Safety assessment of cracked tubular Y-joints using failure assessment diagram (FAD) method

• Main Author: Gao, Zhe.
• Other Authors: Lie Seng Tjhen
• Format: Final Year Project
• Language: English
• Published: 2013
• Subjects: DRNTU::Engineering::Civil engineering::Structures and design
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/10356/52816
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

This report covers the Failure Assessment Diagram (FAD) analysis of cracked circular hollow section (CHS) Y-joints according to British Standard BS 7910 FAD level 3C assessment criteria.Firstly, 3D mesh models of the CHS Y-joins ware generated with a surface crack of specific depth and length. Ax...