Abstract
Real structures inevitably contain small material flaws due to e.g. welding. Traditional design methods consider these defects only implicitly using safety factors and yield easily to excessive conservatism. More accurate design methodology can be based on direct application of fracture mechanics.
This paper presents several computer tools developed at the Technical Research Centre of Finland VTT for the assessment of flawed structures. They include flexible tools for assessing deliberate structure-loading-crack configurations with the finite element method - most often used for failure analysis - and effective tools for rapid structural integrity assessments even during the structural design phase.
This paper presents several computer tools developed at the Technical Research Centre of Finland VTT for the assessment of flawed structures. They include flexible tools for assessing deliberate structure-loading-crack configurations with the finite element method - most often used for failure analysis - and effective tools for rapid structural integrity assessments even during the structural design phase.
Original language | English |
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Title of host publication | Advances in Non-Linear Finite Element Methods |
Editors | B.H.V. Topping, M. Papadrakakis |
Place of Publication | Edinburgh |
Publisher | Civil-Comp Press |
Pages | 291-301 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 1994 |
MoE publication type | A4 Article in a conference publication |
Event | 2nd Conference on Computational Structures Technology - Athens, Greece Duration: 30 Aug 1994 → 1 Sep 1994 |
Publication series
Series | Civil-Comp Proceedings |
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Volume | 24 |
ISSN | 1759-3433 |
Conference
Conference | 2nd Conference on Computational Structures Technology |
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Country | Greece |
City | Athens |
Period | 30/08/94 → 1/09/94 |