ssc-367 - Ship Structure Committee

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Stress concentrationfactors; includingcollating of existing
data, calibration of SCF equations and development of
parametric equations.
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Fatigue analysis and design methods; includingfinite element
analysis procedures and application of fatigue design rules.
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Fatigue resistance; including simple plate S-N curves and
complex details, S-N curves for stiffened joints and S-N
curves for different materials.
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Effect of various parameters on fatigue life; including the
effect of cathodicprotectionin seawater,plate thicknessand
weld profile effects.
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Fatigue
life improvementtechniques.
●- Fatigue
damage,
life determination; including review of cumulative
assessment of random loading and low cycle fatigue.
9.4.3 Cost-EffectiveAnalysis Strategies
Acost-effective analysesstrategy is relativelyeasy to develop for
any marine structure. First, the structure configuration and the
likely marine environment should be assessed to determine
susceptibility of the structure to fatigue. Second, structure
configuration and operational response characteristics should be
assessed to determinethe desirable analyses techniques to generate
the loads and to determine the response of the structure.”
Although computer cost is an important variable in developing an
analysis strategy, computer cost should be assessed in conjunction
with engineering time and effort as well as the time available to
completethe fatigueanalysisand design. Most important,design is
an iterative process and structural changes will invariably occur
during fatigue analysis. Thus, fatigue analysis should be treated
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