Effect of crack-closure treatment on fatigue durability of cracked rib-to-deck welded joints in steel bridge decks
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DOI: 10.1007/s11771-019-4194-4
Abstract: To evaluate the effect of treating long cracks with the impact crack-closure retrofit (ICR) technique, three rib-to-deck welded specimens with a crack length of about 100 mm were tested. The metallographic structure, crack section, crack… read more here.
Keywords: effect; rib deck; crack closure; deck welded ... See more keywords
Fatigue evaluation of rib-to-deck welded joint using averaged strain energy density method
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DOI: 10.1016/j.engstruct.2018.09.090
Abstract: Abstract This paper investigates the feasibility of an averaged strain energy density (SED) method for fatigue evaluation of rib-to-deck weld joint in orthotropic steel deck. The effect of weld geometry on fatigue resistance of rib-to-deck… read more here.
Keywords: rib deck; deck; deck welded; sed method ... See more keywords
Experimental study on fatigue behavior of trapezoidal rib-to-deck welded joints in orthotropic steel decks strengthened with CFRP sheets
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DOI: 10.1177/13694332231153968
Abstract: Due to the unavoidable stress concentrations and welding defects, the trapezoidal rib-to-deck welded joints of Orthotropic Steel Bridge Decks (OSBD) are prone to fatigue cracking. It is a new exploration to apply Carbon Fiber Reinforced… read more here.
Keywords: deck welded; rib deck; strengthened cfrp; deck ... See more keywords