Experimental and Numerical Study of Bead Welding Behavior of HDPE Pipe Under Uniaxial Loading

Abstract The present paper is devoted to the experimental study of the mechanical behavior of high-density polyethylene structure subjected to traction and welded by means of butt-welding process. We were based ourselves on experimental tests which have been carried out to characterize the material studied, introducing the ductility or fragility of the bead welded section, and understood the effect of crosshead speeds on the mechanical behavior of the weld bead. The experimental results of the welded specimens are compared with those corresponding to the base material. In this study, two crosshead speeds of 10 and 50 mm/min were applied to make the comparison.