Experimental and numerical analysis of fatigue behaviour for tubular K-joints

Structural Engineering and Mechanics

Volumn 19, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 639-652

  Shao, Yong Bo ^a   Cao, Zhen Bin ^a  

^a YANTAI UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Alternating current potential drop (ACPD); Crack shapes; J integral; Semi ellipse; Stress intensity factor; Tubular K joints

Indexed keywords

CRACKS; CYCLIC LOADS; FATIGUE OF MATERIALS; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; NUMERICAL ANALYSIS; STEEL; STRESS INTENSITY FACTORS; WELDING;

ALTERNATING CURRENT POTENTIAL DROP (ACPD); CRACK SHAPES; J-INTEGRAL; SEMI-ELLIPSE; TUBULAR K-JOINTS;

JOINTS (STRUCTURAL COMPONENTS);

EID: 19944363545     PISSN: 12254568     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.12989/sem.2005.19.6.639     Document Type: Article

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