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Fatigue Life Assessment Approaches Comparison Based on Typical Welded Joint of Chassis Frame

Comparison of fatigue life assessment approaches for a typical welded chassis frame joint, including Nominal Stress, Hot Spot Stress, Notch Stress and Fracture Mechanics methods

02

Approach for Measuring a Ship to Shore Crane Actual Wheel Load

An engineering approach for determining actual STS crane wheel loads, deadweight and center of gravity using strain gauge measurements combined with Finite Element Analysis

03

The Influence of a Quay Crane Sea Transportation on Its Further Exploitation

Assessment of how sea transportation of a fully assembled quay crane can affect fatigue damage and its subsequent structural service life

04

Measured Strain Signals for Crane Residual Life Assessment

An approach for residual life assessment of crane structures using measured strain signals as boundary conditions for local Finite Element submodels when original structural drawings are not available