| 2026 №02 (07) |
DOI of Article 10.37434/as2026.02.01 |
2026 №02 (02) |
"Avtomatychne Zvaryuvannya" (Automatic Welding), #2, 2026, pp. 3-16
Computer program forstress-strain state modeling circumferential welded joint
L.M. Lobanov, O.V. Makhnenko, O.S. Milenin, O.A. Velykoivanenko, G.P. Rozynka, N.R. Basystuk, G.Yu. Saprykina
E.O. Paton Electric Welding Institute of the NAS of Ukraine 11 Kazymyr Malevych Str., 03150, Kyiv, Ukraine. E-mail: makhnenko@paton.kiev.uaThe «Girth Weld» computer program enables computational analysis of mechanical properties in circumferential welded joints (girth welds) of pipelines and pressure vessels, including: weld metal and heat-affected zone (HAZ) properties, residual stresses and deformations, stress-strain state redistribution under post-weld heat treatment, operational loads, or pressure testing, structural integrity assessment and service life prediction for welds with discontinuities (detected by non-destructive testing or postulated). The program requires no specialized skills in computational methods, automating key processes such as parametric modeling of multi-pass girth welds, finite element mesh generation, solver execution and results visualization. Despite minimal hardware and time requirements, «Girth Weld» ensures high accuracy through advanced modeling of welding physico-chemical processes, efficient algorithms for nonlinear problems, optimized solutions for high-order differential equations. 6 Ref., 3 Tabl., 16 Fig.
Keywords: multi-pass welding, girth welded joint, computer program, mathematical modeling, finite element method, mechanical properties, residual stresses, deformations, post weld heat treatment, operational loads, defect acceptability
Received: 22.05.2025
Received in revised form: 24.11.2025
Accepted: 10.04.2026
Posted online 11.04.2026
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