Elastic-Plastic Pull-In Strength and Damage Analyses of Steel Catenary Risers in Deepwater

2011 ◽  
Author(s):  
C. H. Luk ◽  
S.-H. Mark Chang
Keyword(s):  
Aspect Ratio ◽  
Plastic Strain ◽  
Plastic Zone ◽  
Bend Radius ◽  
Elastic Plastic ◽  
Low Aspect Ratio ◽  
Small Plastic ◽  
Surface Flaws ◽  
Plastic Analysis ◽  
Small Plastic Strain

This paper presents the strength and damage results based on elastic-plastic analysis to address the design feasibility of pulling in a steel catenary riser (SCR) through a pull tube with various bend configurations in a Spar. The example riser system contains an SCR of typical size, a tapered stress joint, a vertical pull tube with multiple bend sections, guide supports for the pull tube, and the associated pull head and pull chain connected to the top of the riser. The design methods discussed in the paper include: (1) Modeling of riser and pull tube in ABAQUS for strength analysis of the SCR; (2) Strain-based strain-life method to assess the associated fatigue damage; and (3) Strain-based Level 3B ECA design method to derive the critical surface flaw sizes for weld qualification of the SCR inside the pull tube. Comparisons are also presented between results derived from elastic and elastic-plastic analysis methods. The pull-in load on the example SCR increases with the water depth as well as the number and curvature of the bends on the pull tube. Calculated riser pull-in loads are about 11% to 51% higher than the submerged weight of the SCR. The elastic-plastic analysis shows small plastic zone and also small plastic strain on the example SCRs passing through pull tubes of a large bend radius of 125 ft. It also shows large plastic zone but small plastic strain on the SCR in a triple-bend pull tube with a small bend radius of 70 ft. The overall fatigue damage caused by cyclic plastic straining on the example SCRs due to pull in is lower than 3.3%. The allowable surface flaw sizes for the example SCRs are on the order of a × 2c = 8 × 10mm and 2.5 × 40mm for low aspect-ratio and high aspect-ratio surface flaws, respectively. Critical flaw sizes determined by Level 2A ECA are about 25% smaller than the flaw sizes based on Level 3B ECA for low aspect-ratio surface flaws. The specified maximum allowable flaw sizes are not very sensitive to the pull tube configuration and the water depth under the present study. The strength and damage analyses of SCR from other installation methods such as reeling are not included in this paper.

The Elastic-Plastic Analysis of Tubes—IV: Thermal Ratchetting

1992 ◽  
Vol 114 (2) ◽  
pp. 236-245 ◽  
Author(s):  
W. Jiang
Keyword(s):  
Steady State ◽  
Plastic Strain ◽  
Centrifugal Force ◽  
Kinematic Hardening ◽  
Elastic Plastic ◽  
External Pressures ◽  
Plastic Analysis ◽  
Steady Solutions ◽  
Number Of Cycles

This paper continues the investigation of the shakedown behavior of tubes subjected to cyclic centrifugal force and temperature, and sustained internal and external pressures. It is found that when ratchetting occurs, the plastic strain builds up with each cycle, but finally reaches a steady state after a large number of cycles for kinematic hardening materials. The steady solutions for three kinds of ratchetting behavior are found and given in this paper.

A round robin EBSD measurement for quantitative assessment of small plastic strain

2020 ◽  
Vol 170 ◽  
pp. 110662
Author(s):  
Masayuki Kamaya ◽  
Yohei Sakakibara ◽  
Rika Yoda ◽  
Seiichi Suzuki ◽  
Hirobumi Morita ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Plastic Strain ◽  
Quantitative Assessment ◽  
Round Robin ◽  
Ebsd Measurement ◽  
Small Plastic ◽  
Small Plastic Strain

scholarly journals Seismic Response Characteristics of Stabilizing Pile Based on Elastic-Plastic Analysis

2018 ◽  
Vol 2018 ◽  
pp. 1-15 ◽  
Author(s):  
Honglue Qu ◽  
Ying Liu ◽  
Hao Luo ◽  
Huanguo Hu ◽  
Qindi Hu
Keyword(s):  
Plastic Zone ◽  
Seismic Response ◽  
Ground Motion ◽  
Seismic Design ◽  
Design Parameters ◽  
Plastic State ◽  
Elastic Plastic ◽  
Stabilizing Pile ◽  
Response Characteristics ◽  
Plastic Analysis

Stabilizing pile is widely used in the landslide controlling projects and shows excellent seismic performance under the action of earthquake. Therefore, in order to improve seismic design theory, it is of importance to study the seismic response characteristics of stabilizing pile based on elastic-plastic analysis. In view of this, elastic-plastic constitutive model was established to deduce the plastic zone of stabilizing pile. Based on elastic-plastic analysis, the seismic response characteristics and the influence of different section sizes, material strengths, and peak ground motion acceleration (PGA) were analyzed by ANSYS 3D. Resultantly, the elastic-plastic fourth-order tensor Cijklep was deduced, which can be used to calculate plastic strain of stabilizing pile under loading. Compared with Chinese code, the material of stabilizing pile working with elastic-plastic state will be decreased under the same section size and the same property. Furthermore, stabilizing pile is in the elastic stage at the beginning under the action of earthquake. With the increase of ground motion time, the section starts to exhibit elastic-plastic state and then the plastic zone expands gradually. Finally, the plastic zone runs through the whole section, resulting in the performance loss of the pile. In addition, under the different design parameters, pile shows different seismic response characteristics; namely, changing these parameters reasonably can improve the seismic design.

Effects of Local Peak Stress Distribution on the Ratchet Limit

2002 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nobuyoshi Yanagida ◽  
Masaaki Tanaka ◽  
Norimichi Yamashita ◽  
Yukinori Yamamoto
Keyword(s):  
Finite Element ◽  
Stress Distribution ◽  
Plastic Strain ◽  
Equivalent Stress ◽  
Equivalent Plastic Strain ◽  
Peak Stress ◽  
Element Analysis ◽  
Stress Evaluation ◽  
Elastic Plastic ◽  
Plastic Analysis

Alternative stress evaluation criteria suitable for Finite Element Analysis (FEA) proposed by Okamoto et al. [1],[2] have been studied by the Committee on Three Dimensional Finite Element Stress Evaluation (C-TDF) in Japan. Thermal stress ratchet criteria in plastic FEA are now under consideration. Two criteria are proposed: (1) Evaluating variations in plastic strain increments, and (2) Evaluating the width of the area in which Mises equivalent stress exceeds 3Sm. To verify of these criteria, we selected notched cylindrical vessel models as prime elements. To evaluate the effect of the local peak stress distribution on these criteria, cylindrical vessels with a semicircular notch on the outer surface were selected for this analysis. We used two notch configurations for our analysis, and the stress concentration factor for the notches was set to 1.5 and 2.0. We conducted elastic-plastic analysis to evaluate the ratchet limit. Sustained pressure and alternating enforced longitudinal displacements which causes secondary stress were used as parameters for the elastic-plastic analysis. We found that when no ratchet was observed, the equivalent plastic strain increments decreased and the area in which Mises equivalent stress exceeds 3Sm are below the certain range.

Study on Collapse Characteristics and CSRF Method for 45 Deg Cylinder-to-Cylinder Intersections

2012 ◽  
Author(s):  
Takuro Honda ◽  
Shunji Kataoka ◽  
Takuya Sato
Keyword(s):  
Plastic Strain ◽  
High Stress ◽  
Elastic Analysis ◽  
Collapse Pressure ◽  
Elastic Plastic ◽  
Replacement Method ◽  
Inelastic Analysis ◽  
Collapse Strength ◽  
Collapse Characteristics ◽  
Plastic Analysis

It is known that the collapse strength of complex three dimensional structures is hard to evaluate accurately with elastic analysis, and more accurate results require the use of inelastic analysis. A cylinder-to-cylinder acute lateral intersection is one of basic structures of process plants. It is known that a high stress concentration occurs at an acute lateral more than 90 deg-lateral. In general, the area replacement method and the elastic analysis are applied for the design of acute lateral. However, these results may provide overly-conservative designs. In the previous work, the authors proposed CSRF (Collapse Strength Reduction Factor) method. The CSRF was defined as a ratio of the simple cylinder collapse pressure to the cylinder-to-cylinder collapse pressure. The proposed CSRF method provided more reasonable design than the elastic analysis. In this paper, the concept of the CSRF was redefined by using the maximum allowable working pressure. The CSRF were evaluated on the 45 deg and 90 deg-laterals based on the area replacement method, the elastic analysis, the limit load analysis and the elastic plastic analysis to study the collapse characteristics of 45 deg-laterals. The 45 deg-laterals are weaker than 90 deg-laterals, and inelastic analysis provides greater strength of 45 deg-laterals than elastic analysis. The results of elastic plastic analysis showed that overly-large plastic strain occurs on 45 deg-laterals. This plastic strain should be evaluated in addition to the collapse pressure.

Elastic-Plastic Analysis of the Maximum Postulated Flaw in the Beltline Region of a Reactor Vessel

1982 ◽  
Vol 104 (4) ◽  
pp. 278-286 ◽  
Author(s):  
H. G. deLorenzi
Keyword(s):  
Plastic Flow ◽  
Deformation Theory ◽  
Surface Flaw ◽  
Elastic Analysis ◽  
Elastic Plastic ◽  
Surface Flaws ◽  
Plastic Analysis ◽  
Design Calculations ◽  
Tension Loading ◽  
Design Pressure

A maximum postulated surface flaw in the beltline region of a PWR pressure vessel has been analyzed under elastic-plastic conditions. The analysis was performed using 3-D finite element methods, and the deformation theory of plasticity was used to describe the plastic flow of the material. The calculations were carried out for the internal pressure varying from the design pressure up to approximately twice the design pressure. The results show that at the design pressure the plastic flow of the material around the crack front is so small that an elastic analysis is adequate. However, the commonly used approach of treating the flaw in the vessel as a surface flaw in a flat plate under far field tension loading is nonconservative. At a pressure of approximately 50 percent over the design pressure the energy release rate derived from an elastic analysis starts to deviate from the value obtained from an elastic-plastic calculation. The elastic result now starts to be nonconservative and at twice the design pressure the elastic analysis will clearly underestimate the severity of the crack. A 2-D elastic-plastic plane strain approximation will on the other hand grossly overestimate the severity of the crack. A realistic 3-D elastic-plastic analysis is, therefore, needed to estimate the safety factors of surface flaws and to serve as benchmarks for the development of simpler design calculations.

Elastic-Plastic Deformation of a Single Grooved Flat Plate Under Longitudinal Shear

1963 ◽  
Vol 85 (4) ◽  
pp. 585-591 ◽  
Author(s):  
Michael F. Koskinen
Keyword(s):  
Plastic Deformation ◽  
Plastic Strain ◽  
Plastic Zone ◽  
Flat Plate ◽  
High Stress ◽  
Longitudinal Shear ◽  
Elastic Plastic ◽  
Semiempirical Equation ◽  
Stress Levels ◽  
Plastic Case

The development of plastic strain is followed from the elastic through the partially plastic to the fully plastic condition for a nonstrainhardening material. Adjacent to the zone of deformation in the fully plastic case is a region of limited plastic deformation. The growth of the plastic zone is compared with predictions based on the elastic-plastic solution for a semi-infinite solid and the elastic solution for a plate. Agreement is good at low stress levels. At high stress levels, a relatively simple semiempirical equation is proposed. Predictions based on elasticity theory alone are shown to be seriously in error.

Elastic-Plastic Solutions for Notched Shafts in Torsion

1966 ◽  
Vol 33 (1) ◽  
pp. 79-84 ◽  
Author(s):  
E. A. Davis ◽  
I. S. Tuba
Keyword(s):  
Plastic Zone ◽  
Strain Distribution ◽  
Stress And Strain ◽  
Stress Strain ◽  
Hollow Shaft ◽  
Elastic Plastic ◽  
Plastic Analysis ◽  
Strain Relationship ◽  
Stress And Strain Distribution

An elastic-plastic analysis of the stress and strain distribution in a solid or hollow shaft containing external or internal hyperbolic notches is presented. The solution can be applied for any stress-strain relationship and for various specified amounts of plastic-zone penetration.

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