FATIGUE CONSIDERATIONS FOR CONCRETE SHIPS AND OFFSHORE STRUCTURES

Strength to resist high-intensity reversed-cyclic bending and shear, rigidity to resist vibrations, water-tightness, impact resistance, and long life in an adverse environment of concrete and steel are compared. Ductility of fatigue failures and brittle fracture and cracking are analyzed. Fatigue life is calculated using the known damage characteristics for the material and selecting the appropriate theory for cumulative damage effects and proper recognition of all the factors, material, constructional and environmental, likely to affect the stress-life relationship.

• Supplemental Notes:
  • Proceedings of the Conference on Concrete Ships and Floating Structures, Sept. 15-19, 1975, University of California, Berkeley.
• Corporate Authors:

  University of California, Berkeley

  Berkeley, CA  United States  94720
• Authors:
  • Hawkins, N M
• Publication Date: 1976

Media Info

• Features: References;
• Pagination: 22 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Concrete; Concrete construction; Cracking; Fatigue strength; Fracture mechanics; Offshore platforms; Offshore structures; Physiological fatigue; Ships; Stresses
• Uncontrolled Terms: Concrete ships
• Old TRIS Terms: Crack stresses; Marine platforms
• Subject Areas: Bridges and other structures; Marine Transportation; Materials; Vehicles and Equipment;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00152763
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Engineering Index
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: May 11 1977 12:00AM