Abstract
The limit load is one of the basic characteristics in estimating the workability of various structures, in particular, welded structures with a soft welded joint. In some cases, the difference in the yield stresses of the base material and the welded joint material is so pronounced that plastic strains are localized in a thin welded joint. The upper bound of the limit load of a welded sample subjected to bending under conditions of plane strains is obtained with allowance for certain specific features of such a distribution of strains. A comparison with the known solution is performed.
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Translated from Prikladnaya Mekhanika i Tekhnicheskaya Fizika, Vol. 49, No. 2, pp. 216–222, March–April, 2008.
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Alexandrov, S.E. Limit load in bending of welded samples with a soft welded joint. J Appl Mech Tech Phys 49, 340–345 (2008). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10808-008-0047-x
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