... method for determining fatigue life of Tension-Tension (T-T) loaded offshore mooring chain. The developed first principles method incorporated the non-linear effects of proof loading, accounted for mean chain tension, accounted for material grade, employed a multi-axial fatigue method to account...

... and to establish underlying trends in as-new mooring chain fatigue response, and a non-linear multi-axial Finite Element Analysis (FEA) fatigue assessment method was developed to correlate against available as-new chain link fatigue test data and underlying failure trends [1,2] as part of the JIP achieving...

... was collated for comparison and to establish underlying trends in as-new mooring chain fatigue response. A non-linear multi-axial Finite Element Analysis (FEA) fatigue assessment method was developed to correlate against available as-new chain link fatigue test data and underlying failure trends as part...

... realistic predictions of the ultimate load carrying capacity of an anchor flange in the non-linear regime. The linear-elastic stress concentration factor values are calculated with simple analytical formulae and graphs. The analytical notch methods are deployed to predict the anchor flange limit load...

... 05 01 2009 In order find a general platform/environment for simulation of in-service welding operations, a review and analysis of non-linear Finite Element Analysis, FEA, programs have been performed. Free and commercial softwares have been considered and the programs that have been...