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Zhichao Wang
Sr. Lead Engineer
Emerson Climate Technology Inc.
Background
Why The Battelles Structure Stress Is Not Sensitive To FE Mesh
Size?
How Could Multiple Joint S~N Curves Be Reduced to A Single S~N
Curve, the Master S~N Curve?
Example Application (Part ii, Aditya)
Its been commonly recognized that the fatigue life of the polished
specimen is dominated by fatigue crack initiation, whereas that of
welded structures is dominated by small crack propagation from some
pre-existing discontinuity.
af da
a0 (K) n
C N (2)
x ps
A
Y t (Structural Stress)
0.4 t
A
X
A
P
t
(b) Comparison of SCF predicted by various modeling
0 FE procedures and extrapolation based HSS at the weld toe [12].
FE
Hot Spot
No min al
X
~0.4 t
(a) Normal Stress at the sharp corner (c) Structural Stress Using Verity Method
Q/=Q And t / t /
Q/ /
N =N
m = t
m , b = t
b
(b)
A A R1
1 A 1
l l 0 t1
x 2
t t t 2 x
3
A 3
(a) (b) A (c) A R2
t1/t=0.1
A
1 A A
1
t1
t1 2
t
t 2
t
t
3 3
A A
(d) A
(e) (f)
=
/
x
t
= /x - t
(a) Weld geometry with a hypothetical crack l ; (b) Actual normal stress distribution; (c)
Simplification; (d) Decomposition; (e) Equilibrium-equivalent structural stress or far-field
stress; (f) Self-equilibrating stress (notch stress) with respect to a reference depth t1.
A A
1
l t1 2
t t
t
3
A A
(a) (b)
K = K n (t ) K s () (0 l t)
(c)
Notch Stress
Structural Stress, Far field stress
The drive force for crack to start and grow is the crack tip stress, introduce crack
surface traction ps called self equilibrating surface traction due to (notch effect)
ps (e) ps = f( )
= f( , t x/ )
(d)
A
l l
t t1
t x
3
K s () K s (ps ) K s ( , )
t /
x (0 l t )
ps
A
l l
t t
t
(d) A
(e) (f)
K = K n (t ) K s (ps ) (0 l t )
Notch Effect
Structural Stress, Far field stress
K = K n (t ) K s (ps ) (0 l t )
Introduction of notch induced SIF magnification factor Mkn :
K n (t ) K s (ps )
Mkn = 1.0 (0 l t)
K n ( t )
K = Mkn K n (t ) (0 l t)
a/t a/t
Comparisons of stress intensity magnification factor Mkn at 135 sharp V notch for various
specimen geometries and loading conditions: (a) Edge crack solutions; (b) Elliptical crack
solutions for a/c = 0.4
a/t a/t
Conclusions:
Mkn approaches unity as crack size a/t approaches 0.1 i.e., a/t=0.1 (short
crack correction factor) Thus a/t=0.1 can be taken as a characteristic
parameter beyond which the notch effect is negligible
The difference between edge crack and elliptical crack solutions are not
significant.
Paris Law :
da
CK mn (a)
dN
Introduce theUnified SIF :
da
CMnkn K nm (b)
dN
Then
1 2 m 1 1
s C tm 2m m
I(r) N m
(e)
Aditya Sakhalkar
Sr. Applied Mechanics Engineer
Emerson Climate Technology Inc.
Background
ANSYS, Verity, Fe-Safe Weld Assessment Procedure
ANSYS Preprocessing
Verity Analysis
Fe-Safe Analysis
ANSYS Results
Comparison of Analysis Results with the Test Results
Conclusions
Reliability Testing
Mesh Requirements
Shell Elements: Suction Fitting
Shell
3D mid-surface element with no through-
thickness dimension
Solid Element:
Rectangular faces required along the through- Weld Line
Symmetry BC
On sides
1 eq