Effect of Welding Residual Stress and Distortion on Ship Hull Structural Performance

The finite element method is used to investigate the effects of welding-induced residual stress and distortion on the strength and behaviour of ship hull structures. A finite element welding simulation consisting of sequentially coupled transient thermal and nonlinear structural analyses is used to...

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Main Author: Gannon, Liam
Language:en
Published: 2011
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10222/13367