Thinness and quality effects on fatigue strength of transverse non-load-carrying welded attachments

Thinness and quality effects on fatigue strength of transverse non-load-carrying welded attachments | Research Square window.SnipcartSettings = { analytics: { enabled: false } }; (function() { var accessVector = localStorage.getItem('access_vector') || ''; window.dataLayer = window.dataLayer || []; if (accessVector) { window.dataLayer.push({ user: { profile: { profileInfo: { snid: accessVector } } } }); } })(); (function(w,d,s,l,i){w[l]=w[l]||[];w[l].push({'gtm.start':new Date().getTime(),event:'gtm.js'});var f=d.getElementsByTagName(s)[0],j=d.createElement(s),dl=l!='dataLayer'?'&l='+l:'';j.async=true;j.src='https://www.googletagmanager.com/gtm.js?id='+i+dl;f.parentNode.insertBefore(j,f);})(window,document,'script','dataLayer','GTM-K279D39R'); Browse Preprints In Review Journals COVID-19 Preprints AJE Video Bytes Research Tools Research Promotion AJE Professional Editing AJE Rubriq About Preprint Platform In Review Editorial Policies Our Team Advisory Board Help Center Sign In Submit a Preprint Cite Share Download PDF Research Article Thinness and quality effects on fatigue strength of transverse non-load-carrying welded attachments Mehdi Ghanadi, Miloslav Kepka Jr., Gustav Hultgren, Zuheir Barsoum This is a preprint; it has not been peer reviewed by a journal. https://doi.org/ 10.21203/rs.3.rs-6098298/v1 This work is licensed under a CC BY 4.0 License Status: Under Review Version 1 posted 5 You are reading this latest preprint version Abstract The fatigue strength of welded joints is influenced by several parameters, among which the size effect, more specifically the thinness effect, and weld quality are investigated in the current study. To this aim, a number of test series were performed on transverse non-load-carrying attachments with 2 mm and 8 mm plate thicknesses under uniaxial tensile constant amplitude loading. Local weld geometrical parameters, along with angular misalignment between plates, were measured with the aid of a laser scanning device. The results were incorporated into the fatigue assessment and weld quality evaluation of welded specimens. The thinness effect is evident in the fatigue strength results, showing an increase in fatigue life. This effect is particularly pronounced in thin plates, where weld quality and angular misalignment have a substantial impact on fatigue strength. Fatigue Thinness effect Weld quality Finite element analysis Full Text Cite Share Download PDF Status: Under Review Version 1 posted Reviewers agreed at journal 25 Mar, 2025 Reviewers invited by journal 25 Mar, 2025 Editor invited by journal 04 Mar, 2025 Editor assigned by journal 04 Mar, 2025 First submitted to journal 28 Feb, 2025 You are reading this latest preprint version Research Square lets you share your work early, gain feedback from the community, and start making changes to your manuscript prior to peer review in a journal. As a division of Research Square Company, we’re committed to making research communication faster, fairer, and more useful. We do this by developing innovative software and high quality services for the global research community. Our growing team is made up of researchers and industry professionals working together to solve the most critical problems facing scientific publishing. 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