Finite Element Analysis on the Bearing Capacity of Tube-Plate Joint with Different Width-Thickness Ratio

Abstract:

Tube-plate joint is a frequently-used joint type in steel-tube tower, but the theoretical analysis and experimental investigation on tube-plate joint are absent both at home and abroad. In this paper, the ANSYS finite element program was used to simulate the bearing capacity and deformation condition of tube-plate joint with 1/2-stiffening ring. Eight calculation models were designed, and the width-thickness ratio was changed by changing the width or thickness of stiffening ring. The results indicate that the influence of different width-thickness ratio on tube-plate joint bearing capability is significant. By increasing the width or increasing the thickness of stiffening rings to improve the bearing capacity of the joint is a very effective way.

• Periodical: Applied Mechanics and Materials (Volumes 204-208)
• Pages: 1224-1228
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/AMM.204-208.1224
• Online since: October 2012
• Authors: Jun Fen Yang, Yi Liang Peng, Xia Bing Wei, Jin Bo Cui
• Keywords: Bearing Capacity, Stiffening Ring, Tube-Plate Joint, Width-Thickness Ratio

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DOI: 10.1016/s0143-974x(99)00063-2