The Steel Catenary Riser(SCR)is a vital component for transporting oil and gas from the seabed to the floating platform.The harsh environmental conditions and complex platform motion make the SCR’s girth-weld prone t...The Steel Catenary Riser(SCR)is a vital component for transporting oil and gas from the seabed to the floating platform.The harsh environmental conditions and complex platform motion make the SCR’s girth-weld prone to fatigue failure.The structural stress fatigue theory and Master S-N curve method provide accurate predictions for the fatigue damage on the welded joints,which demonstrate significant potential and compatibility in multi-axial and random fatigue evaluation.Here,we propose a new frequency fatigue model subjected to welded joints of SCR under multiaxial stress,which fully integrates the mesh-insensitive structural stress and frequency domain random process and transforms the conventional welding fatigue technique of SCR into a spectrum analysis technique utilizing structural stress.Besides,a full-scale FE model of SCR with welds is established to obtain the modal structural stress of the girth weld and the frequency response function(FRF)of modal coordinate,and a biaxial fatigue evaluation about the girth weld of the SCR can be achieved by taking the effects of multi-load correlation and pipe-soil interaction into account.The research results indicate that the frequency-domain fatigue results are aligned with the time-domain results,meeting the fatigue evaluation requirements of the SCR.展开更多
A new, more actual approach for omitting small loads in a loading history was pres-ented according to crack closure, and load interactive effects which are large on damage of com-ponents were studied. Intrinsic period...A new, more actual approach for omitting small loads in a loading history was pres-ented according to crack closure, and load interactive effects which are large on damage of com-ponents were studied. Intrinsic periodic spectrum block representing a damage element of a loadhistory, a new concept, was put out. It has been proven by theoretic analysis and tests that themodes of constructing fatigue loading spectrum have little effect on damage of components,which will change the incomplete knowledges on constructing fatigue spectrum ago.展开更多
A fatigue life estimation method for offshore structures under random stress response is studied in this paper. The method of broad band cumulative frequency number is used to determine the effect of band width of str...A fatigue life estimation method for offshore structures under random stress response is studied in this paper. The method of broad band cumulative frequency number is used to determine the effect of band width of stress frequency spectra on fatigue. A formula of correction factor for fatigue under broad band stress spectra is suggested and compared with that given by P. H. Wirsching.展开更多
针对阶梯块谱下的材料疲劳寿命预测问题,尤其是已有相关非线性模型的计算参数依赖大量试验数据或较难选取合适的基准值,导致在实际工程中应用有一定局限性。提出了一种新的基于相邻载荷的作用系数α_(i)=(S_(i+1)/S_(i))1/b lg K,该系...针对阶梯块谱下的材料疲劳寿命预测问题,尤其是已有相关非线性模型的计算参数依赖大量试验数据或较难选取合适的基准值,导致在实际工程中应用有一定局限性。提出了一种新的基于相邻载荷的作用系数α_(i)=(S_(i+1)/S_(i))1/b lg K,该系数中两个参数b、K来自材料疲劳寿命关系式S=KN^(-b)。结合前人的二级、三级、四级应力加载试验结果,分别计算并对比了与多种疲劳损伤模型的结果。结果表明,新模型在疲劳寿命/损伤的预测结果优于Miner模型、Manson模型、Subramanyan模型及Hashin模型,可更为准确地预测阶梯块谱下的疲劳寿命/损伤。展开更多
Rolling contact fatigue(RCF)issues,such as pitting,might occur on bevel gears because load fluctuation induces considerable subsurface stress amplitudes.Such issues can dramatically affect the service life of associat...Rolling contact fatigue(RCF)issues,such as pitting,might occur on bevel gears because load fluctuation induces considerable subsurface stress amplitudes.Such issues can dramatically affect the service life of associated machines.An accurate geometry model of a hypoid gear utilized in the main reducer of a heavy-duty vehicle is developed in this study with the commercial gear design software MASTA.Multiaxial stress–strain states are simulated with the finite element method,and the RCF life is predicted using the Brown–Miller–Morrow fatigue criterion.The patterns of fatigue life on the tooth surface are simulated under various loading levels,and the RCF S–N curve is numerically generated.Moreover,a typical torque–time history on the driven axle is described,followed by the construction of program load spectrum with the rain flow method and the Goodman mean stress equation.The effects of various fatigue damage accumulation rules on fatigue life are compared and discussed in detail.Predicted results reveal that the Miner linear rule provides the most optimistic result among the three selected rules,and the Manson bilinear rule produces the most conservative result.展开更多
基金financially supported by the Director Fund of National Energy Deepwater Oil and Gas Engineering Technology Research and Development Center(Grant No.KJQZ-2024-2103)。
文摘The Steel Catenary Riser(SCR)is a vital component for transporting oil and gas from the seabed to the floating platform.The harsh environmental conditions and complex platform motion make the SCR’s girth-weld prone to fatigue failure.The structural stress fatigue theory and Master S-N curve method provide accurate predictions for the fatigue damage on the welded joints,which demonstrate significant potential and compatibility in multi-axial and random fatigue evaluation.Here,we propose a new frequency fatigue model subjected to welded joints of SCR under multiaxial stress,which fully integrates the mesh-insensitive structural stress and frequency domain random process and transforms the conventional welding fatigue technique of SCR into a spectrum analysis technique utilizing structural stress.Besides,a full-scale FE model of SCR with welds is established to obtain the modal structural stress of the girth weld and the frequency response function(FRF)of modal coordinate,and a biaxial fatigue evaluation about the girth weld of the SCR can be achieved by taking the effects of multi-load correlation and pipe-soil interaction into account.The research results indicate that the frequency-domain fatigue results are aligned with the time-domain results,meeting the fatigue evaluation requirements of the SCR.
文摘A new, more actual approach for omitting small loads in a loading history was pres-ented according to crack closure, and load interactive effects which are large on damage of com-ponents were studied. Intrinsic periodic spectrum block representing a damage element of a loadhistory, a new concept, was put out. It has been proven by theoretic analysis and tests that themodes of constructing fatigue loading spectrum have little effect on damage of components,which will change the incomplete knowledges on constructing fatigue spectrum ago.
文摘A fatigue life estimation method for offshore structures under random stress response is studied in this paper. The method of broad band cumulative frequency number is used to determine the effect of band width of stress frequency spectra on fatigue. A formula of correction factor for fatigue under broad band stress spectra is suggested and compared with that given by P. H. Wirsching.
文摘针对阶梯块谱下的材料疲劳寿命预测问题,尤其是已有相关非线性模型的计算参数依赖大量试验数据或较难选取合适的基准值,导致在实际工程中应用有一定局限性。提出了一种新的基于相邻载荷的作用系数α_(i)=(S_(i+1)/S_(i))1/b lg K,该系数中两个参数b、K来自材料疲劳寿命关系式S=KN^(-b)。结合前人的二级、三级、四级应力加载试验结果,分别计算并对比了与多种疲劳损伤模型的结果。结果表明,新模型在疲劳寿命/损伤的预测结果优于Miner模型、Manson模型、Subramanyan模型及Hashin模型,可更为准确地预测阶梯块谱下的疲劳寿命/损伤。
基金The work was supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Grant No.U1864210)the Open Foundation of the State Key Laboratory of Mechanical Transmissions(Grant No.SKLMT-KFKT-201701)Chongqing Research Program of Basic Research and Frontier Technology(Grant No.cstc2017jcyjAX0103).
文摘Rolling contact fatigue(RCF)issues,such as pitting,might occur on bevel gears because load fluctuation induces considerable subsurface stress amplitudes.Such issues can dramatically affect the service life of associated machines.An accurate geometry model of a hypoid gear utilized in the main reducer of a heavy-duty vehicle is developed in this study with the commercial gear design software MASTA.Multiaxial stress–strain states are simulated with the finite element method,and the RCF life is predicted using the Brown–Miller–Morrow fatigue criterion.The patterns of fatigue life on the tooth surface are simulated under various loading levels,and the RCF S–N curve is numerically generated.Moreover,a typical torque–time history on the driven axle is described,followed by the construction of program load spectrum with the rain flow method and the Goodman mean stress equation.The effects of various fatigue damage accumulation rules on fatigue life are compared and discussed in detail.Predicted results reveal that the Miner linear rule provides the most optimistic result among the three selected rules,and the Manson bilinear rule produces the most conservative result.
