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Characterisation of actual weld geometry and stress concentration of butt welds exhibiting local undercuts
Highlights Automated procedure for the determination of local weld geometry parameters. Novel approach for assessment of local weld toe radius. Numerical analysis regarding to stress concentration of measured weld topography. Comparison of approximation equations for weld’s stress concentration factor. Proposal of improved equation for consideration of the local undercut depth.
Abstract Nowadays automated welding processes produce high-quality welds with smooth and regular global weld geometry. However, the local geometry of the weld exhibits a certain amount of variance in its topography due to dynamic effects of the welding process itself. The subsequent change in local stress concentrations affects the fatigue behaviour of welded structures. In literature, numerous equations for the estimation of a weld’s stress concentration based on characteristic parameters of the weld geometry are available. Three-dimensional scans of ultra high-strength steel butt welds exhibiting local undercuts are processed with digital image acquisition to derive weld geometry parameters, which facilitate a subsequent statistical analysis. Hereby, a novel approach to estimate the local weld toe radius is presented. Furthermore, the derived values are utilized to calculate the respective stress concentration at various locations of the weld using state-of-the-art notch-factor approximation equations. For undercut-free samples, a comparison of the investigated notch stress concentration equations and the results of numerical simulations of the actual weld geometry show good accordance for all models. However, at locations with a distinct undercut, the stress concentration is consequentially underestimated. Therefore, an improved approach extending the existing notch-factor equations is presented. It enables the consideration of the stress concentrating effect of a local undercut at the weld toe.
Characterisation of actual weld geometry and stress concentration of butt welds exhibiting local undercuts
Highlights Automated procedure for the determination of local weld geometry parameters. Novel approach for assessment of local weld toe radius. Numerical analysis regarding to stress concentration of measured weld topography. Comparison of approximation equations for weld’s stress concentration factor. Proposal of improved equation for consideration of the local undercut depth.
Abstract Nowadays automated welding processes produce high-quality welds with smooth and regular global weld geometry. However, the local geometry of the weld exhibits a certain amount of variance in its topography due to dynamic effects of the welding process itself. The subsequent change in local stress concentrations affects the fatigue behaviour of welded structures. In literature, numerous equations for the estimation of a weld’s stress concentration based on characteristic parameters of the weld geometry are available. Three-dimensional scans of ultra high-strength steel butt welds exhibiting local undercuts are processed with digital image acquisition to derive weld geometry parameters, which facilitate a subsequent statistical analysis. Hereby, a novel approach to estimate the local weld toe radius is presented. Furthermore, the derived values are utilized to calculate the respective stress concentration at various locations of the weld using state-of-the-art notch-factor approximation equations. For undercut-free samples, a comparison of the investigated notch stress concentration equations and the results of numerical simulations of the actual weld geometry show good accordance for all models. However, at locations with a distinct undercut, the stress concentration is consequentially underestimated. Therefore, an improved approach extending the existing notch-factor equations is presented. It enables the consideration of the stress concentrating effect of a local undercut at the weld toe.
Characterisation of actual weld geometry and stress concentration of butt welds exhibiting local undercuts
Ottersböck, M.J. (author) / Leitner, M. (author) / Stoschka, M. (author)
Engineering Structures ; 240
2021-03-19
Article (Journal)
Electronic Resource
English
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