Finite element analysis of welded beam-to-column joints in aluminium alloy EN AW 6082 T6

Finite Elements in Analysis and Design

Volumn 44, Issue 1-2, 2007, Pages 1-16

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

^a NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Norway)

^b SINTEF MATERIALS AND CHEMISTRY   (Norway)

Author keywords

Aluminium; Anisotropy; Mesh convergence; Non local plastic thinning; Shell; Welds

Indexed keywords

ANISOTROPY; DUCTILITY; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; HEAT AFFECTED ZONE; PLASTICITY; WELDING;

MATERIAL MODELLING; MESH CONVERGENCE; NON-LOCAL PLASTIC THINNING; STRAIN LOCALIZATION; WELDED BEAM-TO-COLUMN JOINTS;

ALUMINUM ALLOYS;

EID: 36249016764     PISSN: 0168874X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.finel.2007.08.010     Document Type: Article

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