复杂焊接接头多轴疲劳强度评估的等效热点应力法

Equivalent hot spot stress approach for multiaxial fatigue strength assessment of complex welded joints

关键词:  热点应力  多轴疲劳  焊接接头  结构应力  非线性分布应力

Key words:  hot spot stress  multiaxial fatigue  welded joints  structural stress  nonlinear distribution stress

摘要:

基于焊缝本身引起的非线性分布应力自平衡的性质,在板厚方向非线性分布应力大小为零的位置(零点位置)定义等效热点应力,提出一种新的能够用于复杂焊接接头多轴疲劳应力评价方法.首先,分析了零点位置的影响因素和变化规律,建立了确定零点位置的拟合方程.然后,和公开发表的试验数据以及现有的热点应力法有限元计算结果进行了对比.结果表明,等效热点应力法和现有的热点应力法具有很好的一致性,而且能够在一定程度上考虑厚度效应对疲劳强度的影响,具有更高的精度.文中方法还能够和多轴疲劳理论相结合,用于焊接接头的多轴疲劳强度评估.

Abstract:

The current hot spot stress approach still has some limitations to the multiaxial fatigue strength assessment of complex welded joints.In this paper,an new stress estimation approach for the multiaxial fatigue strength assessment of complex welded joints is proposed,in which an equivalent hot spot stress is defined at a point(called Zero Point) in plate thickness direction where nonlinear distribution stress due to the notch effect of the weld is equal to zero.The proposed approach is based on that the nonlinear stress peak is not included in the hot spot stress and the nonlinear distribution stress is in self-equilibrium.First,influence factors and change laws of the Zero Point position were discussed,and a fitting equation for determining the Zero Point position was established.Then,published fatigue tests data and numerical stress results of some welded joints were used for comparison between the proposed equivalent hot spot stress approach and the current hot spot stress approach.The equivalent hot spot stress approach was verified to be consistent with the current hot spot stress approach and also have higher accuracy for considering the thickness effect on the fatigue strength to a certain extent.The merit of the proposed approach is that it can be used to estimate the multiaxial fatigue strength of welded joints through combining multiaxial fatigue theory.