Fatigue Technology Assessment and Strategies for Fatigue Avoidance in Marine Structures
Abstract
This report provides an up-to-date assessment of fatigue technology, directed specifically toward the marine industry. A comprehensive overview of fatigue analysis and design, a global review of fatigue including rules and regulations and current practices, and a fatigue analysis and design criteria, are provided as a general guideline to fatigue assessment. A detailed discussion of all fatigue parameters is grouped under three analysis blocks: (1) Fatigue stress model, covering environmental forces, structure response and loading, stress response amplitude operations (RAOs) and hot-spot stresses; (2) fatigue stress history model covering long-term distribution of environmental loading; and (3) fatigue resistance of structures and damage assessment methodologies The analyses and design parameters that affect fatigue assessment are discussed together with uncertainties and research gaps, to provide a basis for developing strategies for fatigue avoidance. Additional in-depth discussions of wave environment, stress concentration factors, etc. are presented in the appendixes. ... Assessment of fatigue technology, Fatigue stress models, Fatigue stress history models, Fatigue resistance, Fatigue parameters, Fatigue avoidance strategies
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Jun 01, 1992
- Accession Number
- ADA268409
Entities
People
- Cuneyt C. Capanoglu