Multi-phase welding simulation, experimental validation and exploratory bending simulation of structural steel weldments
To predict the load-bearing capacity of a welded joint, it is necessary to know the structure that will be formed. In recent decades, welding simulation has evolved and now offers the possibility to determine the required material properties after welding [1]. Computational welding mechanics (CWM) is a calculation method that can be used to calculate distortions, mechanical stresses, and strains as well as microstructure states and microstructure transformations in thermally joined components [2, 3].