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Fatigue Life Evaluation of Orthotropic Steel Deck of Steel Bridges Using Experimental and Numerical Methods

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  • Yong Zeng

    (State Key Laboratory of Mountain Bridge and Tunnel Engineering, Chongqing Jiaotong University, Chongqing 400074, China
    Mountain Bridge and Materials Engineering Research Center of Ministry of Education, Chongqing Jiaotong University, Chongqing 400074, China)

  • Shenxu Wang

    (State Key Laboratory of Mountain Bridge and Tunnel Engineering, Chongqing Jiaotong University, Chongqing 400074, China
    Mountain Bridge and Materials Engineering Research Center of Ministry of Education, Chongqing Jiaotong University, Chongqing 400074, China)

  • Xiaofang Xue

    (State Key Laboratory of Mountain Bridge and Tunnel Engineering, Chongqing Jiaotong University, Chongqing 400074, China
    Mountain Bridge and Materials Engineering Research Center of Ministry of Education, Chongqing Jiaotong University, Chongqing 400074, China)

  • Hongmei Tan

    (State Key Laboratory of Mountain Bridge and Tunnel Engineering, Chongqing Jiaotong University, Chongqing 400074, China
    Mountain Bridge and Materials Engineering Research Center of Ministry of Education, Chongqing Jiaotong University, Chongqing 400074, China)

  • Jianting Zhou

    (State Key Laboratory of Mountain Bridge and Tunnel Engineering, Chongqing Jiaotong University, Chongqing 400074, China
    Mountain Bridge and Materials Engineering Research Center of Ministry of Education, Chongqing Jiaotong University, Chongqing 400074, China)

Abstract

Orthotropic steel deck (OSD) structures are widely used in the bridge deck system of rail transit bridges. Reducing the amplitude of the stress intensity factor is the most effective method to improve the fatigue life of OSD structures. In order to explore the fatigue crack propagation of the OSD structure and the factors affecting the amplitude of the structural stress intensity factor, linear elastic fracture mechanics and Paris’ law is used for theoretical support in this paper. Firstly, a cable-stayed bridge of urban rail transit is taken as the research object, a full-scale segment model of the OSD structure is designed and static and fatigue tests are carried out. Based on the test data, the fatigue life of the structure is simulated and predicted. Finally, ABAQUS and Franc3D are used to analyze the influence of parameters, such as U-rib thickness, roof thickness and diaphragm thickness, of the OSD structure on the amplitude of the stress intensity factor. The test and FEM analysis results show that the thickness of diaphragm and the height of the U-rib have little effect on the fatigue life of the OSD structure, appropriately increasing the thickness of the top plate and U-rib has a positive significance for prolonging the fatigue life of the structure. In addition, it is also of reference value to the application of sustainability and the science of sustainable development.

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  • Yong Zeng & Shenxu Wang & Xiaofang Xue & Hongmei Tan & Jianting Zhou, 2023. "Fatigue Life Evaluation of Orthotropic Steel Deck of Steel Bridges Using Experimental and Numerical Methods," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 15(7), pages 1-24, March.
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    1. Hongmei Tan & Dacheng Qian & Yan Xu & Mofang Yuan & Hanbing Zhao, 2023. "Analysis of Vertical Temperature Gradients and Their Effects on Hybrid Girder Cable-Stayed Bridges," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 15(2), pages 1-13, January.
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