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Simulation of Fracture Behavior of Weldments

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In this chapter, the fracture behavior of an S355 electron beam welded joint is simulated with the Rousselier, Gurson-Tvergaard-Needleman (GTN), and cohesive zone models separately. First, each model is discussed and the method identifying the model parameters is given. Second, the simulation results on the crack propagation of compact tension (C(T)) specimens with the initial crack located at different weld regions are given. Finally, the cohesive zone model is compared with the other two models, showing its superiority.

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  1. School of Aerospace Engineering and Applied Mechanics, Tongji University, Shanghai, People’s Republic of China

    Haoyun Tu & Yan Li

  2. Institute for Materials Testing, Materials Science and Strength of Materials (IMWF), University of Stuttgart, Stuttgart, Germany

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  1. Materials Science and Strength of Materials, University of Stuttgart Institute for Materials Testing, Stuttgart, Germany

    Siegfried Schmauder

  2. Department of Civil Engineering, National Taiwan University Department of Civil Engineering, Taipei, T´ai-pei, Taiwan

    Chuin-Shan Chen

  3. BEC 254, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, Alabama, USA

    Krishan K. Chawla

  4. Fulton School of Engineering, Arizona State University, Tempe, Arizona, USA

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  5. Engineering Mechanics, Zhejiang University Engineering Mechanics, Hangzhou, China

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Tu, H., Schmauder, S., Li, Y. (2018). Simulation of Fracture Behavior of Weldments. In: Schmauder, S., Chen, CS., Chawla, K., Chawla, N., Chen, W., Kagawa, Y. (eds) Handbook of Mechanics of Materials. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-10-6855-3_41-1

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