Bridge fatigue reliability assessment using probability density functions of equivalent stress range based on field monitoring data

International Journal of Fatigue

Volumn 32, Issue 8, 2010, Pages 1221-1232

  Kwon, Kihyon ^a   Frangopol, Dan M ^a  

^a Lehigh University   (United States)

Author keywords

Fatigue cracks; Fatigue reliability assessment; Monitoring data; Probability density function; Steel bridges

Indexed keywords

CUMULATIVE NUMBER; EQUIVALENT STRESS; EXISTING BRIDGE; FATIGUE CRACKS; FATIGUE DETAIL; FATIGUE LIFE; FATIGUE RELIABILITY; FATIGUE RELIABILITY ASSESSMENT; FIELD MONITORING DATA; LONG TERM MONITORING; PROBABILISTIC DISTRIBUTION; STRESS CYCLE; STRESS RANGE; STRUCTURAL DETAILS;

CRACKS; FATIGUE CRACK PROPAGATION; FATIGUE OF MATERIALS; PROBABILITY DISTRIBUTIONS; RANDOM PROCESSES; RANDOM VARIABLES; RELIABILITY ANALYSIS; STEEL BRIDGES;

PROBABILITY DENSITY FUNCTION;

EID: 77950866868     PISSN: 01421123     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijfatigue.2010.01.002     Document Type: Article

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