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http://dx.doi.org/10.3795/KSME-A.2017.41.6.499

Applicability of the mα-tangent Method to Estimate Plastic Limit Loads of Elbows and Branch Junctions  

Gim, Jae-Min (Dept. of Mechanical Engineering, Korea Univ.)
Kim, Sang-Hyun (Dept. of Mechanical Engineering, Korea Univ.)
Bae, Kyung-Dong (Dept. of Mechanical Engineering, Korea Univ.)
Kim, Yun-Jae (Dept. of Mechanical Engineering, Korea Univ.)
Kim, Jong-Sung (Dept. of Nuclear Engineering, Sejong Univ.)
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Transactions of the Korean Society of Mechanical Engineers A / v.41, no.6, 2017 , pp. 499-505 More about this Journal
Abstract
In this study, the limit loads calculated by the $m_{\alpha}-tangent$ method based on the linear finite element analysis are compared with the closed form solutions that are proposed by various authors. The objects of the analysis is to select the elbow and the branch pipe which are representative structure of piping system. The applicability of the $m_{\alpha}-tangent$ method are investigated by applying it to cases with various geometries. The internal pressure and the in-plane bending moment are considered and the $m_{\alpha}-tangent$ method is in good agreement with the existing solutions in case of elbows. However, the limit loads calculated by the $m_{\alpha}-tangent$ method for branch junctions do not agree well with the existing solutions and do not show any tendency. The reason is a biased result due to the stress concentration of the discontinuous parts.
Keywords
$m_{\alpha}-tangent$ Method; Linear Elastic Analysis; Limit Load; Elbow; Banch; Internal Pressure; In-plane Bending;
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