The Paton Welding Journal, 2000, №09

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The Paton Welding Journal, 2000, #9, 34-39 pages

Evaluation of residual life of load-carrying welded structures and extension of their service life

V.I. Dvoretsky

E.O. Paton Electric Welding Institute of the NASU 11 Kazymyr Malevych Str., 03150, Kyiv, Ukraine.

Abstract
It is shown that service life of welded structures can be extended using safety factors allowed for in design of these structures and based on differences in their actual operating time and assigned life time. The method is suggested to reveal the above safety factors in order to estimate residual life of the structures on the basis of main design parameters affecting it.
Keywords: structure, residual life, service life, operating time, extension, accumulation of fatigue damage, fatigue resistance, durability, calculation

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Suggested Citation

V.I. Dvoretsky (2000) Evaluation of residual life of load-carrying welded structures and extension of their service life. The Paton Welding J., 09, 34-39.

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