• Transactions of the Korean Society of Mechanical Engineers A
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• v.34 no.5
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• pp.589-596
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• 2010

In this study, we calculate the welding residual stresses for a butt-welded thin-walled plate by carrying out three-dimensional finite-element analyses. To study the effect of mechanical boundary conditions on the welding residual stresses, various boundary conditions are considered. The welding residual stresses obtained in the measurements and finite-element analyses are validated by comparing them with the welding residual stress profiles in the R6 code. The results of this study are used to analyze the influence of residual stress on the crack formation in thin-section weldments.

• Proceedings of the KWS Conference
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• 2005.11a
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• pp.141-143
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• 2005

• Proceedings of the KWS Conference
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• 1995.04a
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• pp.58-61
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• 1995

• Proceedings of the KWS Conference
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• 1998.05a
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• pp.227-229
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• 1998

• Journal of Korean Society of Steel Construction
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• v.10 no.3 s.36
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• pp.423-435
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• 1998

In this paper fatigue strength reduction of butt weld with penetration defect, which can be seen frequently in the steel bridge, was assessed quantitatively. S-N curves were derived and investigated through the constant amplitude fatigue test of fully or partially penetrated welded specimen made of SWS490 steel. The fracture mechanical method was applied in order to calculate the remaining fatigue life of the partially penetrated butt welds. The fatigue limit of the fully penetrated butt welds was higher than that of category A in AASHTO's fatigue design curves, and the slope of S-N curves with 5.57 was stiffer than that of other result for welded part generally accepted as 3. The fatigue strength of the partially Penetrated butt weld was strongly influenced by the size of lack of penetration, D. It decreased drastically with increasing D from 3.9 to 14.7mm. Fracture behaviour of the partially penetrated butt weld is able to be explained obviously from the beach mark test that a semi-elliptical surface crack with small a/c ratio initiates at a internal weld root and propagates through the weld metal. To estimate the fatigue life of the partially penetrated butt weld with fracture mechanics, stress intensity factors K of 3-dimensional semi-elliptical crack were calculated by appling finite elements method and fracture mechanics parameters such as C and m were derived through the fatigue test of CT-specimen. As a result, the fatigue lives obtained by using the fracture mechanical method agreed well with the experimental results. The results were applied to Sung-Su bridge collapsed due to penetration defects in butt weld of vertical member.

• Proceedings of the Korean Society of Precision Engineering Conference
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• 2004.05a
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• pp.87-87
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• 2004

최근 철도 차량은 안전성, 정시성, 대량 수송성이 우수하여 수송수요가 증가하고 있으며, 열차운행 횟수의 증가와 차량의 고속화로 운행조건이 가혹해짐에 따라 이에 대한 절대적인 안전성과 높은 신뢰성이 요구되고 있다. 철도차량과 같이 반복하중이 연속적으로 작용하는 구조물의 설계에 있어서는 구조물의 사용 환경이나 재료의 피로특성을 최우선의 고려사항으로 간주해야 한다. 실제로 철도차량의 대차 프레임은 맞대기 용접으로 제작되어 있으며, 용접부에서 파손이 발생하고 있다.(중략)

• Proceedings of the KWS Conference
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• 2003.11a
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• pp.200-203
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• 2003

The purpose of this paper is to investigate the influence of weld bead profiles on stress concentration factors (K$\sub$t/). We evaluated K$\sub$t/ by varying three parameters such as toe radii, flank angles and bead heights. The three parameters have similar effects on K$\sub$t/.

• Proceedings of the KWS Conference
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• 2003.11a
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• pp.204-206
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• 2003

The purpose of this study is to investigate the characteristics of X-grooved butt weldments of SM 490 A. The flank angles and toe radii of weld beads are measured and analysed statistically. In addition, other properties are also studied.

• Proceedings of the KWS Conference
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• 2007.11a
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• pp.113-114
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• 2007

• Journal of Korean Society of Steel Construction
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• v.23 no.2
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• pp.137-146
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• 2011

In the fabrication of steel bridges, blast cleaning prior to painting is carried out on the steel members to clean the forged surface and to increase the adhesive property of the applied painting systems. The effect of blast cleaning on the fatigue strength improvement of the weld joints, however, is not clear. In this study, Almen strips and steel specimens were blast-treated, conforming to ten types of blast-cleaning conditions deducted from the blast-cleaning conditions of seven steel structure fabrication companies. The arc height, roughness, hardness, and compressive residual stress were measured before and after the implementation of the ten blast-cleaning methods, and the relationship between the blast conditions and the measured values was studied. The geometry of the weld toe and the compressive residual stress near the weld toe were also measured before and after the blast cleaning of the butt-welded joints, and fatigue tests were carried out on the butt weld joints. The test results showed that blast cleaning significantly increases the fatigue strength and limit.