PART

C & D
Brace Diameter
Brace Wall thickness
tref
Area
Moment of inertia
Section modulous

0.8128
0.016
0.04750383
0.00374331
0.00921091

SCF
Saddle
Axial Load
In-plane bending
Out of plane bending

6.5
0
4.6

Desired hot spot

45

Desired service life

25

Desired Safety factor

PART D
Wave height of 5 m has the highest contribution to fatique damage

0.01905

Crown
3.4
3.2
0

Loads from Structural Analysis

Corresponding Nominal StressesCorresponding SCF
Wave height
Axial load In-Plane bendingOut-of Plane bendingAxial
IPB
OPB
Axial
IPB
2.5
128
54
42 2694.52 5862.614 4559.811
4.95
2.263
5
238
118
64 5010.123 12810.9 6948.283
4.95
2.263
7.5
412
188
138 8672.986 20410.58 14982.24
4.95
2.263
10
602
334
208 12672.66 36261.35 22581.92
4.95
2.263

OPB
Brace stress at hCorrected
ot spot(Mpa)
Resultant hotspot
N from
stress
API-2A
Corrected
n Total
thickness
number of waves total damage fraction
3.252691 41.43662494
43.2840733
88789044.24
286622
0.003228123
3.252691
76.3917874
79.79770865
4169153.593
28625
0.006865902
3.252691 137.8530114
143.9991761
506897.3005
2528
0.004987204
3.252691 218.2411392
227.9714016
127749.4068
182
0.001424664
Miner's Sum

Fatigue life
60.5844222
Target Fatigue Service life
50
Yes it is a safe joint for fatigue

0.016505893