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Bearing plate is provided between bottom of Deck beam and Stool and Fillet welded allround on both sides

350

Bearing Plate Size:

Length, L
Width, B
Thickness, t

:
:
:

350
250
60

mm
mm
mm

16

mm

Y
250

Fillet Weld Leg-size, sw

The Reactions and Stresses in Weld at Anchor Joints due to 100-year return Extreme Storm Onsite Accelerations
as per Doct.1072-MI20-00DS-0010
JOINT
NUMBER

LOAD
CASE

SHEAR(Fx)
(KN)

SHEAR(Fy)
(KN)

RESULTANT
SHEAR (Fs)
(KN)

RESULTANT SHEAR
STRESSES ON WELD (N/mm2)
Fs/(2(L+B)*sw*0.707)

PRINCIPAL
STRESSES ON
WELD(N/mm2)

I11
I12
I13
I14
I15
I16
I17
I18

62
86
-67
43
61
85
-68
-44

91
-90
93
-87
91
-90
93
-88

110
124
115
97
110
124
115
98

8.1
9.2
8.4
7.1
8.1
9.1
8.5
7.2

8.1
9.2
8.4
7.1
8.1
9.1
8.5
7.2

11

I11
I12
I13
I14
I15
I16
I17
I18

64
41
-60
-83
65
42
-59
-82

94
-99
94
-99
94
-99
94
-99

114
107
112
129
114
108
111
129

8.4
7.9
8.2
9.5
8.4
7.9
8.2
9.5

8.4
7.9
8.2
9.5
8.4
7.9
8.2
9.5

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Offshore Installations: Guidance on Design, Construction and Certification

Fourth Edition, 1990 with Amendments in 1993, 1995
Health and Safety Executive, Department of Energy, London
HOT-SPOT STRESS RANGE
The fillet weld is subjected to shear and tension.
Since the stress path between beam flange to bearing plate and bearing plate to stool is independent of plates geometry,
Geometric Stress Concentration Factor:
1.00
As per Section A21.2.12a of HSE Guidance (reference),
For fillet welds which are essentially transverse to direction of stress (with edge distance > 10mm),
Weld Classification Factor:
1.52
Since the above principal stresses are computed based on 100-year return extreme severe motions,
the Hot-Spot Cyclic Stress Range is computed as below:
Hot-Spot Cyclic Stress Range
SB

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=
=

SCFxClassification Factor x Nominal Stress

N/mm2
14.5

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ALLOWABLE NUMBER OF CYCLES

Basic S-N Curve for welded tubulars and plates in air
Log10(N)
where,
N
SB
m
K1

Log10(K1) - m Log10(SB)

=
=
=
=

Predicted number of cycles to failure

Stress range
Inverse slope
Constant

For welded plate connections in air,

S0
=
Stress range at which the slope of S-N Curve changes
N/mm
53
1.00E+07

=
=

N0

TABLE FOR S-N CURVE FOR WELDED PLATES AS PER HSE GUIDANCE
SB (N/mm2)

(a) For SB
Log10(K1)
m

<
=
=

(b) For SB
Log10(K1)
m

>

15.637
5
S0

=
=

12.182
3

14.5

Log10(K1)
m

=
=

15.637
5

Log10(N)
N

=
=

9.835
6842966771

For SB

Allowable number of cycles, N =

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S0

N/mm2

6.8430E+09

Log10(K1)

Log10(N)

10
20
30
40
50
53
60
70
80
90
100

15.637
15.637
15.637
15.637
15.637
15.637
12.182
12.182
12.182
12.182
12.182

5
5
5
5
5
5
3
3
3
3
3

10.637
9.132
8.251
7.627
7.142
7.016
6.848
6.647
6.473
6.319
6.182

4.34E+10
1.35E+09
1.78E+08
4.23E+07
1.39E+07
1.04E+07
7.04E+06
4.43E+06
2.97E+06
2.09E+06
1.52E+06

150
200
250
300
350
400
450
500

12.182
12.182
12.182
12.182
12.182
12.182
12.182
12.182

3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3

5.654
5.279
4.988
4.751
4.550
4.376
4.222
4.085

4.51E+05
1.90E+05
9.73E+04
5.63E+04
3.55E+04
2.38E+04
1.67E+04
1.22E+04

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ACTUAL NUMBER OF CYCLES

Factor of Safety
(on 20 yrs fatigue life)

=
=
>

20
8.9

S-N CURVE FOR WELDED PLATES

years
sec

1000
7.0867E+07
N/Nactual
96.5601
1.0
Okay

Stress Range (N/Sq.mm)

Fatigue Life
=
Motion period
=
Actual Number of cycles, Nactual
=

100

10

1
1.00E+04

1.00E+05

1.00E+06

1.00E+07

1.00E+08

Endurance (Cycles)

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Bearing plate is provided between bottom of Deck beam and Stool and Fillet welded allround on both sides

350

Bearing Plate Size:

Length, L
Width, B
Thickness, t

:
:
:

350
250
60

mm
mm
mm

16

mm

Y
250

Fillet Weld Leg-size, sw

The Reactions and Stresses in Weld at Anchor Joints due to 100-year return Extreme Storm Onsite Accelerations
as per Doct.1072-MI20-00DS-0010
JOINT
NUMBER

LOAD
CASE

SHEAR(Fx)
(KN)

SHEAR(Fy)
(KN)

RESULTANT
SHEAR (Fs)
(KN)

RESULTANT SHEAR
STRESSES ON WELD (N/mm2)
Fs/(2(L+B)*sw*0.707)

PRINCIPAL
STRESSES ON
WELD(N/mm2)

I11
I12
I13
I14
I15
I16
I17
I18

85
84
-87
-88
88
87
-84
-85

125
-129
129
-125
125
-129
129
-125

151
154
156
153
153
156
154
151

11.1
11.3
11.5
11.3
11.3
11.5
11.3
11.1

11.1
11.3
11.5
11.3
11.3
11.5
11.3
11.1

11

I11
I12
I13
I14
I15
I16
I17
I18

89
90
-87
-86
86
87
-90
-89

115
-109
111
-112
112
-111
109
-115

145
141
141
141
141
141
141
145

10.7
10.4
10.4
10.4
10.4
10.4
10.4
10.7

10.7
10.4
10.4
10.4
10.4
10.4
10.4
10.7

Maximum Nominal Stress:

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Offshore Installations: Guidance on Design, Construction and Certification

Fourth Edition, 1990 with Amendments in 1993, 1995
Health and Safety Executive, Department of Energy, London
HOT-SPOT STRESS RANGE
The fillet weld is subjected to shear and tension.
Since the stress path between beam flange to bearing plate and bearing plate to stool is independent of plates geometry,
Geometric Stress Concentration Factor:
1.00
As per Section A21.2.12a of HSE Guidance (reference),
For fillet welds which are essentially transverse to direction of stress (with edge distance > 10mm),
Weld Classification Factor:
1.52
Since the above principal stresses are computed based on 100-year return extreme severe motions,
the Hot-Spot Cyclic Stress Range is computed as below:
Hot-Spot Cyclic Stress Range
SB

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=
=

SCFxClassification Factor x Nominal Stress

N/mm2
17.4

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ALLOWABLE NUMBER OF CYCLES

Basic S-N Curve for welded tubulars and plates in air
Log10(N)
where,
N
SB
m
K1

Log10(K1) - m Log10(SB)

=
=
=
=

Predicted number of cycles to failure

Stress range
Inverse slope
Constant

For welded plate connections in air,

S0
=
Stress range at which the slope of S-N Curve changes
N/mm
53
1.00E+07

=
=

N0

TABLE FOR S-N CURVE FOR WELDED PLATES AS PER HSE GUIDANCE
SB (N/mm2)

(a) For SB
Log10(K1)
m

<
=
=

(b) For SB
Log10(K1)
m

>

15.637
5
S0

=
=

12.182
3

17.4

Log10(K1)
m

=
=

15.637
5

Log10(N)
N

=
=

9.431
2700214712

For SB

Allowable number of cycles, N =

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S0

N/mm2

2.7002E+09

Log10(K1)

Log10(N)

10
20
30
40
50
53
60
70
80
90
100

15.637
15.637
15.637
15.637
15.637
15.637
12.182
12.182
12.182
12.182
12.182

5
5
5
5
5
5
3
3
3
3
3

10.637
9.132
8.251
7.627
7.142
7.016
6.848
6.647
6.473
6.319
6.182

4.34E+10
1.35E+09
1.78E+08
4.23E+07
1.39E+07
1.04E+07
7.04E+06
4.43E+06
2.97E+06
2.09E+06
1.52E+06

150
200
250
300
350
400
450
500

12.182
12.182
12.182
12.182
12.182
12.182
12.182
12.182

3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3

5.654
5.279
4.988
4.751
4.550
4.376
4.222
4.085

4.51E+05
1.90E+05
9.73E+04
5.63E+04
3.55E+04
2.38E+04
1.67E+04
1.22E+04

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ACTUAL NUMBER OF CYCLES

Fatigue Life
=
Motion period
=
Actual Number of cycles, Nactual
=
Factor of Safety
(on 20 yrs fatigue life)

=
=
>

20
8.9

S-N CURVE FOR WELDED PLATES

years
sec

1000
7.0867E+07
N/Nactual
38.1023
1.0
Okay

100

10

-1.00E+10

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0.00E+00

1.00E+10

2.00E+10

3.00E+10

4.00E+10

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