Effects of geometrical parameters on the degree of bending (DoB) in two-planar tubular DT-joints of offshore jacket structures subjected to axial and bending loads

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Ahmadi, H
Amini Niaki, M
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2019
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The fatigue life of tubular joints commonly found in offshore structures 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). In the present research, data extracted from the finite element (FE) analyses carried out on 81 two-planar tubular DT-joint models was used to study the effects of geometrical parameters on the DoB values in DT-joints subjected to six different types of loading including two types of axial loading, two types of in-plane bending (IPB) moment loading, and two types of out-of-plane bending (OPB) moment loading. Generated FE models were validated using available parametric equations. 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 three DoB parametric formulas for the fatigue analysis and design of two-planar DT-joints.

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Marine Structures

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64

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Civil engineering

Maritime engineering

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Ahmadi, H; Amini Niaki, M, Effects of geometrical parameters on the degree of bending (DoB) in two-planar tubular DT-joints of offshore jacket structures subjected to axial and bending loads, Marine Structures, 2019, 64, pp. 229-245

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