Volume 11 - Volume 11
Analysis of Welded Connection Plates by Using ANSYS (Comparative Study – Finite Element Analysis with Elastic Analysis)
Abstract
Structural analysis of the loaded welded connection of plates requires the determination of the design
strength of the plate specially in bridge Structures. Simple welded shear tab connections are used
regularly in structural engineering practice. Many engineers who still use Allowable Stress Design
use the elastic method in designing these connections. To determine the stresses in a plate at the
welded joint of a simple shear tab connection using finite element analysis, and to compare those
results to the simplified elastic analyses used in structural engineering practice. In particular we will
look at the tension and compression stresses at the extreme fibers of the weld connection along with
the shear stress at the middle of the weld. ANSYS will be used for the finite element analysis. In
conclusion, both the finite element analysis approach and the allowable stress design approach result
in almost identical maximum shear stresses in the plate at the welded joint. The two approaches do
not provide similar results for the maximum tension and compression stresses at the ends of the joint.
Paper Details
PaperID: 2240
Author's Name: B. Vamsi Krishna, T. Shanthala, P. Sudheer Kumar and S. Bhoomesh
Volume: Volume 11
Issues: Volume 11
Keywords: ANSYS, Finite Element Analysis, Elastic Analyses, Welded Connections
Year: 2021
Month: June
Pages: 1843-1857