Stress distribution and deformation on the cross tension type spot welded lap joint subjected to out of plane tensile load were investigated by finite element method. For the rational design of spot welded joint, it is needed to assess to repeatedly the fatigue life of the joint with various dimensions and welding conditions. In this paper, an automation of repeated process of fatigue life assessment for spot welded cross tension type joint was studied. The process is related to stress analysis in vicinity of weld-toe and fatigue life assessment based on analyzed stress distribution. With the change of design condition including dimensions and welding heat input, the above two works have to be performed. Using the commercial tool for system integration, ModelCenter, an automation of the repeated process for spot welded cross tension type joint based on 2D modeling was achieved. In this automation system, data exchanges between programs regardless of commercial and parametric studies for optimal design can be performed.

대부분의 선체 및 해양구조물은 용접을 통해서 만들어지며 이러한 구조물들은 항상 변화되는 하중에 노출된다. 본 논문에서는 T형 용접이음부의 응력집중과 피로특성규명을 위하여 수치해석적 방법을 통한 연구결과를 실험결과와 비교 검토하였다. 특히 필렛용접, 완전 용입용접, 부분 용입용접부의 특성을 응력집중과 피로강도면에서 연구하여ㅛ으며 이를 위한 파라메터로는 불 용입부의 길이, 각장의 크기 및 형태, 삽입판의 각도등을 채택하였다. 최적의 용접을 위하여 각 파라메터의 선정을 효과적으로 할 수 있도록 응력 및 피로수명분표, S-N선도를 정리하엿으며 필렛용접이 용입용접을 대신하여 사용될 수 있는 근거를 제시하였다. 본 연구결과는 실제 현장에서 구조의 용접이음부 형태 선정에 지침이 될 수 있다.

Fatigue crack can be a controlling factor in the life of some welding components, such as vertical and horizontal stiffener. In this study, The fatigue tests were carried out on the out-of-plane gusset fillet welded joint. In addition, investigations of three-dimensional fatigue crack propagation of gusset welded joint using the finite element analysis of FEMAP with NX NASTRAN and FRANC3D. The 3D crack growth simulations can be performed to compute stress intensity factor(SIF), which are used to determine crack propagation cycles.