Seismic Requirements for the Welding and Inspection of the K-Area in Hot Rolled Products to AS/NZS 3679.1

• Published in: Key engineering materials Vol. 763; pp. 197 - 206
• Main Authors: Karpenko, Michail, McClintock, Alan, Heinzel, Holger, Helms, Marlon
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Zurich Trans Tech Publications Ltd 01.02.2018
• Subjects: Deformation; Earthquake construction; Fracture toughness; Hot rolling; Inspection; Notch toughness; Performance tests; Steel industry; Stiffeners; Strain hardening; Weld defects; Welding; New Zealand; K-Area; Welding; Hot-Rolled; Structural; Seismic
• ISSN: 1013-9826; 1662-9795; 1662-9795
• DOI: 10.4028/www.scientific.net/KEM.763.197

Hot-rolled products such as beams are usually subject to rotary straightening as a last step in the manufacturing process. This operation may change the properties of the plastically deformed area by strain hardening. The affected regions of the beam are referred to as the “k-area”, as shown in Figu...