A Bracket-Stiffened Two-Planar Overlapped Tubular KT-Joint for Offshore Jack-Up Fatigue Analysis

Table 5

Nominal stress ranges (ksi) of upper diagonal braces at the selected KT-joints.

Wave heading	A @ FWD Leg			C @ FWD Leg			A @ STBD Leg			C @ STBD Leg
	0°	5.72	2.14	0.08	5.44	0.70	0.73	5.65	1.94	0.11	5.45	0.74	0.75
30°	5.60	1.94	0.25	5.45	1.04	0.71	5.52	1.80	0.27	5.46	1.08	0.71
150°	5.64	1.96	0.23	5.48	1.02	0.71	5.56	1.82	0.25	5.48	1.06	0.72
180°	5.90	2.20	0.09	5.62	0.72	0.77	5.84	2.00	0.11	5.62	0.76	0.77