An experimental study of fatigue crack growth behaviour in offshore monopile welded structures

Ali Mehmanparast*, Feargal Brennan, Isaac Tavares

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Abstract

Fatigue crack growth tests have been performed on specimens extracted from S355 welded plates to characterise the crack growth behaviour in monopile welded structures in air and seawater. All tests were performed under the load ratio of R = 0.1 and maximum load of Pmax = 10kN. The obtained data from these tests have been compared with the fatigue crack growth trends recommended by BS7910 for welded joints. In addition, the corrosion damage effects on the crack growth behaviour of the material have been examined. The test data obtained from this study have shown that the BS7910 simplified Paris-law trend provides an acceptable estimate of the fatigue crack growth behaviour in the weld metal.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publication14th International Conference on Fracture 2017 (ICF-14)
EditorsEmmanuel E. Gdoutos
Place of PublicationRed Hook, NY.
Pages753-754
Number of pages2
Volume1
Publication statusPublished - 1 Jul 2019
Event14th International Conference on Fracture, ICF 2017 - Rhodes, Greece
Duration: 18 Jun 201720 Jun 2017

Conference

Conference14th International Conference on Fracture, ICF 2017
Country/TerritoryGreece
CityRhodes
Period18/06/1720/06/17

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