FATIQUE ANALYSIS OF WELDED JOINTS BY VARYING WELD BEAD SIZE

Abstract

Failure of welded structures/machine components lead to various direct losses such as the cost of repair work, the cost of the work to prevent future failure and accident compensation, and indirect losses such as decrease in production and a damage to company’s image. Joints being the weakest elements in any structure/machine are likely to fail first. It is, therefore, imperative to understand the failure of these joints. Understanding a failure occurrence and its propagation will lead to a better appreciation of welded joints from reliability point of view. It may be possible that a few cause events or failure causes may be crucial and could be minimized at design or fabrication stage leading to failure minimization of such joints. Arc welding, which is heat - type welding, is one of the most important manufacturing operations for the joining of structural elements for a wide range of applications, including guide way for trains, ships, bridges, building structures, automobiles, and nuclear reactors, to name a few. It requires a continuous supply of either direct or alternating electric current, which create an electric arc to generate enough heat to melt the metal and form a weld. In this process, stress concentration at the welded joints is analyzed. The type of joints considered is Tree Joint, Butt Joint and Lap Joint. Structural and Fatigue analysis is done on the welded joint in solidwork simulation.

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