| Project
Number |
144 |
| Date of Summary |
March 31, 1997 |
| Subject |
Fatigue of High Strength Steels
for Innovative Offshore Structures |
| Performing Activity |
Florida Atlantic University |
| Principal Investigator |
Dr. William H. Hartt |
| Contracting Agency |
Minerals Management Service |
| Estimated Completion |
Completed |
| Description |
The objective was to
assess and characterize the fatigue properties of several new high strength structural
steels under consideration for innovative offshore structures in conditions which are
applicable to their use. The project was a Joint Industry Project (JIP) with six industry
participants and support from the American Petroleum Institute (API). |
| Progress |
Completed. The project
determined whether the proposed high strength steels are more susceptible to environmental
degradation and to hydrogen damage than conventional structural steels used offshore, and
developed near threshold fatigue crack growth rate data. |
Reports |
AA1
(990 KB; 14 pages)
|
A Multiple Specimen Test
Technique to Determine Fatigue Crack Growth Rates for Conditions Relevant to
Offshore Structures. Hart, William H. Florida Atlantic University. 1991. |
