A THEORETICAL MODEL FOR PREDICTING THE STRENGTH OF RING-STIFFENED TUBULAR T-JOINTS IN OFFSHORE STRUCTURES.

Keywords: WALES UNIVERSITY SWANSEA, OFFSHORE, STRUCTURES, T JOINTS, JOINTS, TUBULAR, RINGS, STIFFENED, STRENGTH, PREDICTION, MODELS, THEORY, THEORETICAL, STIFFNESS, RESEARCH, ASSESSMENT, STRUCTURAL, PLATFORMS, STATIC, PARAMETRIC, STUDIES, AXIAL, LOADS, INTERNAL, REINFORCED, HINGES, COLLAPSE, MECHANISMS, I SECTIONS, STEEL, SECTIONS, METHODS, DESIGN, JACKETS, FINITE ELEMENTS, PLASTIC, UPPER BOUNDS, ANALYSIS, MOMENTS, CAPACITY, UNSTIFFENED, FIVE HINGE, FAILURES