Effects of Joint Configuration and Loading Type on Stress Distribution for Offshore Structures Tubular Joints by Finite Element Method

The stress concentration in offshore structures tubular joints depends on joint configuration and loading type. Because of these facts, a lot of effort has been concentrated by many researchers on studying simple tubular joint configuration subjected to different loading conditions: Axial (Ax), In Plane Bending (IPB) and Out of Plane Bending (OPB). This paper presents a new study of different types of tubular joints subjected to these different cases of loading, in addition to a fourth proposed loading called Combined loading (Com).

کلیدواژه ها:

Tubular joints ، Stress distribution ، Stress concentration factor ، Hot spot stress ، Offshore structures ، Finite element method