Provides practical guidance on the application of the hot-spot stress approach, based on the current state of the art

Presents parametric formulas for calculating stress increases due to misalignment and structure-al discontinuities Highlights finite element stress analysis and guides the reader through the appropriate choice of element type and size

Provides practical guidance on the application of the hot-spot stress approach, based on the current state of the art Presents parametric formulas for calculating stress increases due to misalignment and structure-al discontinuities Highlights finite element stress analysis and guides the reader through the appropriate choice of element type and size Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras

Autorentext
Erkki Niemi is Emeritus Professor of Steel Structures in Lappeenranta University of Technology, Finland.

Wolfgang Fricke is Professor (retired) of the Institute for Ship Structural Design and Analysis at Hamburg University of Technology, Germany.

Stephen J. Maddox is a Consultant with The Welding Institute (TWI) in the UK and is also Visiting Professor in the Department of Mechanical Engineering at the University of Strathclyde, UK.

Inhalt

Introduction.- The Structural Hot-Spot Approach To Fatigue Analysis.- Experimental Determination Of The Structural Hot- Spot Stress.- Structural Hot-Spot Stress Determination Using Finite Element Analysis.- Parametric Formulae.- Structural Hot-Spot S-N Curves.- Case Study 1.- Case Study 2.- Case Study 3.- Case Study 4.