Effect of thickness and joint type on fatigue performance of welded thin-walled tube-to-tube T-joints

Fidelis R. Mashiri, Xiao-Ling Zhao

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    Abstract

    ![CDATA[This paper summarizes the proposed fatigue design curves for three different thin-walled T-joints following the testing of 99 specimens in the welded condition. The specimens are made up of cold-formed high-strength thin-walled (t<4mm) circular hollow sections (CHS) and square hollow sections (SHS). Fatigue tests were carried out under constant amplitude stress range on thin CHS-CHS, CHS-SHS and SHS-SHS T-joints, for the load "in-plane bending in the brace". Fatigue failure occurred in chord members of thicknesses 3mm, 3mm and 3.2mm for SHS-SHS, CHS-SHS and CHS-CHS T-joints respectively. Different options are recommended for the design of the T-joints based on the deterministic method and least-squares method of statistical analysis.]]
    Original languageEnglish
    Title of host publicationTubular Structures XI: Proceedings of the 11th International Symposium and IIW International Conference on Tubular Structures, Québec City, Canada, 31 August-2 September 2006 (ISTS11)
    PublisherTaylor & Francis
    Number of pages9
    ISBN (Print)9780415402804
    Publication statusPublished - 2006
    EventInternational Symposium on Tubular Structures -
    Duration: 1 Jan 2012 → …

    Conference

    ConferenceInternational Symposium on Tubular Structures
    Period1/01/12 → …

    Keywords

    • joints
    • fatigue
    • strength of materials
    • least squares
    • deterministic methods
    • thin-walled structures

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