A new multiaxial fatigue criterion is introduced. In combination with the hot spot stress method, it is used to estimate the fatigue life of about 250 test specimens published in international open literature, through which the accuracy of the new method is verified. Finally we use the new method to do a successful fatigue life assessment of the pile leg joint. This research provides an available reference to improve the accuracy of the fatigue life prediction of pile leg joint.
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