Abstract
This paper proposes a numerical framework to predict fatigue life on welded joints by integrating several computational techniques. The framework consists of five steps: i) materials properties estimation; ii) welding simulation using thermo-mechanical finite element method; iii) macroscopic stress field analysis under cyclic loading; iv) mesoscopic stress field analysis using crystal plasticity finite element method (CPFEM); v) analysis of fatigue crack growth. The total number of cycles to failure is eventually obtained by the sum of initiation life calculated by CPFEM and propagation life calculated by X-FEM. A fatigue life of butt joint is evaluated by the proposed method. The results demonstrated the possibility of evaluating the fatigue life and its scattering by the proposed framework.
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