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Steel and Composite Structures
  Volume 40, Number 2, July25 2021 , pages 193-202
DOI: https://doi.org/10.12989/scs.2021.40.2.193
 


Effect of welding defects on mechanical properties of welded joints subjected to temperature
Min Yan, Zhen Guo, Chenfeng Li, Yi Liu and Xiangren Wang

 
Abstract
    Welding defects negatively affect the safety of steel structures. In fire, the steel connections with welding defects would fracture prematurely that cause the structure lose their fire resistance. However, the knowledge of effects of welding defects on welding connections at elevated temperature are still limit. This paper conducted steady-state tensile tests on butt welded specimens with artificial defects to investigate the effect of defects on the mechanical properties of butt welding at high temperatures. These effects on the evolution law of stress and strain, fracture strengths and extension abilities were discussed. The results show that the stress concentration caused by the defects in the welding zone reduced the yield strengths of the weldments at high-temperature, and the stress concentration induced brittle fracture occurring at the welding zone at high temperature with low levels and produced different failure modes. The extension abilities of the weldments at different temperatures were influenced by the defect levels significantly.
 
Key Words
    butt welding; evolution law; high temperature; stress concentration; welding defect
 
Address
Min Yan,Yi Liu and Xiangren Wang: School of Mechanics & Civil Engineering, China University of Mining and Technology, Xu Zhou, Jiangsu 221116, China
Zhen Guo: School of Mechanics & Civil Engineering, China University of Mining and Technology, Xu Zhou, Jiangsu 221116, China; Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Environmental Impact and Structural Safety in Engineering, China University of Mining & Technology,
Xu Zhou, Jiangsu 221116, China
Chenfeng Li: College of Shipbuilding Engineering, Harbin Engineering University, Harbin, Heilongjiang 150001, China

 

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