Reprint

Fatigue and Fracture Mechanics of Marine Structures

Edited by
May 2023
236 pages
  • ISBN978-3-0365-7596-4 (Hardback)
  • ISBN978-3-0365-7597-1 (PDF)

This is a Reprint of the Special Issue Fatigue and Fracture Mechanics of Marine Structures that was published in

Engineering
Environmental & Earth Sciences
Summary

Fatigue and fracture are important design criteria for marine structures subjected to static and cyclic loading. In particular, the ability to ensure structural integrity under all design conditions is of the utmost importance for the safety of humans and the environment. Many efforts have been made to develop fatigue and fracture mechanics methods in recent decades; however, discrepancies between predicted and actual strength remain due to various reasons. Hence, this Special Issue aims to collect descriptions of fatigue and fracture mechanical behaviour of marine structures. Studies demonstrating novel methods (either analytical, empirical or numerical), as well as presentations of case studies or innovative test studies, were invited. This includes considerations of parameters which have a large influence on fatigue and fracture behaviour of materials, welded joints or structural components, such as loading conditions, scale effects, etc.

Format
  • Hardback
License and Copyright
© 2022 by the authors; CC BY-NC-ND license
Keywords
fatigue and fracture of welded joints in ships and offshore structures; ultimate and fatigue limit state assessment of marine structures; numerical assessment for structural integrity assessment; reliability assessment