Research on Residual Stress of a BS700 Butt-Welded Box Section and Its Influence on the Stability of Axial Compression Members.

Xingkun Xie,Fei Shao,Linyue Bai,Lixiang He,Lei Gao

doi:10.3390/ma13153282

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https://doi.org/10.3390/ma13153282

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Abstract

BS700 high-strength steel is widely used in engineering. Welding residual stress during the manufacturing process has a significant influence on the structural safety and service life of steel structures. In this study, the residual stress of a BS700 butt-welded box section axial compression member was studied by the blind-hole method, its distribution law was summarized, and a residual stress distribution model was established. By establishing a finite element model considering initial geometric imperfection and residual stress, the influence of residual stress on the stability of axial compression members was analyzed. The results illustrated that the residual tensile stress near the weld in the welded box section axial compression members was the largest: the average residual tensile stress reached 76.6% of the measured steel yield strength, the residual tensile stress at the roof and web were almost the same, and the residual tensile stress at the corner was approximately 11.6% of the measured yield strength. The residual stress had a different influence on the stability factor of the axial compression members with different width-thickness ratios, and the influence decreased with the increase in the width-thickness ratio. In addition, when the slenderness ratio of members ranged between 20 and 70, the residual stress had a significant influence on the stability of members, while outside that interval, the influence was relatively small.

Highlights

Steel structures have the advantages of high strength and light weight, and are widely used all over the world in buildings, bridges, and roof-supporting systems
The average residual tensile stress peak value is 570.1 MPa, about 76.6% of the measured yield strength steel, and the maximum peak stress is 619.8 MPa
The black curve represents the influence of residual stress on the stability coefficient of axial compression members, while the red curve represents the influence of residual stress on the stability coefficient of axial compression members

Summary

Introduction

Steel structures have the advantages of high strength and light weight, and are widely used all over the world in buildings, bridges, and roof-supporting systems. Shi et al [21,22,23,24,25,26] carried out a series of theoretical and experimental studies on the distribution of welding residual stress in high-strength steel and the mechanical performance of axial compression members, and obtained the distribution law of welding I-shaped and box-shaped section residual stress and its influence on the stability of compression members. Based on the test results, a finite element numerical model was established to analyze the parameters of the box-type axial compression member, and some suggestions on the design of a high-strength steel welded axial compression member were given by comparing European EN1993-1-1 [27] and China GB50017-2003 [28].

Material Test

Test principle

Coefficient Calibration of Residual Stress A and B

Residual Stress Test

Test Results and Analysis

The Establishment of a Finite Element Model

Numerical Simulation Results and Analysis

Conclusions