Abstract
Fatigue crack and corrosion are two significant factors which could affect fatigue performance of steel bridge members. In this study, a reliability based assessment procedure for determining remaining fatigue life is proposed. Both fatigue crack propagation and progress of corrosion are simultaneously considered for the assessment. Three scenarios simulating progress of steel bridge deterioration are established and fatigue assessment was performed accordingly. As corrosion progresses, stress concentration effect around the corroded area increases and may cause fatigue crack initiation. By utilizing stress-strain approach and linear elastic fracture mechanics, pit depth threshold which can be transformed as fatigue crack is determined. To develop relation between pit depth threshold and fatigue crack initiation, an equation estimating the stress concentration factor for corrosion pit is formulated by parametric study based on finite element analysis Proposed fatigue assessment method could establish reliability based deterioration levels, which may lead to reasonable and efficient maintenance strategy.
Original language | English |
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Title of host publication | Maintenance, Safety, Risk, Management and Life-Cycle Performance of Bridges - Proceedings of the 9th International Conference on Bridge Maintenance, Safety and Management, IABMAS 2018 |
Editors | Nigel Powers, Dan M. Frangopol, Riadh Al-Mahaidi, Colin Caprani |
Publisher | CRC Press/Balkema |
Pages | 609-613 |
Number of pages | 5 |
ISBN (Print) | 9781138730458 |
State | Published - 2018 |
Externally published | Yes |
Event | 9th International Conference on Bridge Maintenance, Safety and Management, IABMAS 2018 - Melbourne, Australia Duration: 9 Jul 2018 → 13 Jul 2018 |
Publication series
Name | Maintenance, Safety, Risk, Management and Life-Cycle Performance of Bridges - Proceedings of the 9th International Conference on Bridge Maintenance, Safety and Management, IABMAS 2018 |
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Conference
Conference | 9th International Conference on Bridge Maintenance, Safety and Management, IABMAS 2018 |
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Country/Territory | Australia |
City | Melbourne |
Period | 9/07/18 → 13/07/18 |
Bibliographical note
Publisher Copyright:© 2018 Taylor & Francis Group, London, UK.