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FLAWS: Fatigue Life Analysis of Welded Structures

FLAWS-S-N: Prediction based on the S-N approach
Version

1 06. June

2006 Tom

Lassen

General guidance
The background for this spreadsheet is found in chapter 5 in the textbook
The specific S-N curves used are for steel in sea water with cathodic protection
The curves are taken from the NORSOK standard
The aim of this spreadsheet is to provide the reader with a tool for fatigue life prediction
for a safe life analysis
Guidance for the user:
The colors are indicating the content of the cells:
Blue indicates the issue the user is dealing with (Heading)
Green indicates where the user are to enter input data
Read indicates values not to be changed but chosen by use of the menus

Units are Mpa for stresses and millimeters for dimensions

1 Identification of structure:

Name:
Loading mode:

Type:
Date:

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2 Choice of category
In Table 1 you will find the data for the S-N curves for the various categories given in Eurocode-3
NORSOK
The curves are valid in sea water when effective cathodic protection is provided
You choose the actual category based on the guidance given in the code
Use the menu to determine the category
When this is done, the data pertaining to the to straight lines of the curve are determined
All the curves are based on the nominal stress approach
As an alternative it is possible to use the hot spot approach accroding to the Health and Safety Executive
When using this curve you can also combine it with the original curves from the Doe, see table 2

Choose detail class

Table 1 S-N classes
Ds D
ND
Detail
Category Mpa
1 C

Cycles
74.00 1.00E+06

2 C1

66 1.00E+06

3 C2

59 1.00E+06

D
E
F
F1
F3
G

52 1.00E+06

4
5
6
7
8

9
10 T
11 PCP(HSE)
12 USER

46 1.00E+06
41 1.00E+06
37 1.00E+06
33 1.00E+06
29
26
84
29.2

1.00E+06
1.00E+06
1.03E+06
1.00E+07

Choose SCF if using the PCP curve

Table 2 SCF for DoE curves

Ds Ds D
Log K

12.19
12.05
11.90
11.76
11.61
11.46
11.30
11.15
11.00
11.76
11.784
11.4

Ds Ds

Log K
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3

16.32
16.08
15.84
15.61
15.35
15.09
14.83
14.58
14.33
15.61
15.637
14.33

S-N Curve Factor

B
0.64

m
5

0.76

1.14

1.34

F2

1.52

1.83

2.54

5
5
5
5
5

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Choose category

Figure 1 :S-N curves

2 C1

log Ds [Mpa]

1000

The chosen S-N curve is drawn on Figure 1

to the right
The corresponding parameters are given in Table 3
Table 4 gives the SCF pertaining to the original
DoE curves. These can only be used in conjunction
with the PCP curve.
The SCF must be set to 1 for all other curves

Kategori Mpa

Cycles
66

1000000

(See Figure 1)

Ds Ds

log A2 m
12.049

Punkter p valgt S-N kurve

N
1.00E+04
481.95
1.00E+07
66.00
10 1.00E+08
41.32
1.E+04
1.E+0541.32
1.E+06
5.00E+08

1.E+07

1.E+08

1.E+09

logN

Table 3 parameters for the chosen S-N curve

Ds D
ND
Ds Ds D
Joint
C1

100

log A2
3

16.081

Table 4

Hot spot SCF

m
5

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3 Thickness correction and use of cutt-off stress

Give plate thickness and formula for thickness penalty
Give actual thickness (TTmed
(mm):
mer)
Specify correction type
Opti
Optio
Opti

20
2

No correction
HSE correction
Eurocode corection

(T/16)^0.33

16 Referance thickness

(T/25)^0.25

The correction gives a penalty on stresses

0.33 Referance exponent

Tpen=

1.076416

Will you apply a cut-off stress?

Apply cut-off stress ?

FALSE

Ds L

NL

4 Stress range spectrum given as a histogram

Give the service time you are considering
Time period:
1 (years)
Fill in the stress ranges and number of cycles for each histogram column

in Table 5

Range can be stress or force range

n is the number of occurring cycles
Prob is the probability that the histogram column will appear
If you have given the force range you must specify a transfer coefficient from force to stress
1 (MTF)
If you have given stress ranges directly give MTF=1

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The following calculations are done:

Tpen
FAC=SCF*MTF
TOTFAC=Tpen*FAC
Table 5
ID
Range
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20

Penalty term thickness correction

SCF is defined in table 2 for the PCP curve.
This is the total multiplication factor between force and applied stress
n

549
33
330
1800
258
7000
183
34200
129 182000
75 1075000
36 5000000

Prob

TPEN

FAC

TOTFAC

DELSIG* n

1 1.076416

1.14 1.227115

673.686

33

3661

0.01

1 1.076416

1.14 1.227115 404.9478

1800

16858

0.11

1 1.076416

1.14 1.227115 316.5956

7000

35276

0.20

1 1.076416

1.14 1.227115

224.562

34200

98853

0.35

1 1.076416

1.14 1.227115 158.2978

182000

282212

0.64

1 1.076416

1.14 1.227115

1 1.076416
1.076416
1.076416
1.076416
1.076416
1.076416
1.076416
1.076416
1.076416
1.076416
1.076416
1.076416
1.076416
1.076416

1.14
1.14
1.14
1.14
1.14
1.14
1.14
1.14
1.14
1.14
1.14
1.14
1.14
1.14

Sum:
6300033
*If DELSIG is not given it is set to 1,0 for numerical reasons

92.0336

1075000

1436021

0.75

1.227115 44.17613
1.227115
1
1.227115
1
1.227115
1
1.227115
1
1.227115
1
1.227115
1
1.227115
1
1.227115
1
1.227115
1
1.227115
1
1.227115
1
1.227115
1
1.227115
1

5000000
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
6300033

71624519
1.21E+16
1.21E+16
1.21E+16
1.21E+16
1.21E+16
1.21E+16
1.21E+16
1.21E+16
1.21E+16
1.21E+16
1.21E+16
1.21E+16
1.21E+16

0.07
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2.123498

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5 Predicted fatigue Life

The stress range spectrum you have given is shown in Figure 2
The calculated Miners damage rations are shown in Figure 3 for each
stress level
The total damage sum D is given to the right
Total damage accumulation
The estimated fatigue life likewise
Predicted fatigue life

Figure 2
Stress spectrum

Delsigma

1000

100

10

0.E+00

2.E+06

4.E+06

6.E+06

Applied cycles n

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Figure 3
Damage ratios at various stress levels
0.80
0.70
0.60
D

0.50
0.40
0.30

0.20
0.10
0.00

11

13

15

17

19

ID

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FATIGUE CRACK GROWTH

BASED ON LEFM AND PARIS EQUATION : da/dN=C(DELK)
(DELK)^m
GROWTH PARAMETERS (mpA,m)
1 BSI
3 5.50E-12
2 DNV
3.10E+00 4.90E-12
3 PWWS
3.1 7.20E-12

GIVE 1 or 22 :

(BSI)

3 4.53E-12

1
GIVE OPTION GEMETRY FUNTION
ON:

BSI

5.5E-12

GEOMETRY
T
2.50E-02
ai
1.00E-04
af
2.40E-02
DELS
57
T/a
5
F
1.913314

SIMPLIFIED PROCEDURE
1-m/2
-0.50
nomin
-93.545
denom
-2E-05
cycles
4.71E+06

OPTIONS FOR GEOMETRY FUNCTION

Fillet joints
IOP=1
Analytical approximation edge crack FsFg
IOP=2
Analytical approximation edge crack FsFg
IOP=3
Analytical approximation edge crack FsFg
IOP=4
Gurney FEM edge crack
Any surface crack with given stress distribution
IOP=5
Tada Weight
ht Functo
function (Not implementyed)
IOP=6
Tubular Joint (Dower, Kam)
SAV=
1.5
BET=
0.5
SCF=
3
CALCULATE NUMBER OF CYCLES
BASED ON CONSTANT F PARAMETE

PRESS BUTTON 3

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43552.9
a(mm)
0.30
1.50
2.69
3.89
5.08
6.28
7.47
8.67
9.86
11.06
12.25
13.45
14.64
15.84
17.03
18.23
19.42
20.62
21.81
23.01

a/T
0.012
0.060
0.108
0.155
0.203
0.251
0.299
0.347
0.394
0.442
0.490
0.538
0.586
0.633
0.681
0.729
0.777
0.825
0.872
0.920

0.03
0
0.75
1.6
3.43
5.5
8.2
10.01
14.37
20.68
28.68

196
140
113
94
71
55
36
29
16
8

CYC
9.97E+05
3.66E+06
5.20E+06
6.36E+06
7.37E+06
8.23E+06
9.02E+06
9.77E+06
1.05E+07
1.12E+07
1.19E+07
1.26E+07
1.32E+07
1.39E+07
1.45E+07
1.51E+07
1.57E+07
1.64E+07
1.69E+07
1.75E+07

FA
2.155148
1.482364
1.292749
1.186638
1.114757
1.061213
1.018973
0.984343
0.955153
0.93003
0.908052
0.88857
0.871115
0.855333
0.840956
0.827772
0.815613
0.804344
0.793852
0.784046

17.67188 17.84144
17.67188 17.84144

4
4

2.156285

0
0.03 #VALUE!
0.064
0.1372
0.22
0.328
0.4004
0.5748
0.8272
1.1472
0.0001
0.0001
0.0001
0.0001
0.0001
0.0001
0.0001
0.0001
0.0001
0.0001
0.0001
0.0001

F
3889.50
1584.96
1141.37
929.39
800.01
711.81
682.48
658.47
638.25
620.87
605.68
592.22
580.18
569.29
559.38
550.30
541.93
534.18
526.96
520.22

0.0003
0.001495
0.00269
0.003885
0.00508
0.006275
0.00747
0.008665
0.00986
0.011055
0.01225
0.013445

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FT
FG
1.015621
2.04
1.08305
1.4214
1.16017
1.3224
1.249141
1.3277
1.352679
1.3964
1.47426 1.49975
1.618426
1.6267
1.791227 1.78844
2.000902 2.00424
2.258938 2.29164
2.581789
2.588
2.993794
3
3.53232
3
4.25743
3
5.271289
3
6.76074
3
9.102014
3
13.16192
3
21.38954
3
43.6504
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0.0001
0.0001
0.0001
0.0001
0.0001
0.0001
0.0001
0.0001

8.16E+05
2.82E+06
3.90E+06
4.72E+06
5.38E+06
5.95E+06
6.46E+06
6.94E+06
7.45E+06
7.89E+06
8.32E+06
8.74E+06
9.15E+06
9.54E+06
9.92E+06
1.03E+07
1.07E+07
1.10E+07
1.14E+07
1.17E+07

0.30
1.50
2.69
3.89
5.08
6.28
7.47
8.67
9.86
11.06
12.25
13.45
14.64
15.84
17.03
18.23
19.42
20.62
21.81
23.01

0.01464
0.015835
0.01703
0.018225
0.01942
0.020615
0.02181
0.023005

25.00
20.00
15.00
10.00
5.00
0.00
0.00E+00

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pproximation edge crack FsFg

ack FsFgFt
ack FsFtFeFg

given stress distribution

(Not implementyed)

BASED ON CONSTANT F PARAMETER

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520.2204
FTADA
2.07125
1.2515
1.040894
0.927534
0.852696
0.797683
0.741425
0.696672
0.659915
0.628991
0.602479
0.579405
0.559071
0.540966
0.524703
0.509984
0.496575
0.484289
0.472974
0.462506

0.9202

3 0.023005

0.025

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1.50E+07

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