STRESS CONCENTRATION FACTORS FOR WELDED TUBULAR T-JOINTS USING FINITE ELEMENT ANALYSIS WITH AUTOMATIC MESH GENERATION

Author(s):  
M. Arockiasamy ◽  
O. Vosikovsky ◽  
G.S. Bhuyan ◽  
K. Munaswamy
2007 ◽  
Vol 353-358 ◽  
pp. 1995-1998
Author(s):  
Byeong Choon Goo

The purpose of this paper is to develop an estimation formula of stress concentration factors of butt-welded components under tensile loading. To investigate the influence of weld bead profiles on stress concentration factors of double V groove butt-welded joints, butt-welded specimens were made by CO2 gas metal arc welding. And the three main parameters, the toe radius, flank angle and bead height were measured by a profile measuring equipment. By using the measured data, the influence of three parameters on the stress concentration factors was investigated by a finite element analysis. It is shown that the three parameters have similar effects on the stress concentration factors. According to the simulation results, a formula to estimate the stress concentration factors of butt-weld welded structures was proposed and the estimated concentration factors from the formula were compared with the results obtained by the finite element analysis. The two results are in a good agreement.


2021 ◽  
pp. 136943322110499
Author(s):  
Feleb Matti ◽  
Fidelis Mashiri

This paper investigates the behaviour of square hollow section (SHS) T-joints under static axial tension for the determination of stress concentration factors (SCFs) at the hot spot locations. Five empty and corresponding concrete-filled SHS-SHS T-joint connections were tested experimentally and numerically. The experimental investigation was carried out by attaching strain gauges onto the SHS-SHS T-joint specimens. The numerical study was then conducted by developing three-dimensional finite element (FE) T-joint models using ABAQUS finite element analysis software for capturing the distribution of the SCFs at the hot spot locations. The results showed that there is a good agreement between the experimental and numerical SCFs. A series of formulae for the prediction of SCF in concrete-filled SHS T-joints under tension were proposed, and good agreement was achieved between the maximum SCFs in SHS T-joints calculated from FE T-joint models and those from the predicted formulae.


Author(s):  
Carlos A. Pereira ◽  
Paulo P. Silva ◽  
Anto´nio F. Mateus ◽  
Joel A. Witz

This paper presents the results of investigations into the mechanics and failure modes of structural details usually encountered in lightweight marine structures. The structural analyses are performed using non-linear finite element analysis. The stress concentration factors and expected fatigue lives of the as designed and the as built structural details are evaluated and alternative configurations are discussed with the aim of improving the designs for production.


1970 ◽  
Vol 40 (2) ◽  
pp. 137-141
Author(s):  
R. Nagendra Babu ◽  
K. V. Ramana ◽  
K. Mallikarjuna Rao

Stress Concentration Factors are significant in machine design as it gives rise to localized stress when any change in the design of surface or abrupt change in the cross section occurs. Almost all machine components and structural members contain some form of geometrical or microstructural discontinuities. These discontinuities are very dangerous and lead to failure. So, it is very much essential to analyze the stress concentration factors for critical applications like Turbine Rotors. In this paper Finite Element Analysis (FEA) with extremely fine mesh in the vicinity of the blades of Steam Turbine Rotor is applied to determine stress concentration factors.Keywords: Stress Concentration Factors; FiniteElement Analysis; ANSYS.DOI: 10.3329/jme.v40i2.5355Journal of Mechanical Engineering, Vol. ME 40, No. 2, December 2009 137-141


Author(s):  
Kenneth Sprott ◽  
Bahram Ravani

Abstract This paper develops a method for design of Beziér and B-spline ruled surfaces taking advantage of the Lie group structure associated with the displacement of lines. The result is a computational method which is independent of the choice of coordinate system. The method is unique in that it can be used on a set of intersecting lines and in this way is applied to automatic mesh generation for finite element analysis.


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