• Media type: E-Article
  • Title: FE analysis for welded hollow-section joints and bolted joints
  • Contributor: Vegte, G. J. van der; Wardenier, J.; Puthli, R. S.
  • Published: Thomas Telford Ltd., 2010
  • Published in: Proceedings of the Institution of Civil Engineers - Structures and Buildings, 163 (2010) 6, Seite 427-437
  • Language: English
  • DOI: 10.1680/stbu.2010.163.6.427
  • ISSN: 0965-0911; 1751-7702
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  • Description: <jats:p> Major advances in both hardware and software during the last two decades have led to a rapid increase in the use of non-linear finite-element analyses in the field of tubular structures. This study gives an overview of the main aspects of finite-element analyses relevant to welded hollow-section joints and bolted joints, such as the solution technique (i.e. implicit versus explicit methods), choice of element type, material non-linearity, modelling of the welds and limitations in predicting certain failure modes. A comparison of use and the results of implicit and explicit solvers are illustrated in an example on buckling of an L-shaped rectangular hollow-section column under cyclic loading. In a further example, relevant details are given of explicit finite-element analyses on large-scale bolted beam-to-column connections. </jats:p>