Prediction of axis shift distortion during circumferential welding of thin pipes using the finite element method

Welding Journal (Miami, Fla)

Volumn 76, Issue 12, 1997, Pages 39-s

  Ravichandran, G ^a   Raghupathy, V P ^a   Ganesan, N ^b   Krishnakumar, R ^b  

^a BHARAT HEAVY ELECTRICALS LIMITED   (India)

^b INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY MADRAS   (India)

Author keywords

Axis Shift Distortion; Circumferential Welding; Finite Element Method; Residual Stresses; Shell Element; Thermal Cycles; Thermal Stresses; Thin Pipes; Transient Deflection

Indexed keywords

EID: 3643058296     PISSN: 00432296     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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