Distribution of Welding Residual Stress of Mixed Steel U-Rib-Stiffened Plates

Abstract

To analyze the effects of width and thickness of each composition element of mixed steel U-rib-stiffened plates on the welding residual stress distribution, the distribution of the U-rib and the plate residual stress was calculated using a simplified calculation method. The method involved welding the mixed steel U-rib-stiffened plates for a structure with different sizes and different strength ratios of U-rib to plate. Based on a welding residual stress numerical simulation method validated by the blind hole method test, the distribution law of the mixed steel U-rib stiffened plate was studied. The results showed that the change of plate width has little impact on the welding residual stress and that the ratio of the thicknesses of the plate to U-rib stiffeners, the thickness of the plate, and the thickness of the U-rib has a great influence on the distribution of the welding residual stress. The thickness of plate and steel strength also greatly influenced the distribution width of the residual tensile stress. While analyzing the compression capacity of U-rib-stiffened plates, the simplified distribution of welding residual stress was used.

Keywords

Steel bridge / Welding residual stress / Simplified calculation method / U-rib stiffened plate / Finite element method

References

[1] Tohiyuki Kitada, Hiroshi Nakai, Tomiyasu Furuta. A study on initial deflections and residual stresses in steel plates with closed cross-sectional stiffeners. Proc Jpn Soc Civ Eng, 2010, 428(I-15): 127-136 (in Japanese)

[2] Ohashi Harukazu, Yoda Teruhiko, Higuchi Kozo. Initial imperfection data and evaluation of compressive strength of orthotropic steel deck for long-span cable-stayed bridges. Proc Jpn Soc Civ Eng, 2010, 549(I-37): 55-64 (in Japanese)

[3] Chen SJ, Yang KC. Inelastic behavior of orthotropic steel deck stiffened by U-shaped stiffeners. Thin Walled Struct, 2002, 40(6): 537-553.

[4] Deng D, Murayama H. Prediction of welding distortion and residual stress in a thin plate butt-welded joint. Comput Mater Sci, 2008, 43(2): 353-365.

[5] Teng TL, Lin CC. Effect of welding conditions on residual stresses due to butt welds. Int J Press Vessel Pip, 1998, 75(12): 857-864.

[6] Qiu Zhao, Zhiyong Guo, Xiujiang Shen, et al. Test study on residual stress distribution of hybrid steel U-rib stiffened plates. J Constr Steel Res, 2016, 121: 261-267.

[7] Swanson JA, Miller RA. AASHTO LRFD bridge design specifications: Loading and general information, 2004, 3 Cincinnati: University of Cincinnati.

[8] Kainuma S, Yang M, Jeong YS, et al. Experimental investigation for structural parameter effects on fatigue behavior of rib-to-deck welded joints in orthotropic steel decks. Eng Fail Anal, 2017, 79: 520-537.

[9] Levieil B, Doudard C, Thévenet D et al (2016) Predicting residual stresses influence on crack initiation for low-cycle fatigue. In: 11th international conference on multiaxial fatigue and fracture, Seville

[10] Xia Y, Nassif H, Hwang ES, et al. Optimization of design details in orthotropic steel decks subjected to static and fatigue loads. Transp Res Rec, 2013, 2331: 14-23.

[11] Mizuguchi K, Yamada K, Iwasaki M et al (2004) Rationalized steel deck structure and large model test for developing new type of structure. In: Orthotropic bridge conference, Sacramento, pp 675–688

[12] Zhi-Gang Xiao, Yamada K, Ya S, et al. Stress analyses and fatigue evaluation of rib-to-deck joints in steel orthotropic decks. Int J Fatigue, 2008, 30: 1387-1397.

[13] Hendy CR, Murphy CJ. Designers’ guide to EN 1993-2. Eurocode 3: design of steel structures-part 2: steel bridges, 2006, London: Thomas Telford Publishing.

[14] Deng D. FEM prediction of welding residual stress and distortion in carbon steel considering phase transformation effects. Mater Des, 2009, 30(2): 359-366.

[15] Zhao Q, Wu C. Research on numerical simulation of welding residual stress of U rib-stiffened plates. Eng Mech, 2012, 29(8): 262-268 (in Chinese)

[16] Zhao Q, Wu C. A simplified calculation method of welding residual stress of U rib-stiffened plates. Eng Mech, 2012, 29(10): 170-176 (in Chinese)

[17] Guo Zhiyong (2013) Research on welding residual stress of hybrid steel U rib-stiffened plates. Dissertation, College of Civil Engineering, Fuzhou University, Fuzhou, China

[18] El-Axir MH. A method of modeling residual stress distribution in turning for different materials. Int J Mach Tools Manuf, 2002, 42(9): 1055-1063.

[19] Berman J, Bruneau M. Closure to plastic analysis and design of steel plate shear walls. J Struct Eng, 2005, 131(4): 697