[HTML][HTML] Analysis of tubular joints in marine structures: A comprehensive review

E Zavvar, P Rosa-Santos, E Ghafoori, F Taveira-Pinto - Marine Structures, 2025 - Elsevier
The use of tubular joints (TJs) is evident, although they are commonly utilized in different
areas, such as buildings, bridges, offshore structures, and renewable energy structures …

[HTML][HTML] A review of stress concentration factors in tubular and non-tubular joints for design of offshore installations

DS Saini, D Karmakar, S Ray-Chaudhuri - Journal of Ocean Engineering …, 2016 - Elsevier
Tubular structures are widely used in offshore installations, trusses, high rise buildings,
towers for wind turbines, ski-lift installations, lightning, road pole signals etc., owing to their …

[HTML][HTML] Optimal probability distribution for SCFmax in KT-joints strengthened with concrete in wind turbine support structures

E Zavvar, AG Majidi, PR Santos… - Journal of Constructional …, 2024 - Elsevier
The appropriate probability distributions for maximum SCFs in KT-joint filled with three
different types of concrete under 4 different axial loads are studied. The process started with …

Collar plate effect on local joint flexibility of tubular K-joints under IPB moments: Parametric study and predictive equations

H Nassiraei, HR Chavoshi - Marine Structures, 2024 - Elsevier
This study delves into the Local Joint Flexibility (LJF) of tubular K-joints reinforced with the
collar plates under in-plane bending moments (IPBMs). 348 reinforced K-joints were …

Stress concentration factors of multi-planar tubular KT-joints subjected to in-plane bending moments

E Zavvar, K Hectors, W De Waele - Marine Structures, 2021 - Elsevier
Numerical research on the stress concentration factors (SCFs) in uniplanar tubular joints is
abundantly reported in literature. However, it has been shown that SCF equations for …

Prediction of stress concentration factor distribution for multi-planar tubular DT-joints under axial loads

Y Jiang, K Yuan, H Cui - Marine structures, 2018 - Elsevier
The stress concentration factor (SCF) plays an important role in the fatigue life assessment
of tubular joints. Although various SCF parametric equations have been proposed for uni …

A numerical framework for determination of stress concentration factor distributions in tubular joints

K Hectors, W De Waele - International Journal of Mechanical Sciences, 2020 - Elsevier
Fatigue design of welded tubular joints implies the calculation of stress concentration factors
at distinct weld toe locations using parametric formulas for basic loading cases. A Python …

[HTML][HTML] Analytical model to characterise thermal loads and deformation of internal replacement pipe systems

H Ahmadi, A Manalo, S Kiriella, W Karunasena… - Thin-Walled …, 2025 - Elsevier
The internal replacement pipe (IRP) involves the rehabilitation of underground cast iron (CI),
ductile iron (DI), and steel pipelines through reinforcement with a pipe or liner typically …

Linear and nonlinear axial behaviour of internal replacement pipe systems for pipeline rehabilitation

H Ahmadi, A Salah, A Manalo, PG Dixon… - Structure and …, 2024 - Taylor & Francis
Internal replacement pipe (IRP) is an innovative trenchless technology for the rehabilitation
of legacy steel and cast-iron pipelines. This advanced IRP system must be properly …

A shell equilibrium modeling for stress distribution of offshore tubular joints

Y Zheng, Z Chen, H Qian, P Wang, Z Cao - International Journal of …, 2024 - Elsevier
In this study, an optimal shell element modeling approach for tubular joints in ocean
engineering was developed utilizing a structural stress analysis. Setting the weld seam …