COMPUTER SIMULATION TECHNIQUE TO REDUCE RESULTED RESIDUAL STRESSES AND DISTORTION IN HIGH STRENGTH THIN BUTT WELDED SHIP PANELS | ||||
The International Conference on Applied Mechanics and Mechanical Engineering | ||||
Article 115, Volume 13, 13th International Conference on Applied Mechanics and Mechanical Engineering., May 2008, Page 97-110 PDF (753.97 K) | ||||
Document Type: Original Article | ||||
DOI: 10.21608/amme.2008.39730 | ||||
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Authors | ||||
EL-AFANDY M. M.1; EL-GAMMAL M. M.2; RASHWAN A. M.3 | ||||
1Postgraduate Research Student, Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering Department, Faculty of Engineering, University of Alexandria, Egypt. | ||||
2Emeritus Professor of Material Technology and Welding Engineering, Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering Department, Faculty of Engineering, University of Alexandria, Egypt. | ||||
3Professor of Shipyard Technology, Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering Department, Faculty of Engineering, University of Alexandria, Egypt. | ||||
Abstract | ||||
ABSTRACT Welding of thin-plate ship structures often results in warping of finished fabricated panels. Some manufacturers use preheating and/or pre-stressing the plates during assembly or post heating after assembly as a mitigation method to reduce final product distortion with variably satisfactory results. The current paper aims to study the effect of tensile force application (on the plates undergoing welding) on the residual stresses and distortion behaviours of butt welded thin ship panels using the finite element method. The effects on the butt welded thin panel applying several components of different magnitudes of tensile forces before and during welding are shown. Those external forces are released after the welded joint has reached the room temperature. The stretching force leads to a reduction in the longitudinal residual stresses, consequently reduced the buckling deformation. All those diagnostics will demolish the welded plate distortion making it close to zero. | ||||
Keywords | ||||
Thin plates; plastic zone; tensile loads; welding distortion and longitudinal residual stresses | ||||
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