Brittle Fracture in Steel Structures
Brittle Fracture in Steel Structures

Author: G.M. Boyd

Publisher: Elsevier

Published: 2016-01-22

Total Pages: 137

ISBN-13: 1483192504

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Brittle Fracture in Steel Structures emphasizes the prevention of brittle fracture in structures fabricated from mild and low alloy steel operating at normal ambient temperatures. This book is divided into seven chapters. Chapter 1 provides the historical background and summarizes numerous case histories of brittle fractures. The nature of the phenomenon and factors that influence brittle fracture, including various methods of testing to determine the notch ductilities of different steels are described in Chapters 2 to 4. The fifth chapter elaborates the design considerations affecting the choice of steel for structural applications. Chapter 6 reviews the main methods for assessing the degree of notch ductility needed for different applications, while Chapter 7 deliberates practical procedures, recommended by the Navy Department Advisory Committee on Structural Steels, for assessing the suitability of different steels for particular applications. This publication is beneficial to metallurgists and welders intending to acquire knowledge of mild steel structures fabricated by welding from rolled steel plates and sections.

Brittle Fracture of Steel, 1950-1961
Brittle Fracture of Steel, 1950-1961

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Publisher:

Published: 1961

Total Pages: 48

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The bibliography has been compiled from the unclassified literature for the period January 1950 through November 15, 1961. Reviews and bibliographies which have been listed furnish references to historical reviews and earlier studies on brittle fracture. An author and a subject index are included.

Selection of Material for Welded Steel Structures Based on Fracture Mechanics
Selection of Material for Welded Steel Structures Based on Fracture Mechanics

Author: G. Sedlacek

Publisher:

Published: 2005

Total Pages: 15

ISBN-13:

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The European technical rules for the design of steel structures (Eurocode 3) offer a method to select steels to avoid brittle fracture. This concept is available for members subject to fatigue loads and is based on a safety assessment using fracture mechanics, applying stress intensity factors (K-concept). In order to extend these rules to members with predominant static loads, investigations have been carried out for typical details as used in buildings, both experimentally and theoretically. The details investigated were welded connections of solid bars or I-profiles with slotted gusset plates. The experimental studies included large scale tests using test specimens with initial cracks at locations of high stress concentrations. For the theoretical studies, the K-concept was applied. Formulae for K-requirements were developed for such details with numerical simulations using BE- (Boundary Element-) methods. The results allow an extension of the rules in Eurocode 3.

Analysis of Welded Structures
Analysis of Welded Structures

Author: Koichi Masubuchi

Publisher: Elsevier

Published: 2013-10-22

Total Pages: 655

ISBN-13: 1483188434

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Analysis of Welded Structures: Residual Stresses, Distortion, and their Consequences encompasses several topics related to design and fabrication of welded structures, particularly residual stresses and distortion, as well as their consequences. This book first introduces the subject by presenting the advantages and disadvantages of welded structures, as well as the historical overview of the topic and predicted trends. Then, this text considers residual stresses, heat flow, distortion, fracture toughness, and brittle and fatigue fractures of weldments. This selection concludes by discussing the effects of distortion and residual stresses on buckling strength of welded structures and effects of weld defects on service behavior. This book also provides supplementary discussions on some related and selected subjects. This text will be invaluable to metallurgists, welders, and students of metallurgy and welding.

Fracture-control Guidelines for Welded Steel Ship Hulls
Fracture-control Guidelines for Welded Steel Ship Hulls

Author: Stanley Theodore Rolfe

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Published: 1974

Total Pages: 136

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The Report provides comprehensive toughness criteria for welded ship hulls that can be used for steels of all strength levels. Because of the fact that stress concentrations are always present in large complex welded structures and therefore high stresses as well as discontinuities or flaws will be present in welded ship hulls, primary emphasis in the proposed fracture-control guidelines is placed on the use of steels with moderate levels of notch-toughness and on the use of properly designed crack arresters. In general, concepts of fracture mechanics are used to develop the material toughness level that is required for fail-safe operation of welded ship hulls.