EXPERIMENTAL ANALYSIS TO CONTROL WELDING DEFORMATION IN THIN PLATE

Shipbuilding industries facing the problem of welding deformation for seven decades and trying to control this problem but the thin plates bring non-linear problems in the ship structure. Especially in the bulkhead of the ship structure that leads to welding deformation due to small members of the profiles. Mostly, the problem occurs in the construction of yachts building because clients need good outlook of the ship. Therefore, the development of a new effective method to reduce the welding deformation in the thin plate by optimization of welding sequences and plating method at the time welding process and this method is help to reduce the deformation and also help to increase the productivity of the shipbuilding process.