CHARACTERISATION OF A RESONANT BENDING （描述的共振弯曲）.pdf

Sustainable Construction and Design 2011 CHARACTERISATION OF A RESONANT BENDING FATIGUE TEST SETUP FOR PIPES 1 2 2 2 J. Claeys , J. Van Wittenberghe , P. De Baets and W. De Waele 1 Ghent University, Belgium 2 Ghent University, laboratory Soete, Belgium Abstract This paper discusses the resonant bending fatigue test setup designed at laboratory Soete for full-scale fatigue tests on pipes. Following an enumeration of other types of fatigue test setups an attempt is made to characterise the resonant bending machine. The characterisation is obtained by conducting different tests on a steel pipe of grade API X65. Concordance between measured and calculated stresses and influence of excentre position on stress amplitude is discussed. High frequencies and small power input make this test setup very effective. The analytical model correctly predicts the measured stresses and a stress versus excentre curve is obtained. However not yet fully defined, it gives a first indication for the excentre position when preparing for a fatigue test. Keywords Resonant bending fatigue, stress amplitude, X65 pipe, full-scale 1 INTRODUCTION Pipes used in offshore applications often fail prematurely under cyclic loads of which the maximum stress value is lower than the upper tensile strength of the material. This phenomenon is called fatigue. Especially at welded or threaded pipe joints, which act as stress raisers, a fatigue crack can initiate. It goes without saying that accurate prediction of the fatigue life of these structures is