Specification of longitudinal and circumferential weld weakening factors (Input Table)

Data description/conditions:

LNGT-WELD:

Longitudinal weld affecting the normal stress in circumferential direction

(Stress components SFUBA, SFURA, SFISH/SFOSH and SFIRA/SFORA. Column not accessible.)

LW-FAC:

Weld weakening factor for LNGT-WELD stress components ¹

> 0. and ≤ 1.

[Default: 1.0]

CIRC-WELD:

Circumferential weld affecting the normal stress in longitudinal direction

(Stress components SXUB0, SXUB1, SXUBH, SXISH/SXOSH and SXIRA/SXORA Column not accessible.)

CW-FAC:

Weld weakening factor for CIRC-WELD stress components ¹

> 0. and ≤ 1.

[Default: 1.0]

 

Note 1 : No weakening factors are provided for TX shear stress components, because these components are zero at the inner and outer wall side, where the equivalent and principal stresses are calculated.

Note 2 : No weakening factors are provided for TZ full stress components, because weld imperfections are considered to occur locally only.

Note 3 : The weakening factors work out as stress intensification factors. Stresses are divided by their respective weakening factors.

Max/Min: 5/5 rows

¹ Weld weakening factors are used for equivalent, principal and uniaxial stress calculations only (tables CSTRMAX and CSTRESS)

 

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H620131, last changed: 2007-07-30

See also:

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