Download or read book Welding Deformation and Residual Stress Prevention written by Yukio Ueda and published by Elsevier. This book was released on 2012-03-12 with total page 313 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Preface 1 Introduction to welding mechanics 2 Measurement and prediction of residual stresses by inherent strain method 3 Basic knowledge on simulation analysis for welding thermal process, stress and deformation 4. Basic Concept of Finite Element Method 5 Questions and Answers of attached FEM programs 6 Experience simulation using attached FEM programs 7 Simulation Analysis of welding stresses and deformation for manufacturing problems Appendix A Tables and figures of welding residual stresses in various welded joints Appendix B Temperature dependent material properties and samples for FEM simulation Appendix C Three dimensional mathematical equations for thermal elastic plastic creep phenomena.