Plastic limit loads for thick-walled branch junctions

  • K. H. Lee
  • , Y. J. Kim*
  • , P. J. Budden
  • , K. Nikbin
  • *Corresponding author for this work

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    Abstract

    This technical note extends the validity of limit load solutions for thin-walled branch junctions, previously proposed by the current author, to thick-walled cases. It is achieved simply by re-normalizing the thin-wall expressions by the limit loads of thick-walled tubes instead of those of thin-walled tubes. Comparison with finite element results shows overall good agreement.

    Original languageEnglish
    Pages (from-to)143-148
    Number of pages6
    JournalJournal of Strain Analysis for Engineering Design
    Volume44
    Issue number2
    DOIs
    Publication statusPublished - 2009 Feb 1

    Keywords

    • Finite element limit analysis
    • Limit load
    • Thick-walled branch junctions

    ASJC Scopus subject areas

    • Modelling and Simulation
    • Mechanics of Materials
    • Mechanical Engineering
    • Applied Mathematics

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