Degree of Bending in Tubular K-joints of Jacket Structures under OPB Loading
Publish place: 6th International Offshore Industries Conference
Publish Year: 1394
نوع سند: مقاله کنفرانسی
زبان: English
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OICIRAN06_058
تاریخ نمایه سازی: 9 مرداد 1395
Abstract:
In this paper, results of comprehensive finite element (FE) analyses carried out on 81 generated models of tubular Kjoints are presented. Results of FE models were verified against experimental data and parametric equations. The fatigue life of a tubular joint, which is commonly found in offshore industry, is not only dependent on the value of hotspot stress (HSS), but is also significantly influenced by the through-the-thickness stress distribution characterized by the degree of bending (DoB). Data extracted from FE analyses was used to study the effects of geometrical parameterson the DoB values in tubular K-joints subjected to two types of out-of-plane bending (OPB) loads. The determination of DoB values in a tubular joint is essential for improving the accuracy of fatigue life estimation using the stress-life (S–N) method and particularly for predicting the fatigue crack growth based on the fracture mechanics (FM) approach. Geometrically parametric investigation was followed by a set of nonlinear regression analyses to develop DoB parametric formulas for the fatigue analysis of K-joints under OPB loadings.
Keywords:
Tubular K-joint , Fatigue , Degree of bending (DoB) , Out-of-plane bending (OPB) , Parametric equation
Authors
Shadi Asoodeh
MSc Graduate, Faculty of Civil Engineering, University of Tabriz;
Hamid Ahmadi
Assistant Professor, Faculty of Civil Engineering, University of Tabriz;
Mohammad Ali Lotfollahi-Yaghin
Professor, Faculty of Civil Engineering, University of Tabriz;