Weld Evaluation Support
| Fatigue | Static | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Regulation | Shell - Shell | Solid - Solid | Shell - Shell | Solid - Solid |
| DVS1612 | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| DVS1608 | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| FKM | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| EuroCode 3 | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| ERRI B12 RP60 | Yes | Yes | No | No |
| IEC | Yes | No | No | No |
| Stress Life (SN) | Yes | Yes | No | No |
Note: Shell-shell weld connections supports both element
centroid and corner data stress for evaluation. Solid-solid weld connections
supports only corner data stress for evaluation.
Analysis Location
For the weld fatigue evaluation, HyperLife supports both elemental and corner data stress for welds modeled with shell elements, and only corner data stress for welds modeled with solid elements.
Evaluation Distance with Corner Data
When evaluating using corner data, stress values are averaged at the desired point using interpolation (inverse distance weighting). This interpolation method is applied in both automatic and manual evaluation modes.
