Stress concentration factors at circumferential welds in tubulars

Marine Structures

Volumn 11, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 207-230

  Lotsberg, Inge ^a  

^a DNV GL   (Norway)

Author keywords

Circumferential welds; Conical transitions; Fatigue; Pipelines; Risers; Stress concentration factors; Tethers; Tubulars

Indexed keywords

DESIGN; FATIGUE OF MATERIALS; PIPELINES; SHELLS (STRUCTURES); STRESS CONCENTRATION; STRESS INTENSITY FACTORS; WELDS;

MARINE STRUCTURES;

TUBULAR STEEL STRUCTURES;

STRESS CONCENTRATION FACTOR;

EID: 0032128506     PISSN: 09518339     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0951-8339(98)00014-8     Document Type: Article

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