摘要 |
<p>A method for designing a weld fixture. The method includes modeling a set of distortions produced by applied mechanical forces on a material (102) to be welded, modeling a set of distortions produced by applied thermal forces on the material (102) to be welded, determining a set of reaction forces at a series of locations on a simulated weld fixture as a function of the modeled distortions, and designing a weld fixture as a function of the set of reaction forces.</p> |