TY - JOUR
T1 - Fatigue of web-flange weld of corrugated web girders
T2 - 2. Analytical evaluation of fatigue strength of corrugated web-flange weld
AU - Anami, Kengo
AU - Sause, Richard
N1 - Funding Information:
This research was supported by the Federal Highway Administration and Pennsylvania Infrastructure Technology Alliance (funded by a grant from Pennsylvania Department of Community and Economic Development). This financial support is gratefully acknowledged. The contents of the paper reflect the views of the authors, and do not necessarily reflect the views of those acknowledged herein.
PY - 2005/4
Y1 - 2005/4
N2 - The challenges in evaluating the fatigue strength of the web-flange weld of corrugated web girders are the complexity of the stress field and uncertainty regarding the appropriate fatigue strength category. In this paper, using finite element analysis and crack propagation analysis, the fatigue strength of this web-flange weld is analytically examined. The main conclusions are that the fatigue strength is negatively affected by the existence of the longitudinal folds of the corrugated web and that it is necessary to have a large bend radius so that the fatigue critical point on the inclined folds are far from the longitudinal folds to eliminate the influence of the longitudinal folds. In addition, simple methods to estimate the predict fatigue life of the web-flange welds of corrugated web girders are proposed.
AB - The challenges in evaluating the fatigue strength of the web-flange weld of corrugated web girders are the complexity of the stress field and uncertainty regarding the appropriate fatigue strength category. In this paper, using finite element analysis and crack propagation analysis, the fatigue strength of this web-flange weld is analytically examined. The main conclusions are that the fatigue strength is negatively affected by the existence of the longitudinal folds of the corrugated web and that it is necessary to have a large bend radius so that the fatigue critical point on the inclined folds are far from the longitudinal folds to eliminate the influence of the longitudinal folds. In addition, simple methods to estimate the predict fatigue life of the web-flange welds of corrugated web girders are proposed.
KW - Corrugated web girder
KW - Crack propagation analysis
KW - Fatigue strength prediction
KW - Geometry effect
KW - Hot spot stress
KW - Weld toe stress
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U2 - 10.1016/j.ijfatigue.2004.08.007
DO - 10.1016/j.ijfatigue.2004.08.007
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:10844238803
VL - 27
SP - 383
EP - 393
JO - International Journal of Fatigue
JF - International Journal of Fatigue
SN - 0142-1123
IS - 4
ER -