Neuber’s theory of elastic and inelastic stress concentration factors are applied to the pit corrosion of plates. The finite element method is then employed to model the problem numerically and to calculate the stress concentration factors for semioblate spheroidal pits. Furthermore, corrosion development is a process with many random factors such as the geometry and the growth rate. A realistic reflection of corrosion effects on structural failure is to consider it within the framework of reliability analysis. By knowing the analytical formula of stress concentration factor, reliability analyses are conducted to calculate the reliability safety index of the panel based on a strain-based limit state. The structural failure can then be directly related to the reliability safety index. The reliability procedure is demonstrated in an example of a highly deformed bottom shell panel during ship grounding. Partial safety factors of two random variables which describe pit corrosion geometry and the effective nominal strain level are also calculated. Recommendations for using partial safety factors are provided.
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Corrosion Effects on Reliability of Flat Plates in Tension
Pedro M. Vargas
Pedro M. Vargas
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Weiwei Yu
Dale G. Karr
Pedro M. Vargas
J. Offshore Mech. Arct. Eng. May 2012, 134(2): 021404 (7 pages)
Published Online: December 6, 2011
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July 1, 2010
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March 26, 2011
Online:
December 6, 2011
Published:
December 6, 2011
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Yu, W., Karr, D. G., and Vargas, P. M. (December 6, 2011). "Corrosion Effects on Reliability of Flat Plates in Tension." ASME. J. Offshore Mech. Arct. Eng. May 2012; 134(2): 021404. https://doi.org/10.1115/1.4004520
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