<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p>The paper presents the results of experimental studies on distortion of the fixed plate edge due to formation of a butt joint. This is a hidden form of weld distortion present in structural nodes and identified at the ship hull pre-fabrication stages. The investigations were performed according to a design of experiment (DoE) approach in laboratory conditions resembling those encountered in the shipbuilding industry. The presented analysis includes the technological–construction parameters influencing the evaluated distortion shape. The implemented method of experimental results evaluation allows the utilisation of the approximation dependence to predict the fixed plate edge distortion in large-scale steel structures.</p></abstract>

The paper presents the results of experimental studies on distortion of the fixed plate edge due to formation of a butt joint. This is a hidden form of weld distortion present in structural nodes and identified at the ship hull pre-fabrication stages. The investigations were performed according to a design of experiment (DoE) approach in laboratory conditions resembling those encountered in the shipbuilding industry. The presented analysis includes the technological–construction parameters influencing the evaluated distortion shape. The implemented method of experimental results evaluation allows the utilisation of the approximation dependence to predict the fixed plate edge distortion in large-scale steel structures.

Prediction of Welding-Induced Distortion of Fixed Plate Edge Using Design of Experiment Approach

West Pomeranian University of Technology in Szczecin

Polish Maritime Research

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The paper presents the results of experimental studies on distortion of the fixed plate edge due to formation of a butt joint. This is a hidden form of weld...

Prediction of Welding-Induced Distortion of Fixed Plate Edge Using Design of Experiment Approach

Published Online: Apr 30, 2020

Page range: 134 - 142

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/pomr-2020-0014

Keywords
weld distortions, fixed plate edge distortion, designed experiment, prediction models

© 2020 Tomasz Urbański et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 License.

Prediction of Welding-Induced Distortion of Fixed Plate Edge Using Design of Experiment Approach

Published Online: Apr 30, 2020

Page range: 134 - 142

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/pomr-2020-0014

Keywordsweld distortions, fixed plate edge distortion, designed experiment, prediction models

© 2020 Tomasz Urbański et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 License.

Keywords
weld distortions, fixed plate edge distortion, designed experiment, prediction models