Fatigue of Weldments ie Experimental and Analytical Approaches to Weldment Fatigue Design by Dr. Frederick V. Lawrence, Jr. Professor of Civil Engineering and Materials Science and Engineering University of Illinois at Urbana - Champaign An Intensive Two-Day Professional Development Course Irving, TX # March 23 - 24, 1995[_Tintroduction TT ACKNOWLEDGMENTS The work described here is the result of a lot of research performed over the last 20 years. Many of the ideas and most of the work is that of my faithful and tireless graduate students: LD. 8. T. Chang J. Ho Me I have benefited enormously from interaction with my colleagues at the University of Mlinois: W. H, Munse H. Sehitoglu G.M. Sinclair D.F. Socie ‘The work has been funded by: The University of Ilinois Fracture Control Program American Iron and Steel Institute General Motors Corporation U.S. Coast Guard Ship Structures Committee ‘The National Science Foundation Association of American Railroads Edison Welding Institute and others... F. V. Lawrence, Oct. 1994, Urbana, IL eee 12TL Introduction [TO TABLE OF CONTENTS Short course organization L1 Schedule - cepts tallic Fati 2.1. Introduction 2.2 Metallic fatigue: The Materials Science Perspective 2.3. Some Basic Mechanics Concepts .. 2.4 Metallic fatigue: The Engineering Perspective 2.5 Laboratory Determination of Fatigue Properties 2.6 Simple Applications of Fatigue Test Data -N Diagram At We Design 3.1 The weldment S-N diagram approach 3.2. Fatigue resistance of tubular joints 3.3. Criticism of S-N diagram approach 3.4 The problem with weldments 4 i Fatigue Behavi 4.1, Modeling the fatiigue process ‘5. Analytical Models Based on Fatigue Crack Initiation 5.1 Measurement of strain in weldments 5.2 The LP Model 5.3 The I-P Model applied to weldments 5.4 Fatigue design of complex weldments 5.5 Extension to stochastic design 5.6 Electrical resistance spot welds 6. Model: Fati; yw 6.1 Various Models 6.2 Strip Yield Model for Notched Components 6.3 CCN model crack closure concepts applied to weldments 1 Fut 7.1. Multiaxial fatigue 7.2. Current weldment fatigue research at the UIUC 7.3. Improving weldment fatigue life 13