Evaluation of a finite element modelling approach for welded aluminium structures

Computers and Structures

Volumn 84, Issue 29-30, 2006, Pages 2016-2032

  Wang, T ^a   Hopperstad, O S ^a   Larsen, P K ^a   Lademo, O G ^b  

^a NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Norway)

^b SINTEF MATERIALS AND CHEMISTRY   (Norway)

Author keywords

Aluminium alloy; Failure; Fillet welds; Finite element analysis; Heat affected zone; Plastic anisotropy

Indexed keywords

ALUMINUM ALLOYS; ANISOTROPY; DUCTILE FRACTURE; HEAT AFFECTED ZONE; NUMERICAL ANALYSIS; TENSILE TESTING; WELDING;

FAILURE; FILLET WELDS; SHELL ELEMENTS; UNIAXIAL TENSILE TESTS;

FINITE ELEMENT METHOD;

EID: 33751044186     PISSN: 00457949     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.compstruc.2006.08.011     Document Type: Article

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