Mode mixity for circular hollow section X joints with weld toe cracks

Journal of Offshore Mechanics and Arctic Engineering

Volumn 127, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 269-279

  Qian, X ^a   Dodds Jr , Robert H ^a   Choo, Y S ^b  

^a University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign   (United States)

^b NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

Author keywords

3 D finite element analysis; Circular hollow section (CHS); Interaction integral; Mesh tieing; Mode mixity; Stress intensity factor; Weld toe crack

Indexed keywords

CRACKS; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; INTEGRAL EQUATIONS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; OFFSHORE STRUCTURES; STRESS INTENSITY FACTORS; TENSILE STRESS; WELDS;

CIRCULAR HOLLOW SECTION; INTERACTION-INTEGRAL; MESH TIEING; MODE MIXITY; WELD TOE CRACKS;

JOINTS (STRUCTURAL COMPONENTS);

WELD;

EID: 25444483048     PISSN: 08927219     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1115/1.1951771     Document Type: Article

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