Weld detail fatigue life improvement techniques. Part 1: Review

Marine Structures

Volumn 12, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 447-474

  Kirkhope, K J ^a   Bell, R ^b   Caron, L ^c   Basu, R I ^d   Ma, K T ^d  

^a CANADIAN NUCLEAR SAFETY COMMISSION   (Canada)

^b CARLETON UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^c Davie Industries   (Canada)

^d AMERICAN BUREAU OF SHIPPING   (United States)

Author keywords

Fatigue; Grinding; Peening; Weld improvement techniques; Weld toe remelting

Indexed keywords

CRACKS; FATIGUE OF MATERIALS; GRINDING (MACHINING); JOINTS (STRUCTURAL COMPONENTS); SHIPBUILDING; SHOT PEENING; STRESS ANALYSIS; STRESS CONCENTRATION; STRUCTURAL ANALYSIS; WELDS;

SHIP STRUCTURES;

WELDED STEEL STRUCTURES;

FATIGUE LIFE ANALYSIS; GRINDING; JOINT; MARINE STRUCTURE; PEENING; WELD;

FATIGUE; GRINDING; JOINT; OFFSHORE STRUCTURE;

EID: 0033491055     PISSN: 09518339     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0951-8339(99)00013-1     Document Type: Article

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