Prediction method of improved residual stress distribution by shot peening using large scale analysis method

An analysis system that can analyze the modification of the residual stress distribution by peening is proposed based on Idealized Explicit FEM (IEFEM). In the proposed analysis system, IEFEM is extended to consider the dynamic effect to analyze the dynamic phenomenon with an impulsive load. The impulsive load due to the collision of shots is modeled as an equivalent load model. The equivalent load model is integrated with IEFEM considering the dynamic effect to calculate spatially and temporally random load in dynamic analyses. Using the proposed analysis system, the residual stress distribution modification by shot peening in a multi-pass welded pipe joint is predicted. The residual stress distributions obtained by the analysis are compared with those measured by X-ray diffraction (XRD), and the effect of the number of shot collisions on the change in residual stress distribution is discussed. (J.P.N.)