Prediction of stress concentrations and degrees of bending in axially loaded tubular K-joints

Journal of Constructional Steel Research

Volumn 45, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 67-97

  Morgan, M R ^a   Lee, M M K ^a  

^a SWANSEA UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BENDING (DEFORMATION); DATABASE SYSTEMS; FATIGUE OF MATERIALS; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; FRACTURE MECHANICS; GEOMETRY; OFFSHORE STRUCTURES; STRESS CONCENTRATION; STRUCTURAL LOADS;

AXIAL LOADS; TUBULAR K JOINTS;

JOINTS (STRUCTURAL COMPONENTS);

EID: 0031599119     PISSN: 0143974X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0143-974X(97)00059-X     Document Type: Article

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