Structural fatigue plays a very important role in plating structural design. There are a lot of efforts in finding effective ways to improve the fatigue life of the plating structure. One of the means is to use welding profile. Welding profile is widely used in fatigue sensitive areas to improve the fatigue life of offshore platforms. How to evaluate the impact of welding profile to fatigue life calculation has always been the topic of engineering design. This paper will study the impact of different shapes of welding profiles to the fatigue life of structure through a real project example, and discuss its application in platform design. Different welding profiles have large impact on fatigue life; and an achievable good welding profile can improve the fatigue life dramatically. With the help of welding profiles, offshore engineers can achieve a more efficient design of the structure.
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25th International Conference on Offshore Mechanics and Arctic Engineering
June 4–9, 2006
Hamburg, Germany
Conference Sponsors:
- Ocean, Offshore, and Arctic Engineering Division
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0-7918-4746-2
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The Consideration of Welding Profiles in Fatigue Evaluation of Structure Design
D. Zhang
D. Zhang
Harbin Engineering University, Harbin, China
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D. Zhang
Harbin Engineering University, Harbin, China
Paper No:
OMAE2006-92522, pp. 583-590; 8 pages
Published Online:
October 2, 2008
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Zhang, D. "The Consideration of Welding Profiles in Fatigue Evaluation of Structure Design." Proceedings of the 25th International Conference on Offshore Mechanics and Arctic Engineering. Volume 1: Offshore Technology; Offshore Wind Energy; Ocean Research Technology; LNG Specialty Symposium. Hamburg, Germany. June 4–9, 2006. pp. 583-590. ASME. https://doi.org/10.1115/OMAE2006-92522
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