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The main idea of this paper is to compare the results of FE analysis and data obtained by experiment for identification of residual stresses in welded high-strength steels. The DOMEX steels welded by two technologies are compared – steel welded with laser beam and steel welded by electric arc. Residual stresses at the surface and just below the surface were evaluated using X-rays at predefined points. These data were subsequently processed in MATLAB and evaluated. FE analyzes were performed in software SYSWELD and ADINA.

The goal of this paper is to present the optimization of the vulcanization compactor pressure plate construction design. The basic factor for the mechanism functionality is the required stiffness compliance. The total construction stiffness has an influence on the vulcanization form tightness. Several solutions of the pressure plate have been proposed in the initial phase. Each proposal has been optimized in order to minimize the pressure plate weight meeting the conditions of the maximum displacement and the maximum allowed stress. The best solution has been chosen on the base of the evaluation afterwards. The multisoftware approach using ADINA and MATLAB software was used to perform FE analyzes.

This article is divided into two parts—in the first part, authors inform about their testing device that enables the acquisition of results from uniaxial and multiaxial fatigue tests (the bending−torsion combination). We present the approaches used during designing and building the testing device. The direct implementation of the research in the second part will concentrate on implementing the acquired results for the frame design of a vehicle worked out by the authors. The three-wheeled vehicle has the front steered wheel suspended in an unconventional way. This original design can cause an increased load on the vehicle's frame. This can be apparent mainly during driving through curves. Therefore, the fatigue curves of the tested material (EN AW 6063) will be implemented from the point of view of its usability in operation. A vehicle frame is most often loaded by bending and torsion. The authors assess the influence of welding on the fatigue life of this unique unconventional vehicle by determining the fatigue curves of the material for its production. The stresses achieved on the test specimens fully correspond to the load of the frame (in welds) during its operation. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]