Parametric study of geometrical effects on the degree of bending (DoB) in offshore tubular K-joints under out-of-plane bending loads
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Article Title | Parametric study of geometrical effects on the degree of bending (DoB) in offshore tubular K-joints under out-of-plane bending loads |
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ERA Journal ID | 22096 |
Article Category | Article |
Authors | Ahmadi, Hamid (Author) and Asoodeh, Shadi (Author) |
Journal Title | Applied Ocean Research |
Journal Citation | 58, pp. 1-10 |
Number of Pages | 10 |
Year | 2016 |
Publisher | Elsevier |
Place of Publication | United Kingdom |
ISSN | 0141-1187 |
1879-1549 | |
Digital Object Identifier (DOI) | https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apor.2016.03.004 |
Web Address (URL) | https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0141118716300426 |
Abstract | In this paper, results of comprehensive finite element (FE) analyses carried out on 81 generated models of tubular K-joints 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 hot-spot 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 parameters on the DoB values in tubular K-joints subjected to two types of out-of-plane bending (OPB) moment 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 |
ANZSRC Field of Research 2020 | 400510. Structural engineering |
401501. Marine engineering | |
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Byline Affiliations | University of Tabriz, Iran |
Institution of Origin | University of Southern Queensland |
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