Publication detail

Numerical design calculation of the high-strength steel welds

GHIMIRE, A. WALD, F. VILD, M. KABELÁČ, J.

Original Title

Numerical design calculation of the high-strength steel welds

Type

journal article in Web of Science

Language

English

Original Abstract

This study focused on the design of fillet welds fabricated using high-strength steel (HSS). Herein, we present a numerical design calculation (NDC) method for assessing weld strength using the regular inclined shell element model (RISEM) in the finite element method (FEM). The NDC uses the FEM to design joints according to standardised procedures. The inclined shell element in the RISEM represents the geometry and stiffness of the welds, which controls the stresses in the plane. We recommend using a common inclined shell element with rigid links to accurately represent the geometry and rigidity of fillet welds. A new strength criterion is proposed based on the stresses on the inclined shell element, using the maximum equivalent stress as an indicator. An experiment was conducted on the transverse fillet lap-welded connection from the S700 MC Plus steel plate and OK AristoRod 13.12 electrode at room temperature. The deformation capacity of the welded connection was measured via a non-contact process using the digital image correlation (DIC) technique. This method was validated by comparing the RISEM and test results using finite element (FE) simulations. Additionally, the weld resistance computed from the analytical model of prEN 1993–1–8:2020 was in good agreement.

Keywords

Digital image correlation; High-strength steel; Numerical design calculation; Regular inclined shell element model; Strength

Authors

GHIMIRE, A.; WALD, F.; VILD, M.; KABELÁČ, J.

Released

2. 12. 2023

Publisher

Elsevier

ISBN

0141-0296

Periodical

ENGINEERING STRUCTURES

Year of study

300

Number

1

State

United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

Pages from

1

Pages to

15

Pages count

15

URL

https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0141029623016164

BibTex

@article{BUT187025,
  author="Abhishek {Ghimire} and František {Wald} and Martin {Vild} and Jaromír {Kabeláč}",
  title="Numerical design calculation of the high-strength steel welds",
  journal="ENGINEERING STRUCTURES",
  year="2023",
  volume="300",
  number="1",
  pages="1--15",
  doi="10.1016/j.engstruct.2023.117201",
  issn="0141-0296",
  url="https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0141029623016164"
}