Minimization of Welding Distortion and Buckling

Welding is a cost-effective and flexible method of fabricating large structures, but drawbacks such as residual stress, distortion and buckling must be overcome in order to optimize structural performance. Minimization of welding distortion and buckling provides a systematic overview of the methods of minimizing distortion and buckling in welded structures.Following an introductory chapter, part one focuses on understanding welding stress and distortion, with chapters on such topics as computational welding mechanics, modelling the effect of phase transformations on welding stress and distortion and using computationally efficient reduced-solution methods to understand welding distortion. Part two covers different methods of minimizing welding distortion. Chapters discuss methods such as differential heating for minimizing distortion in welded stiffeners, dynamic thermal tensioning, reverse-side heating and ways of minimizing buckling such as weld cooling and hybrid laser arc welding.With its distinguished editor and international team of contributors, Minimization of welding distortion and buckling is an essential reference for all welders and engineers involved in fabrication of metal end-products, as well as those in industry and academia with a research interest in the area. - Provides a systematic overview of the methods of minimizing distortion and buckling in welded structures - Focuses on understanding welding stress and distortion featuring computational welding mechanics and modelling the effect of phase transformations - Explores different methods of minimizing welding distortion discussing differential heating and dynamic thermal tensioning

Contributor contact details Part 1: Understanding welding residual stress and distortion Chapter 1: Introduction to welding residual stress and distortion Chapter 2: Understanding welding stress and distortion using computational welding mechanics Chapter 3: Modelling the effects of phase transformations on welding stress and distortion Chapter 4: Modelling welding stress and distortion in large structures Chapter 5: Using computationally efficient, reduced-solution methods to understand welding distortion Part II: Minimizing welding distortion Chapter 6: Minimization of bowing distortion in welded stiffeners using differential heating Chapter 7: Minimizing buckling distortion in welding by thermal tensioning methods Chapter 8: Minimizing buckling distortion in welding by weld cooling Chapter 9: Minimizing buckling distortion in welding by hybrid laser-arc welding Chapter 10: Minimizing angular distortion in welding by reverse-side heating Index