Abstract
To investigate the applicability of existing methods to estimate stress intensity factors due to welding residual stresses, comparisons with finite element (FE) solutions are made for two types of generic welding residual stress profiles, generated by simulating repair welds. It is found that fitting residual stresses over the crack depth using third-order polynomials gives good estimates of stress intensity factors but fitting over the entire thickness can result in inaccurate estimates even with fourth-order polynomials. Noting that welding residual stresses are often determined from FE analyses, linearization of residual stresses to estimate stress intensity factors is proposed. Comparison with FE solutions shows good agreements.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 36-48 |
Number of pages | 13 |
Journal | International Journal of Pressure Vessels and Piping |
Volume | 105-106 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 2013 May |
Bibliographical note
Funding Information:This work was supported by the National Research Foundation of Korea (NRF), grant No. 2012M5A4A103522 and Engineering Research Center (No. 2009-0063170 ), funded by the Korea government (MEST)
Keywords
- Circumferential surface cracks
- Finite element analysis
- Stress intensity factors
- Welding residual stress
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- General Materials Science
- Mechanics of Materials
- Mechanical Engineering