Stress concentration factors in tubular K-joints under in-plane moment loading

Journal of Structural Engineering

Volumn 124, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 382-390

  Morgan, M R ^a   Lee, M M K ^a  

^a SWANSEA UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER AIDED ANALYSIS; DATABASE SYSTEMS; FATIGUE OF MATERIALS; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; FRACTURE MECHANICS; JOINTS (STRUCTURAL COMPONENTS); STRESS CONCENTRATION; STRESS INTENSITY FACTORS; STRUCTURAL ANALYSIS; STRUCTURAL LOADS;

IN PLANE MOMENT LOADING; TUBULAR K JOINTS;

TUBULAR STEEL STRUCTURES;

OFFSHORE PLATFORM; STRESS CONCENTRATION FACTOR; TUBULAR JOINT;

JOINTS; OFFSHORE STRUCTURES; STRESS;

EID: 0032052359     PISSN: 07339445     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1061/(ASCE)0733-9445(1998)124:4(382)     Document Type: Article

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