The effect of welding residual stress on the buckling behavior of storage tanks subjected to the harmonic settlement was simulated using the shell-to-solid coupling method. In the numerical model of tanks coupled with the welding residual stress, the welding joint and its adjacent zone were modeled using the solid submodel and the zone far away from the welding joint was built by the shell submodel. Effects of welding parameters (e.g., welding velocities and welding passes) on the buckling behavior of tanks were analyzed systematically. Results indicate that the buckling strength of tanks is enhanced due to the welding residual stress. Comparatively, a slow welding velocity presents a more remarkable strengthening effect than the fast welding velocity due to a larger axial residual stress produced at the welding joint. Nevertheless, no significant difference between the double-side welding and the one-side welding for buckling strength enhancement is observed for the cases studied. This indicates that the current design method causes a conservative design without considering the welding residual stress.
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Effect of Welding Residual Stress on the Buckling Behavior of Storage Tanks Subjected to Harmonic Settlement
Jian-Guo Gong,
Jian-Guo Gong
School of Mechanical and Power Engineering,
East China University of Science
and Technology,
130 Meilong Road,
Shanghai 200237, China
e-mail: jggong@ecust.edu.cn
East China University of Science
and Technology,
130 Meilong Road,
Shanghai 200237, China
e-mail: jggong@ecust.edu.cn
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Lei Yu,
Lei Yu
School of Mechanical and Power Engineering,
East China University of Science
and Technology,
130 Meilong Road,
Shanghai 200237, China
e-mail: stu_yu@yeah.net
East China University of Science
and Technology,
130 Meilong Road,
Shanghai 200237, China
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Feng Wang,
Feng Wang
School of Mechanical and Power Engineering,
East China University of Science
and Technology,
130 Meilong Road,
Shanghai 200237, China
e-mail: feng.wang1990@yahoo.com
East China University of Science
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Fu-Zhen Xuan
Fu-Zhen Xuan
School of Mechanical and Power Engineering,
East China University of Science
and Technology,
130 Meilong Road,
Shanghai 200237, China
e-mail: fzxuan@ecust.edu.cn
East China University of Science
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130 Meilong Road,
Shanghai 200237, China
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Jian-Guo Gong
School of Mechanical and Power Engineering,
East China University of Science
and Technology,
130 Meilong Road,
Shanghai 200237, China
e-mail: jggong@ecust.edu.cn
East China University of Science
and Technology,
130 Meilong Road,
Shanghai 200237, China
e-mail: jggong@ecust.edu.cn
Lei Yu
School of Mechanical and Power Engineering,
East China University of Science
and Technology,
130 Meilong Road,
Shanghai 200237, China
e-mail: stu_yu@yeah.net
East China University of Science
and Technology,
130 Meilong Road,
Shanghai 200237, China
e-mail: stu_yu@yeah.net
Feng Wang
School of Mechanical and Power Engineering,
East China University of Science
and Technology,
130 Meilong Road,
Shanghai 200237, China
e-mail: feng.wang1990@yahoo.com
East China University of Science
and Technology,
130 Meilong Road,
Shanghai 200237, China
e-mail: feng.wang1990@yahoo.com
Fu-Zhen Xuan
School of Mechanical and Power Engineering,
East China University of Science
and Technology,
130 Meilong Road,
Shanghai 200237, China
e-mail: fzxuan@ecust.edu.cn
East China University of Science
and Technology,
130 Meilong Road,
Shanghai 200237, China
e-mail: fzxuan@ecust.edu.cn
1Corresponding author.
Contributed by the Pressure Vessel and Piping Division of ASME for publication in the JOURNAL OF PRESSURE VESSEL TECHNOLOGY. Manuscript received October 21, 2015; final manuscript received June 15, 2016; published online August 5, 2016. Assoc. Editor: Xian-Kui Zhu.
J. Pressure Vessel Technol. Feb 2017, 139(1): 011401 (9 pages)
Published Online: August 5, 2016
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Received:
October 21, 2015
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June 15, 2016
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Gong, J., Yu, L., Wang, F., and Xuan, F. (August 5, 2016). "Effect of Welding Residual Stress on the Buckling Behavior of Storage Tanks Subjected to Harmonic Settlement." ASME. J. Pressure Vessel Technol. February 2017; 139(1): 011401. https://doi.org/10.1115/1.4033941
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