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Abstract
For reliability-based design of pipe bends and elbows, a probabilistic characterization of the primary stress indices (B1 and B2) is essential. This paper aims at the characterization of the fabrication/geometric uncertainty in B2, for thin stainless steel long radius pipe bends, subjected to in-plane opening moment. This characterization is performed in a framework based on Monte Carlo simulation and nonlinear finite element analysis. A revision of the code-based expression for B2 is proposed where a random variable K replaces the constant numerator in this expression. The statistics for K are provided for different pipe nominal dimensions, which indicates that the existing provision gives a very conservative estimate of the plastic collapse moment for pipe bends subjected to in-plane opening flexure.
Subject
Mechanical Engineering,Mechanics of Materials,Safety, Risk, Reliability and Quality
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