Reference stress methods and other simplified methods of assessment offer many attractions in the design process and they continue to have considerable value in spite of the rapid improvements in finite element analysis. A significant feature of simplified methods is that they enable rationalization of information both from analysis and from experiment. They are often more intuitive than methods based solely on finite element approaches and allow the sensitivity to input parameters to be assessed rapidly. Consequently they enable design and risk assessment of structural components to be performed very efficiently.
Reference Stress Methods - Analysing Safety and Design forms a very comprehensive introduction to the topic, which will be value to both design engineers and academics alike.
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Introduction
Chapter 1 : Determining the basic parameters
Chapter 2 : Reference stress requirements for structural assessment
Chapter 3 : Computational methods for limit states and shakedown
Chapter 4 : Limit loads for cracked piping components
Chapter 5 : Extending the approach to weldments
Chapter 6 : Some aspects of the application of the reference stress method in the creep analysis of welds
Chapter 7 : High-temperature creep rupture of low alloy ferritic steel butt-welded pipes subjected to combined internal pressure and end loadings
Chapter 8 : Applications
Chapter 9 : Code application - below the creep range
Chapter 10 : Code application - within the creep range
Chapter 11 : Fracture assessment of reeled pipelines
Chapter 12 : The use of reference stresses in buckling calculations
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