I've searched eng-tips.com and also have spent quite a bit of time googling my issue, but for now, I'm not having any luck.
The attached pictures best explain the issue I'm dealing with. I'm sure it's stress singularity in the model as I've refined the mesh the stress increases in same...
I've read through the DNV-RP-C203 code (Fatigue Design of Offshore Steel Structures) and I feel that I have a grasp on the hot-spot method described in there, however, I'm inquiring as to the best way to determine stresses for fatigue in locations that have a full penetration weld.
Does the...
