Effects of weld strength heterogeneity on crack driving force in stress and strain based design scenarios
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- Stijn Hertelé (UGent) , Noel O'Dowd, Matthias Verstraete (UGent) , Koen Van Minnebruggen (UGent) and Wim De Waele (UGent)
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- Abstract
- Weld strength mismatch is a key factor with respect to the assessment of a flawed girth weld. However, it is challenging to assign a single strength mismatch value to girth welds, which are generally heterogeneous in terms of constitutive behavior. The authors have recently developed a method ('homogenization') to account for weld strength property variations in the estimation of crack driving force response and the corresponding tensile limit state. This paper separately validates the approach for stress based and strain based assessments. Whereas homogenization is reliably applicable for stress based assessments, the strain based crack driving force response is highly sensitive to effects of actual heterogeneous weld properties. The sensitivity increases with increased weld width and decreased strain hardening behavior. For strain based design, a more accurate methodology is desirable, and large scale testing and/or advanced numerical modeling remain essential.
- Keywords
- TENSION, GIRTH WELDS, MODEL, SPECIMENS, PLATES, TESTS, LOADS
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Please use this url to cite or link to this publication: http://hdl.handle.net/1854/LU-5713523
- MLA
- Hertelé, Stijn, et al. “Effects of Weld Strength Heterogeneity on Crack Driving Force in Stress and Strain Based Design Scenarios.” PROCEEDINGS OF THE 10TH INTERNATIONAL PIPELINE CONFERENCE - 2014, VOL 4, 2014.
- APA
- Hertelé, S., O’Dowd, N., Verstraete, M., Van Minnebruggen, K., & De Waele, W. (2014). Effects of weld strength heterogeneity on crack driving force in stress and strain based design scenarios. PROCEEDINGS OF THE 10TH INTERNATIONAL PIPELINE CONFERENCE - 2014, VOL 4. Presented at the 10th ASME International Pipeline Conference, Calgary, Alberta, Canada.
- Chicago author-date
- Hertelé, Stijn, Noel O’Dowd, Matthias Verstraete, Koen Van Minnebruggen, and Wim De Waele. 2014. “Effects of Weld Strength Heterogeneity on Crack Driving Force in Stress and Strain Based Design Scenarios.” In PROCEEDINGS OF THE 10TH INTERNATIONAL PIPELINE CONFERENCE - 2014, VOL 4.
- Chicago author-date (all authors)
- Hertelé, Stijn, Noel O’Dowd, Matthias Verstraete, Koen Van Minnebruggen, and Wim De Waele. 2014. “Effects of Weld Strength Heterogeneity on Crack Driving Force in Stress and Strain Based Design Scenarios.” In PROCEEDINGS OF THE 10TH INTERNATIONAL PIPELINE CONFERENCE - 2014, VOL 4.
- Vancouver
- 1.Hertelé S, O’Dowd N, Verstraete M, Van Minnebruggen K, De Waele W. Effects of weld strength heterogeneity on crack driving force in stress and strain based design scenarios. In: PROCEEDINGS OF THE 10TH INTERNATIONAL PIPELINE CONFERENCE - 2014, VOL 4. 2014.
- IEEE
- [1]S. Hertelé, N. O’Dowd, M. Verstraete, K. Van Minnebruggen, and W. De Waele, “Effects of weld strength heterogeneity on crack driving force in stress and strain based design scenarios,” in PROCEEDINGS OF THE 10TH INTERNATIONAL PIPELINE CONFERENCE - 2014, VOL 4, Calgary, Alberta, Canada, 2014.
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