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Fatigue of Clip connectors for offshore drilling risers under biaxial tension

  • Vidit Gaur
  • , Armel Brice Mbiakop-Ngassa
  • , Véronique Doquet
  • , Eléonore Roguet
  • , Emmanuel Persent

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Abstract

Drilling riser connectors designed by IFPEN undergo cyclic in-phase biaxial tension in their critical area. This type of loading was reproduced on steel tubular specimens loaded in cyclic tension and internal pressure. The fatigue lives were substantially reduced when the load biaxiality was increased from 0 to 0.4 and then further to 1, which was not captured by existing fatigue criteria. A deeper investigation is thus in progress. Emphasis is laid on the separate evaluation of mean stress and biaxiality effects, often treated in the same way in existing criteria. The influence of load biaxiality on the resistance of the steel to fatigue-corrosion in seawater will also be investigated.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationFDMD II - JIP 2014 - Fatigue Design and Material Defects
PublisherEDP Sciences
ISBN (Print)9782759812745
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 1 Jan 2014
Externally publishedYes
EventFatigue Design and Material Defects, FDMD II - JIP 2014 - Paris, France
Duration: 11 Jun 201413 Jun 2014

Publication series

NameMATEC Web of Conferences
Volume12
ISSN (Electronic)2261-236X

Conference

ConferenceFatigue Design and Material Defects, FDMD II - JIP 2014
Country/TerritoryFrance
CityParis
Period11/06/1413/06/14

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