Abstract: A procedure for evaluating the stress results of a finite element analysis employing shell∕plate elements is proposed based on several previous papers by the authors and a review of other ...

Abstract: Hydraulic expansion of a tube into a grooved tubesheet is modeled as an elastic-plastic process. A special shell theory is used to obtain the tube residual stresses in the vicinity of the ...

Abstract: A theoretical model of an expanded tube-to-tubesheet joint is developed and examined with the objective to determine the residual stresses in the transition zone, which lies between the expanded ...