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Out-of-plane Distortional Fatigue Stress Analysis at Web Gaps of Steel Bridges(PDF)

《建筑科学与工程学报》[ISSN:1673-2049/CN:61-1442/TU]

Issue:
2010年01期
Page:
65-72
Research Field:
Publishing date:
2010-03-20

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Title:
Out-of-plane Distortional Fatigue Stress Analysis at Web Gaps of Steel Bridges
Author(s):
WANG Chun-sheng;  CHENG Feng
Key Laboratory for Bridge and Tunnel of Shaanxi Province, Chang'an University, Xi'an 710064, Shaanxi, China
Keywords:
steel bridge;  web gap;  out-of-plane distortion;  fatigue stress;  overload
PACS:
U441.4
DOI:
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Abstract:
Three-dimensional numerical simulation of a three-span continuous steel plate girder bridge was established to study the complex stress state caused by the out-of-distortion in web-gap using finite element software ANSYS. Meanwhile, some key structural parameters, such as web gap size, web thickness, cross-bracing type and cross frame stiffness were analyzed in the numerical models. The measured web gap sizes and web thickness types gave the great affection on the out-of-plane distortion fatigue stresses at web gaps. The results show that the influences of web gaps and cross frame on out-of-plane distortion are great. Fatigue cracking occurs easily at web gaps under overload.

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