Prediction of the fatigue life of slender web plates using fracture mechanics concepts

Thin-Walled Structures

Volumn 35, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 81-100

  Osman, M H ^a   Roberts, T M ^a  

^a CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ASPECT RATIO; BEAMS AND GIRDERS; BUCKLING; CRACK PROPAGATION; FATIGUE TESTING; FRACTURE MECHANICS; PLATES (STRUCTURAL COMPONENTS); SHEAR STRESS; STRENGTH OF MATERIALS; STRESS ANALYSIS; STRESS CONCENTRATION; WELDING;

SLENDER PLATE GIRDERS;

STRUCTURAL ANALYSIS;

EID: 0033349337     PISSN: 02638231     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0263-8231(99)00025-7     Document Type: Article

References (17)

1. Yen B.T., Mueller J.A. Fatigue tests on large size welded plate girders. Welding Research Council Bulletin No. 118:1966;1-25.
2. Mueller J.A., Yen B.T. Girder web boundary stresses and fatigue. Welding Research Council Bulletin No. 127:1968;1-22.
3. Maeda Y, Okura I. Fatigue strength of plate girders in bending considering out of plane deformation of the web. Proc JSCE, Struct Eng/Earthquake Eng, 1984;1(2),149s-59s.
4. Okura I, Maeda Y. Analysis of deformation induced fatigue of thin walled plate girder in shear. Proc JSCE, Struct Eng/Earthquake Eng, 1985;2(2):377s-84s.
5. Davies A.W., Roberts T.M., Evans H.R., Bennett R.J.H. Fatigue of slender webs subjected to combined membrane and secondary bending stresses. Journal of Constructional Steel Research. 30:1994;85-101.
6. Roberts T.M., Davies A.W., Bennett R.J.H. Fatigue shear strength of slender web plates. Journal of Structural Engineering, ASCE. 121(10):1995;1396-1401.
7. Roberts T.M., Osman M.H., Skaloud M., Zornerova M. Fatigue crack propagation and residual shear strength of slender web panels. Ivanyi M., Veroci B. Proc Int Colloquium on Stability of Steel Structures, vol. 1. 1995;293-300 Technical University of Budapest, Hungary.
8. Roberts T.M., Osman M.H., Skaloud M., Zornerova M. Residual shear strength of fatigue cracked slender web panels. Thin Walled Structures. 24(2):1996;157-172.
9. Eurocode 3, ENV 1993-1-1: Design of steel structures: Part 1.1 General rules and rules for buildings. Brussels: European Committee for Standardisation, 1993.
10. Paris P.C., Erdogan F. A critical analysis of crack propagation laws. Journal of Basic Engineering, Trans ASME. 85:1963;528-534.
11. Ibso J.B., Agerskou H. An analytical model for fatigue life prediction based on fracture mechanics and crack closure. Journal of Constructional Steel Research. 37(3):1996;229-261.
12. Rooke D.P., Cartwright D.J. Compendium of stress intensity factors. 1976;HMSO, London.
13. Shah R.C., Kobayashi A.S. Stress intensity factors for an elliptical crack approaching the surface of a semi infinite solid. International Journal of Fracture. 9(2):1973;133-146.
14. Shah RC, Kobayashi AS. Stress intensity factors for an elliptical crack approaching the surface of a plate in bending. Proceedings National Symposium on Fracture Mechanics, Part 1, ASTM STP 513, ASTM 1972;3-21.
15. Albrecht P, Yamada K. Rapid calculation of stress intensity factors. Proceedings ASCE, vol. 103, ST2 1977;377-89.
16. Yamada MK, Hirt MA. Fatigue crack propagation from fillet weld toes. Proc ASCE, vol. 108, ST7 1982;1526-40.
17. Osman MH. Fatigue of slender webs induced by plate breathing. PhD Thesis, Cardiff University of Wales, School of Engineering 1996.