Weld Modeling
Weld Modeling
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Is there a technique to model fillet welds in FEA?
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RE: Weld Modeling
The same would probably apply also in case you conduct a durability analysis. However, if you're talking about a fatigue analysis with some fatigue solver for example, there are certain modeling techniques dictated by the solver.
RE: Weld Modeling
In a lot of cases, you'd be better off starting with shells (at least you'll get the bending stiffness right)
RE: Weld Modeling
RE: Weld Modeling
Thanks for the timely response. I am trying to perform a standard linear static analysis. The component I am trying to analyze consists of a t joint, which I modeled using shell elements. I considered modeling the fillet welds with 6-node wedge elements, however I am unsure about its accuracy.
RE: Weld Modeling
RE: Weld Modeling
Generally you extract the stresses at a number of locations along a path leading up to that weld and plot them in excel (or wherever) for extrapolation)
Depending on the method (the locations differ) you select the stress at 0.5 x thickness from toe and 1.5 x thickness from the weld toe and stick a curve through them. Where this line intercepts the weld toe location you can extrapolate the stress - this removes the abrupt increase in stress leading to infinity (or meaningless results).
Other methods are Battelle's Verity (nodal force transformations), this is expensive but places less importance on mesh refinement.
Hope that helps