A review is provided of various approaches that have been adopted recently to assess the
fatigue of ships and offshore structures. The relevant fatigue loading is reviewed first …

This study pays attention to the ductile fracture of X80 pipeline steel using both experimental
and numerical approaches. First, nineteen experimental cases are tested, consisting of the …

Bridge weathering steel produced in China has been employed in bridges worldwide,
among them Q345qNH is the most commonly used steel grade. Fatigue behavior of …

An approach is presented, based on the weight function method to calculate the stress
intensity factors of semielliptical surface cracks originating from the notch root of welded …

Bridge weathering steel produced in China is being increasingly employed in bridges
worldwide, Q345qNH is among the most commonly used steel grades. Fatigue behavior of …

Since pipeline steel typically exhibits yield discontinuities, some pipelines may experience
high local strains during service that exceed the strain limits required by existing fracture …

In this study, fatigue assessment of cracked pipes with weld misalignment is carried out by
using fracture mechanics approach. Two types of weld misalignment, viz., centreline offset …

In this study, the Void Growth Model (VGM) is employed to predict the ductile fracture of X80
pipeline steel. The X80 pipeline tends to be applied in challenging scenarios, such as …

Abstract British Standard 7910: 2013 (BS 7910: 2013) includes a set of equations for
estimating the effect of misalignment on different types of welded joints with a semi-elliptical …

The load-carrying cruciform welded joint usually fails in the weld root or the weld toe.
Determining the failure location in terms of the stress intensity factor (SIF) of the crack at the …