T型管节点抗冲击性能研究

为研究T型管节点的在冲击性荷载下的力学性能,文章首先采用有限元软件ABAQUS建立了构件冲击荷载下的理论分析模型.在验证模型可靠性的基础上,分别以管节点的几何参数和荷载参数为主要影响因素,分析各相关参数对节点抗冲击性能的影响.分析结果表明:支、主管的管径比与主管的径厚比,对管节点所受的最大冲击力、冲击力作用时间,节点变形情况有较大影响.     

预加轴力下加强冷弯T型方钢管节点抗冲击试验研究

为深入研究加强方式对T型方钢管节点的抗冲击性能的影响,文章进行了预加轴力下加强冷弯T型方钢管节点抗冲击性能试验研究,研究了主管内部加劲肋和主管上翼缘垫板加强对节点试件冲击力、支管顶部及主管底部变形发展等受力性能指标的影响.通过试验得到管节点在冲击荷载作用下的破坏模态、冲击力和位移时程曲线以及荷载-位移关系曲线,获得加强后节点在冲击荷载作用下的抗冲击工作机理,为管结构抗冲击设计和加固维护提供参考.     

T型管节点抗冲击性能工作机理分析

采用有限元软件ABAQUS建立构件冲击荷载下的理论分析模型,计算构件在冲击荷载下的冲击力时程曲线,计算结果与试验结果吻合较好。通过对典型T型管节点抗冲击性能进行工作机理分析,明晰了冲击荷载作用与静力荷载作用下,管节点工作性能的不同之处;分析管节点在冲击荷载下的变形发展过程,确定管节点的破坏模态,以及冲击锤与管节点的相互作用关系。     

主管受撞T型管节点抗冲击性能研究

突发事件引起的碰撞会造成海洋平台管桁架结构严重损伤,特别是管节点的破坏,严重时将导致平台报废。文中根据工程中常用的管节点参数确定典型分析节点,采用非线性有限元分析方法,分析主管受到碰撞的管桁架T型节点的变形发展过程,确定节点的破坏模态;在对冲击力、位移、应变和落锤速度等时程曲线的分析中,揭示抗冲击工作机理。分析结果表明:节点变形以受撞区域的主管上表面发生局部屈曲为主,节点的整体变形相对较小,并在主管上表面形成"8"字型塑性铰线。     

海洋导管架平台K型节点碰撞性能研究

管节点是海洋平台设计研究中的一个重要内容。本文以海洋平台中最常见的K型节点为研究对象,用MSC/Dytran数值模拟了K型节点在撞击荷载作用下的损伤特性,对平台设计中常见的管节点加强措施与未加强措施的管节点进行了比较研究,研究表明采用加强筋措施效果较好。     

轴力作用下X型焊接管节点热点应力的分布规律

海洋平台中的焊接管节点的疲劳寿命是由热点应力的大小和分布决定.热点应力的大小决定了管节点在疲劳失效前所能承受的循环荷载的次数,而热点应力的位置则决定了疲劳裂纹的萌生位置和扩展方式.文中采用有限元方法分析了承受轴向拉力作用的X型焊接管节点在焊缝周围的热点应力的分布情况,通过对112个X节点进行的模型分析,研究了节点几何参数对热点应力大小和分布规律的影响.     

环口板加强T形管节点抗冲击性能机理研究

为深入研究环口板加强后T形管节点的抗冲击性能,文章采用试验研究和有限元研究相结合的方法,对未加强和环口板加强T形管节点的抗冲击性能进行了比较研究,旨在确定环口板加强节点受冲击后的典型破坏模态;并通过对变形发展、局部变形和整体变形的区分、冲击力-位移关系曲线、能量耗散等分析,揭示环口板加强节点的抗冲击工作机理,研究环口板的局部加强作用,确定环口板加强方式的有效性,可为管结构抗冲击设计和加固维护提供参考。     

轴力作用下X型焊接管节点热点应力的分布规律

海洋平台中的焊接管节点的疲劳寿命是由热点应力的大小和分布决定。热点应力的大小决定了管节点在疲劳失效前所能承受的循环荷载的次数,而热点应力的位置则决定了疲劳裂纹的萌生位置和扩展方式。文中采用有限元方法分析了承受轴向拉力作用的X型焊接管节点在焊缝周围的热点应力的分布情况,通过对112个X节点进行的模型分析,研究了节点几何参数对热点应力大小和分布规律的影响。     

环加强T型管柱接头应力分析

本文运用有限元方法对海洋石油钻井平台中采用内圆环加强的 T 型管柱接头进行了系列计算和分析。研究了各种载荷工况下不同加强形式的内圆环对降低热点应力的效果和规律,并提出了以加强圆环、主管壳板及支管壳板三者之间的相对刚度系数 K 为参数的计算单圆环加强的 T 型管柱接头热点应力集中系数的方法。     

轴向载荷下多平面DT型管节点 应力集中系数研究

应力集中系数对于海洋平台结构中管节点的疲劳寿命评估至关重要。文章以多平面DT型管节点为研究对象,采用有限元方法分析了轴向载荷作用下沿其弦管—撑管相贯线焊缝的应力集中系数分布。在保证计算精度的前提下尽量减少网格数量,采用分区网格划分方法进行管节点建模。基于有限元分析结果,研究了不同几何形状参数对应力集中系数分布变化规律的影响,拟合得到一组应力集中系数参数公式,并通过两种相对误差验证了该参数公式的有效性。     

The effect of weld residual stress on fracture toughness at the intersection of two welding lines of offshore tubular structure

Due to the spatial complexity and fabrication characteristics of offshore platforms, it is inevitable to encounter overlaps or proximity of weld lines in tubular joints. Several international standards such as American Petroleum Institute (API), American Welding Society (AWS), and American Institute of Steel Construction (AISC) regulate the minimum distance between primary weld beads; however, any logical and detailed background of this limitation has not been presented. For a non-compliant weld joint where the regulation is not met, fracture toughness calculation is a typical index to verify the structural integrity.This research consists of two parts. First, weld residual stress distributions are calculated by a 3D thermo-mechanical nonlinear Finite Element Analysis. Two crossing welds, a T-weld crossing on a butt weld, are simulated in one model. A separate tee and a butt welding simulations are also performed for a comparative purpose. Second, SIFs and J-integral values are calculated at the surface and deepest crack tip locations for four different types of semi-elliptical surface cracks. Four cracks are embedded into the weld model and the residual stress distribution from the 3D thermo-mechanical FEA are mapped to a 3D FE crack model as initial conditions. An additional axial tensile load is also imposed. SIF values are compared with those using the weighting function method for the butt weld model subject to three load cases, i.e., tensile stress only, weld residual stress only, and both of them. From the simulation, a tubular joint containing a chord girth weld intersected with weld beads of brace is found to show lower the SIF values than that having only a girth weld on chord.     

On stress concentration factors for tubular Y- and T-Joints in frame structures

This paper is written as a result of some years experience with fatigue analysis of offshore jacket structures where the connections are made as tubular joints. The hot spot stresses at the tubular joints in such analysis are normally derived based on parametric equations for stress concentration factors. These stress concentration factors are normally related to the axial force in the brace. It is observed that the hot spot stresses at the crown positions of the tubular joint in some cases are significantly affected by the local loading on the chord and the bending moment in the chord. In order to use the existing formulae in these cases some engineering effort is required to derive correct hot spot stress. This work can be avoided by using the nominal stress in the chord as the basis for calculating the hot spot stress at the crown position instead of using the axial force in the brace as basis for the analysis. This also extends the validity of the equations for stress concentration factors for T- and Y- joints in design standards. The proposed modification makes it also simpler to include the effect of joint flexibility in a proper way. The basis for a proposed revision of the equations for stress concentration factors for these joints is presented in this paper. It is considered that this modification leads to minor changes of the computer code, but that it will save analysis work for engineers and reduce the possibility of calculating incorrect fatigue lives in tubular frame structures.     

Fatigue resistance of welded steel tubular X-joints

High-cycle fatigue experiments are performed on welded tubular steel X-joints, with braces and chord of equal diameter. They are scaled-down joints, used extensively in offshore wind platforms. Three different welding procedures are considered in specimen fabrication: manual, fully-automatic and manual with HFMI post-weld treatment. Τwo possible locations for crack initiation were identified: chord “crown” and “in-between location”, also verified by numerical calculations and fractography of failed specimens. Monotonic loading tests on fatigue-cracked specimens showed good performance in terms of ultimate strength and deformation capacity, despite the presence of through-thickness cracks. The results are compared with predictions from relevant design standards.     

A ductile tearing assessment diagram for cracked circular-hollow-section joints under reversed loadings

This paper proposes a ductile tearing assessment diagram (TAD) to predict the load resistance to the crack extension relationship during the stable tearing process of the circular-hollow-section (CHS) joints under the reversed in-plane bending actions. The tearing assessment diagram utilizes the envelope of the load-deformation curve from the fracture test under reversed loadings to build the connection among the fracture resistance, load resistance and crack extension. To verify the proposed approach, this study performs fracture experiments, imposing the reversed in-plane bending on the CHS X-joints, made of Q345 steel, with a surface crack near the weld toe. The experimental investigation reveals the effect of the reversed loading on the fracture resistance and validates the TAD-based assessment for tubular joints. Meanwhile, this study performs the cyclic fracture test on the single-edge-notched-tension [SE(T)] specimen made of Q345 steel and derives the TAD from the experimental record of the SE(T) specimen. The specimen-based assessment successfully predicts the load versus crack extension relation for the reported joints under reversed loadings. The study provides a basic framework to predict the joint response under reversed loadings by integrating the material fracture characteristics.     

轴向荷载作用下K型管节点焊缝周围应力分布的参数公式

应用分区产生网格的方法产生了K型节点的有限元模型,计算了在轴向荷载作用下K型节点焊缝周围的热点应力分布情况,并与相关试验结果进行对比分析,验证了所提出的有限元模型的可行性和准确性。通过对1152个K节点模型分析,研究了几何参数对K型节点焊缝周围热点应力分布的影响,发现在几何参数取不同值时热点应力的分布随几何参数的变化发生改变,而且热点应力的位置也随着几何参数的变化在冠点和鞍点之间移动。并在此几何参数分析的基础上,提出了K型节点焊缝周围应力集中系数分布的参数公式,并对参数公式进行了误差分析。对于绝大多数K节点模型,拟合得到的参数公式所计算的焊缝周围应力分布结果是精确可靠的,所以提出的参数公式为工程中K节点疲劳设计和分析提供了参考方法。     

海上风机在三种风载荷作用下的疲劳分析方法研究

文章提出一种基于等效疲劳载荷的快速有效的结构优化设计方法,首先通过bladed模拟得到时域下的风载荷,然后通过雨流计数法则和等效损伤理论得到相应的疲劳载荷谱和等效疲劳载荷,接着以导管架式海上风机为例,利用AN-SYS对其进行三维建模,选取三种典型管节点和两种非管节点,基于热点应力法计算了其在三种风疲劳载荷作用下的疲劳损伤,通过比较三种载荷作用下的疲劳损伤结果,验证了等效疲劳载荷的可靠性.接着又计算了各等效疲劳载荷分量单独作用下的海上风机焊接节点的疲劳损伤,得出各疲劳载荷分量对疲劳总损伤的贡献,可以为设计者提供更好的载荷设计依据.相比于传统的时域疲劳分析方法和疲劳载荷谱方法,等效疲劳载荷方法更加方便有效.     

Structural behavior and design of high-strength steel welded tubular connections under extreme loading

The present work is motivated by the increasing need for cost-efficient solutions in offshore structural systems for wind energy production and for improvement of their structural performance. The structural behavior and design of high-strength steel welded tubular connections (yield strength higher than 700 MPa) subjected to monotonic and strong cyclic loading is investigated. In the first part of the paper, an experimental investigation is presented on high-strength steel tubular X-joints subjected to monotonic and cyclic loading far beyond the elastic limit of the material, leading to weld fracture. Two grades of weld metal material are employed in the welding process of the specimens. The experimental results indicate that the weld material grade has a significant influence on the deformation capacity of the welded connection under monotonic loading conditions, and its low-cycle fatigue life. The experimental procedure is simulated using advanced finite element models, elucidating several features of joint behavior and complementing the experimental results. Overall, a good agreement is found between numerical simulations and experimental results, in terms of both global response and local strains at the vicinity of the welds. Furthermore, the structural performance of the welded tubular joints under consideration is assessed using available design methodologies in terms of both ultimate strength and low-cycle fatigue resistance, in an attempt to validate an efficient design methodology for low-cycle fatigue. The results from this research effort are aimed at developing the necessary background for the possible use of high-strength steel in tubular steel lattice structures, particularly in offshore platforms for renewable energy production. They can also be used as a basis for the possible amendment of relevant design specifications and recommendations for including special provisions for high-strength steel structural systems.