The Effect of Weld Geometry on the Stiffness of I-Core Steel Sandwich Plate

Abstract:

This paper presents the influence of the weld widthroot gapand weld offset of the T-joint to the overall stiffness of sandwich plate with finite element simulations. From the results of finite element calculation and some of experimental verification we can see:(1) For this structure, welding joint damage occurs before the face plate buckling.(2) Among the factors weld widthgap and weld offset of the T-joint, the weld width affect the overall stiffness the most. (3) When root gap and weld offset lower 0.1mm and 0.12 mm, respectively, they have a little influence on the resistance of deformation ability for the sandwich plate, they can be ignore.

• Periodical: Advanced Materials Research (Volumes 912-914)
• Pages: 404-409
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/AMR.912-914.404
• Online since: April 2014
• Authors: Yu Ping Sun*, Yu Ying Ren, Ji Sen Qiao, Xiao Xia Jiang
• Keywords: Laser-Welded, Root Gap, Sandwich Plate, Weld Offset, Weld Width, Welding Line

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