Determination of the appropriate fracture mechanism for tensile armour wires using micromechanical model-based fracture mechanics

K.K. Adewole, J.M. Race, S.J. Bull, Advanced Engineering Solutions (AES)

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Abstract

Flexible pipes are used for risers and flowlines in the offshore industry and in other applications. During flexible pipe construction, tensile armour wires are incorporated to resist longitudinal stresses which arise during installation and in service. Recent research on predicting the fracture behaviour of wires has employed a classical fracture mechanics approach. However, non-standardised fracture mechanics specimens were used as standard test specimens could not be manufactured from the wire owing to their size. Micromechanical-based fracture mechanics models serve as alternatives to classical fracture mechanics when standard fracture mechanics specimens cannot be obtained and when a safe use of the fracture mechanics concepts cannot be insured. Laboratory tensile testing and tensile testing finite element simulations with micromechanical-based fracture mechanics models carried out in this work reveal that the shear damage and fracture model provide an appropriate description of the fracture mechanism for tensile armour wires.
Original languageEnglish
Pages147-154
Number of pages8
Publication statusPublished - 2011
Event9th International Conference on Advances and Trends in Engineering Materials and their Applications, AES-ATEMA'2011 - Riga, Latvia
Duration: 11 Jul 201115 Jul 2011

Conference

Conference9th International Conference on Advances and Trends in Engineering Materials and their Applications, AES-ATEMA'2011
Abbreviated titleAES-ATEMA 2011
Country/TerritoryLatvia
CityRiga
Period11/07/1115/07/11

Keywords

  • FE simulation
  • flexible pipes
  • fracture mechanics
  • shear fracture model
  • tensile armour wires
  • wire
  • finite element simulations
  • fracture behaviour
  • fracture mechanics approach
  • fracture mechanics model
  • fracture mechanisms
  • fracture model
  • longitudinal stress
  • micro-mechanical
  • offshore industry
  • other applications
  • shear damage
  • shear fracture
  • standard tests
  • armor
  • computer simulation
  • marine risers
  • materials testing apparatus
  • tensile testing

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