full model multiaxial fatigue life calculations with different criteria

Abstract Fatigue design of structural components under multiaxial loading often relies on fatigue life calculations based on a post-processing of the full-field elastic stress/strain maps obtained from finite element (FE) analysis. In the present article, a post-processing tool is adopted to compute the fatigue life of a structural component, and multiaxial fatigue assessment is carried out by considering different criteria such as that of Smith-Watson-Topper and of Fatemi-Socie. The present paper focuses on a specific structural component related to a quarter-turn heavy-duty valve actuator, called scotch yoke, commonly used in many application sectors such as oil & gas, power and chemical industries. The fatigue assessment of the component is carried out by employing a full-model FE analysis, considering fillet-welded joints exposed to in-phase constant amplitude cyclic bending-torsion fatigue load with load ratio R=-1, with applied maximum load according to EN 15714-3, which is the standard in the valve actuator sector. The elastic stress/strain field extracted from the FE model is used to perform the fatigue assessment of the fillet-welded joints, where the potential fatigue crack initiation points (weld toe and weld root) are described by adopting an effective radius at the weld notches

Les effets juridiques de la notion économique de professionnel

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