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In this blog, we discussed the edge weld connector included in SOLIDWORKS Simulation Professional and Premium. In the case of our analysis, I must resize some of the welds so that they do not fail according to our standard. This type of data is invaluable to weldment designers and is easily extracted from edge weld connections. This will display an Edge Weld Results manager that will display the range of weld sizes calculated, their joint normal force, shear force from the weld axis, shear force from the weld surface normal, and bending moment. You can also extract more comprehensive data about these welds by clicking details. By highlighting any of these, you can get more information. there are two welds that have a calculated weld size that is greater than our initial estimate. In our case, there are two welds that need attention i.e. The plot shows any and all welds in the simulation and organizes them into “Ok” and “Needs attention” categories in the dialogue box. To gain insight into the strength of our welds, simply right click the results folder and Define Weld Check Plot. After the rest of the setup is complete, we can view the results. Notice these welds are the only connections or contacts in my simulation. In my model, I applied one edge weld and two groove welds to the structure, as seen below.

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Once the applicable standard and inputs are entered, you have the choice of defining your own estimated weld size or to allow the software to estimate one for you. The second standard is the European Standard according to Eurocode 3. These cover steel and aluminum welding standards respectively. The American Standard from American Welding Standard D1.1 & 1.2. SOLIDWORKS Simulation uses two well-known weld standards.

Once the weld is defined, the user can then choose which side the weld is on (if applicable), and the weld standard. Select the two faces involved in the weld, and then the edge that lies at their intersection. You have 4 choices in the weld definition: fillet weld or groove weld, and each can be single or double-sided. With those criteria met, the actual setup of the weld connector is quite simple.

At least one of the bodies involved in the weld must be comprised of shell elements.

For a fillet weld, the two components must be perpendicular.

For a butt weld (fillet weld), the welded edge of the first component must be completely terminated by the face of the second component.

To keep things simple enough for a blog I will be analyzing just one part of the structure.įor the Edge Weld connection to work, there are a few criteria we need to meet. For this blog, I am going to use a custom car frame and look at one area to demonstrate how the edge weld functionality works. The purpose of the Edge Weld connector is to give the engineer a way to validate sizes and types of welds for their designs without having to do coupled thermal-structural analyses. The Edge Weld Connector is included in SOLIDWORKS Simulation Professional and SOLIDWORKS Simulation Premium. In this blog, we are going to ignore that microstructure phenomenon and focus more on a much simpler way to size and analyze welds: The Edge Weld Connector. The heat affected zones (HAZ) in welds are a big consideration, and SOLIDWORKS wrote a very good blog about approximating weld distortion due to the HAZ. However, the actual welding process is quite complex as is the resulting material microstructure.

Welding is a crucial joining method in many designs. I have been asked a lot lately about how SOLIDWORKS Simulation can help with weld analysis.