FATIGUE OF STRUCTURAL ELEMENTS. STUDY OF RESIDUAL STRESSES IN LINEARLY VARYING BIAXIAL STRESS FIELDS.

Abstract

A theory was developed for the calculation of relaxation strains effected by drilling a hole in a plate with a linearly varying stress field. With this theory a technique was developed for the measurement of residual stresses at the toe of tee fillet welds. The above technique was employed for the measurement of residual stresses at the toe of tee fillet welds in 1-1/2 in. HY-80 steel with the fillet in the as welded, ground, shot-peened, ground and shot-peened, and mechanically-peened condition. It was found that experimental data conforms to the assumed theory, and that residual stresses in as welded tee fillet welds in both the transverse and longitudinal directions approach the yield strength of the steel. It was also found that residual stresses are reduced approximately 25 percent by grinding, 50 percent by shot-peening and 50 percent by grinding and shot-peening. Mechanical-peening drastically affected residual stresses by converting high tension at the toe of the fillet weld to high compression of approximately the same magnitude. (Author)

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Apr 26, 1967
Accession Number
AD0653068

Entities

People

  • H. V. Cordiano
  • V. L. Salerno

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Biaxial Stresses
  • Compression
  • Drilling
  • Experimental Data
  • Measurement
  • Mechanical Properties
  • Mechanical Working
  • Physical Properties
  • Residual Stress
  • Residuals
  • Shot Peening
  • Stresses
  • Yield Strength

Fields of Study

  • Materials science

Readers

  • Metallurgy
  • Structural Health Monitoring of Composite Structures.