Design of Welded Tubular Connections
Basis and Use of AWS Code Provisions
- 1st Edition, Volume 37 - October 22, 2013
- Author: P.W. Marshall
- Language: English
- eBook ISBN:9 7 8 - 1 - 4 8 3 2 - 9 0 9 0 - 4
Although tubular structures are reasonably well understood by designers of offshore platforms, onshore applications often suffer from "learning curve" problems, particularly in the… Read more
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Request a sales quoteAlthough tubular structures are reasonably well understood by designers of offshore platforms, onshore applications often suffer from "learning curve" problems, particularly in the connections, tending to inhibit the wider use of tubes. This book was written primarily to help this situation. Representing 25 years of work by one of the pioneers in the field of tubular structures, the book covers research, synthesis of design criteria, and successful application to the practical design, construction, inspection, and lifetime monitoring of major structures. Written by the principal author of the AWS D1.1 Code Provisions for Tubular Structures this book is intended to be used in conjunction with the AWS Structural Welding Code - Steel, AWS D1.1-88 published by the American Welding Society, Miami, FL, USA. Users of this Code, writers of other codes, students and researchers alike will find it an indispensable source of background material in their work with tubular structures.
1. Introduction to Tubular Structures. Attributes of Tubes. Architectural and Structural Forms. The Need for an Integrated Approach. Author's Viewpoint for this Monograph. Tubulars as Structural Members. Simple Welded Joints. 2. Conceptual Basis for the Design Rules. Definitions. Failure modes of tubular connections. General procedures for analysis and design. Design simplifications. Stresses in welds. 3. Static Strength of Circular Section Joints. Early work on T-, Y-, and K-connections. Lessons from field failures. Overcoming the beta paradox. Empirical punching shear design equation. Understanding the sources of reserve strength. Further evolution of the A.W.S. code. Final form. Design charts. 4. Fatigue Design. Levels of analysis. Hot spot stress. Stress concentration factors (SCF). S-N curves. Comparisons with international rules and data. 5. Tubular Connections Involving Non-Circular Sections. Box connections - existing A.W.S. rules. Box connections - proposed new rules. Hybrid connections. Special topics. Fatigue box connections. 6. Special Topics for Circular Section Joints. Overlapping connections. Multi-planar connections. Grouted connections. Internally stiffened tubular connections. 7. Fatigue Size and Profile Effects. Fracture toughness. Lamellar tearing. Role of redundancy. Non-destructive inspection criteria. 8. Construction System. Material selection. Tube manufacture. Connection layout. Welded joint design. Welder and procedure qualification. Prefabrication. Assembly. Inspection. Appendices. 1. Symbols and notation. 2. Design revisions, tubular structures. 3. Notch toughness task group, proposed revisions for AWS D1.1. Index.
- Language: English
- Edition: 1
- Volume: 37
- Published: October 22, 2013
- Imprint: Elsevier Science
- eBook ISBN: 9781483290904
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