Ultimate Strength Analysis of Three-Way Pipe Considering Plastic Reinforcement Effect

Considering the plastic reinforcement effect in materials, the plastic limit load of the three-way structure is analyzed. ANSYS commercial finite element software is used for numerical simulation. According to the results, the paper discusses the influence of the plastic reinforcement effect on the pipe’s plastic ultimate load and failure mode. And the structure is further analyzed to verify the theory and design ideas in actual engineering. For improving the design and safety assessment of the three-way structure, the results provide a theoretical basis and a numerical reference, and the finite element method is economical than the experimental method. At last, it satisfies the accuracy requirements of engineering.