Stress investigation on an elliptical crack in offshore structures

• Main Author: Teo, Jia Jing.
• Other Authors: Xiao Zhongmin
• Format: Final Year Project
• Language: English
• Published: 2010
• Subjects: DRNTU::Engineering::Mechanical engineering::Machine design and construction
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/10356/39518
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

Offshore pipelines often experiences large plastic strains during laying or in-services conditions. Moreover, defects such as fatigue cracks can commonly be found within the welded region of the pipelines. With defects presence within the materials and large plastic strains, structural failure due t...