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Life of a weld on a deflecting surface???
Sorry guys. I've been out of the office all day. Since this is something still in design phase, I'm afraid of sharing "too much," so I would be unable to upload detailed sketches, measurements, etc. Bu Gump....No, I am not using a rosette. I will have to get back to you on your other questions...- icruz
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- Forum: Structural engineering general discussion
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Life of a weld on a deflecting surface???
ishvaag, Something I failed to mention is that a test mechanism was created to remove deflection from the equation, and our numbers were fine, so I need to determine what kind of fatigue life these welds will have when adding the tubing's deflection to the dynamic.- icruz
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- Forum: Structural engineering general discussion
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Life of a weld on a deflecting surface???
Mike, Yes they did! Which is why I have trouble accepting the readings of those TWO gages. Their readings give numbers WAY passed yield, but they return to zero which leads me to believe no yielding has occurred.- icruz
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- Forum: Structural engineering general discussion
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Life of a weld on a deflecting surface???
Mike, I can see how that statement can come off that way, but I only said that because we ran some test in exaggerated scenarios, and all the strain gages gave us passing numbers except for the 2 gages that had weld-to-tubing installation that was in line with the deflection. Those 2 gages...- icruz
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- Forum: Structural engineering general discussion
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Life of a weld on a deflecting surface???
Mike, 1st: Where do I claim to have designed anything? I'm pretty sure all I said is that I am testing it. 2nd: I am fresh out of school & 2 months into my job & in my limited experience with weld analysis, I never encountered a scenario like this. 3rd: I thought this was a site where you can...- icruz
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- Forum: Structural engineering general discussion
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Life of a weld on a deflecting surface???
How can I determine the life of a weld that is welded in the middle of a deflecting surface? All I have been able to find is cantilever examples. I am needing to test the welds of en eyelet that is welded in the middle of the bottom side of a 20 foot piece of large tubing. The eyelet is going to...- icruz
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- Forum: Structural engineering general discussion
