshold regime under residual stresses, International Journal of Fatigue, 32 (2010), 7, pp. 1050-1056, doi.org/10.1016/j.ijfatigue.2009.12.006
  4. Ding, Y. L., et al., Full-range S-N fatigue-life evaluation method for welded bridge structures considering hot-spot and welding residual stress, Journal of Bridge Engineering, 21 (2016), 12, pp. 1-10, doi.org/10.1061/(ASCE)BE.1943-5592.0000969
  5. Chen, Z., et al., Stress intensity factor-based prediction of solidification crack growth during welding of high strength steel, Journal of Materials Processing Technolology, 252 (2018), pp. 270-278, doi.org/10.1016/j.jmatprotec.2017.09.031
  6. Lazić, V. N., et al., Numerical analysis of temperature field during hard-facing process and comparison with experimental results, Thermal Science, 18 (2014), 1, pp. 113-120, doi.org.10.2298/TSCI130117177L
  7. Jovičić, G., et al., Residual life estimation of a thermal power plant component: The high pressure turbine housing case, Thermal Science, 13 (2009), 4, pp. 99-106, doi.org/10.2298/TSCI0904099J
  8. Vasović, I. V., et al., Fracture mechanics analysis of damaged turbine rotor discs using finite element method, Thermal Science, 18 (2014), 1, pp. 107-112, doi.org.10.2298/TSCI121107176V
  9. Lostado, R. L., et al., Residual stresses with time-indenpendent cyclic plasticity in finite element analysis of welded joints, Metals, 7 (2017), 4, pp. 1-25, doi:10.3390/met7040136
  10. Aburuga, T. Kh. S., et al., Numerical aspects for efficient welding computional mechanics, Thermal Science, 17 (2013), 1, pp. 139-148, doi.org/10.2298/TSCI130227180A
  11. Deng, D., et al., Determination of welding deformation in fillet-welded joint by means of numerical simulation and comparison with experimental measurements, Journal of Materials Processing Technology, 183 (2007), 2-3, pp. 219-225, doi.org/10.1016/j.jmatprotec.2006.10.013
  12. Gannon, L., et al., Effect of welding sequence on residual stress and distortion in flat-bar stiffened plates, Marine Structures, 23 (2010), 3, pp. 385-404, doi.org/10.1016/j.marstruc.2010.05.002
  13. Lostado, R. L., et al., Combining soft computing techniques and the finite element method to design and optimize complex welded products, Integrated Computer-Aided Engineering, 22 (2015), 2, pp. 153-170, doi: 10.3233/ICA-150484
  14. Konar, R.., et al., Numerical simulation of residual stresses and distortions of T-joint welding for bridge construction application, Communications, 18 (2016), pp. 75-80
  15. Fu, G., et al., Effect of boundary conditions on residual stress and distortion in T-joint welds, Journal of Constructional Steel Research, 102 (2014), pp. 121-135, doi.org/10.1016/j.jcsr.2014.07.008
  16. Chen, B. Q., Guedes Soares C., Effects of plate configurations on the weld induced deformations and strength of fillet-welded plates, Marine Structures, 50 (2016), pp. 243-259, doi.org/10.1016/j.marstruc.2016.09.004
  17. Shen, J., Chen, Z., Welding simulation of fillet welded joint using shell elements with section integration, Journal of Materials Processing Technology, 214 (2014), 11, pp. 2529-2536, doi.org/10.1016/j.jmatprotec.2014.04.034
  18. Perić, M., et al., Numerical analysis and experimental investigation in a T-joint fillet weld, Materials and Design, 53 (2014), pp. 1052-1063, doi.org/10.1016/j.matdes.2013.08.011
  19. Rong, Y., et al., Study of welding distortion and residual stress considering nonlinear yield stress curves and multi-constraint equations, Journal of Materials Engineering and Performance, 25 (2016), 10, pp. 4484-4494, doi.org/10.1007/s11665-016-2259-1
  20. Barsoum, Z., Lundbäck, A., Simplified FE welding simulation of fillet welds - 3D effects on formation residual stresses, Engineering Failure Analysis, 16 (2009), 7, pp. 2281-2289, doi.org/10.1016/j.engfailanal.2009.03.018
  21. Wang, C., et al., Comparison of FE models to predict the welding distortion in T-joint gas metal arc welding process, International Journal of Precision Engineering and Manufacturing, 15 (2014), 8, pp. 1631-1637, doi.org/10.1007/s12541-014-0513-8
  22. Bhatti, A. A., et al., Influence of thermomechanical material properties of different steel grades on welding residual stresses and angular distortion, Materials and Design, 65 (2015), pp. 878-889, doi.org/10.1016/j.matdes.2014.10.019
  23. Perić, M., et al., An engineering approach for a T-joint fillet welding simulation using simplified material properties, Ocean Engineering, 128 (2016), pp. 13-21, doi.org/10.1016/j.oceaneng.2016.10.006
  24. Li, Y., et al., Prediction of welding deformation in stiffened structure by introducing thermo-mechanical interface element, Journal of Materials Processing Technolology, 216 (2015), pp. 440-446, doi.org/10.1016/j.jmatprotec.2014.10.012
  25. Safari, A. R., et al., Modeling of fusion zone in FE analysis of the welding process, Journal of Advanced Research in Mechanical Engineering, 2 (2011), 1, pp. 18-26
  26. Deng, D., FEM prediction of welding residual stress and distortion in carbon steel considering phase transformation effects, Materials and Design, 30 (2009), 2, pp. 359-366, doi.org/10.1016/j.matdes.2008.04.052
  27. Knoedel, P., et al., Practical aspects of welding residual stress simulation, Journal of Constructional Steel Research, 132 (2017), pp. 83-96, doi.org/10.1016/j.jcsr.2017.01.010
  28. Perić, M., et al., Comparison of residual stresses in butt-welded plates using software packages Abaqus and Ansys, Scientific Technical Review, 60 (2010), 3-4, pp. 22-26
  29. Stamenković, D., Vasović, I., Finite element analysis of residual stress in butt welding two similar plates, Scientific Technical Review, 59 (2009), 1, pp. 57-60
  30. Yao, T., et al., Ultimate hull girder strength, Proceedings, 14th International ship and offshore structures congress, Nagasaki, Japan, 2000, Vol. 2, pp. 332-333
PDF VERSION [DOWNLOAD]
A simplified engineering method for a T-joint welding simulation

© 2024 Society of Thermal Engineers of Serbia. Published by the Vinča Institute of Nuclear Sciences, National Institute of the Republic of Serbia, Belgrade, Serbia. This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 4.0 International licence