Reliability of Tubular Joints:part 1

In this paper the preliminary results obtained by tests on tubular joints are presented. The joints are T-joints and the loading is static. It is the intention in continuation of these tests to perform tests on other types of joints (e.g. Y-joints) and also with dynamic loading.The purpose of the test is partly to obtain empirical data for the ultimate load-carrying capacity of tubular T-joints and partly to obtain some experience in performing tests with tubular joints.It is well known that tubular joints are usually designed in offshore engineering on the basis of empirical formulas obtained by experimental test results. Therefore, there is a need for performing experimental tests in this area