Research ArticleOpen accessIn the author namesMathematical Modeling for Shakedown Analysis of Offshore StructuresMohammad Javad Fadaee, Hamed Saffari, Ramin TabatabaeiThe shakedown analysis process of an offshore structure having elastic-plastic material presented. The finite element model of the structure has been developed first, and then a simple method has been applied for shakedown analysis using matrix tool. Simplifying the relationships together with applying the theory concepts of shakedown analysis is one of the characteristics of the presented method for practical … …American Journal of Applied Sciences, Vol. 4, Issue 7 · 31 Jul 2007 · 7,065 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessIn the author namesFinite Element Analysis of Plasticity- Induced Fatigue Crack Closure with Singular ElementR. Rahgozar, H. Saffari, R. TabatabaeiDeveloping a new method is presented to compute crack opening values in planar geometries using the crack surface nodal force distribution under minimum loading as determined from finite element analyses (FEM). In this technique, two-dimensional elastic-perfectly plastic finite element analyses of middle-crack tension (MT) geometry is conducted to study fatigue crack closure and to calculate the crack opening values under … …American Journal of Applied Sciences, Vol. 4, Issue 6 · 30 Jun 2007 · 6,850 accessesView PDFCite