Effect of Local Wall Thinning on Maximum Load Carrying Capacities of Elbows under Bending
2007 ◽
Vol 345-346
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pp. 517-520
Keyword(s):
This paper provides closed-form plastic limit load solutions for elbows with local wall thinning under in-plane bending, via three-dimensional (3-D), small strain FE limit analyses using elastic-perfectly plastic materials. Wide ranges of elbow and thinning geometries are considered.