Note
Fatigue at welded connections is a potential failure
mode which may compromise the integrity of offshore
structures . In order to gain a better understanding of
this phenomenon cyclic stressing experiments have been
performed upon 25.4 mm thick butt welded ABS-DH 32 ,
steel plate specimens, both freely corroding and with
various levels of cathodic protection, in flowing sea
water, and employing the C/12/20 loading spectrum