Abstract
AbstractRandom meso‐scale defects within welded joints can affect the structural damage process and cause dispersion in the fatigue lifetime of welded joints. In this paper, a meso‐scale stochastic damage approach is used to investigate the effect of random, meso‐scale defects on the fatigue damage lifetime of welded joints under different loads. First, we established an elastic–plastic fatigue damage model considering meso‐defects in the weld metal. Secondly, the fatigue lifetimes for gas tungsten arc welding and gas metal arc welding welded joints were predicted, with most of the predictions within the twofold dispersion factor. Thirdly, the Monte Carlo simulation method was used to investigate the influence of meso‐defect size on the fatigue lifetime dispersion degree, and the fatigue lifetime distribution under different loads was statistically analyzed.
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