THE EFFECT OF CRACKS AT ONE SADDLE ON THE STATIC STRENGTH OF DIE CAST TIN-LEAD ALLOY T-, Y- AND YT-TUBULAR JOINTS.

Keywords: NOTTINGHAM UNIVERSITY, STRUCTURES, OFFSHORE, CRACKS, JOINTS, SADDLES, DIES, CAST, TIN, LEAD, ALLOYS, TUBULAR, T JOINTS, Y JOINTS, YT JOINTS, METAL, MODELS, METHODS, STATIC, STRENGTH, SHIMS, MOULDS, TESTS, AXIAL, COMPRESSION, BRACES, BENDING, OUT OF PLANE, LOADING, LOADS, COMPRESSIVE, REDUCTION, TENSILE, CHORDS, DEFORMATION