Probabilistic Approach to Fatigue Assessment for Stay Cables

Autor: Baussaron, Julien, Sørensen, John Dalsgaard, Toft, Henrik Stensgaard, Yalamas, Thierry
Přispěvatelé: IABSE Switzerland
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2013
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Zdroj: Baussaron, J, Sørensen, J D, Toft, H S & Yalamas, T 2013, Probabilistic Approach to Fatigue Assessment for Stay Cables . in IABSE S (ed.), IABSE Conference Rotterdam 2013 : Assessment, upgrading and refurbishment of infrastructures . International Association for Bridge and Structural Engineering, IABSE Conference Rotterdam 2013, Rotterdam, Netherlands, 06/05/2013 .
Baussaron, J, Sørensen, J D, Toft, H S & Yalamas, T 2013, Probabilistic Approach to Fatigue Assessment for Stay Cables . in IABSE S (ed.), IABSE Conference Rotterdam 2013 : Assessment, upgrading and refurbishment of infrastructures . vol. 99, International Association for Bridge and Structural Engineering, IABSE Conference Reports, vol. 99, pp. 296-297, IABSE Conference Rotterdam 2013, Rotterdam, Netherlands, 06/05/2013 .
Popis: In structures submitted to repeated variable loads, initiation and growth of cracks in the material are one of the most common causes of the deterioration of structures, especially in combination with corrosion. Under variable amplitude and repeated loads, some local cracks initiate on critical points of the structures, develop into critical cracks and failure due to fatigue. Many parameters used for predicting times to failure of structure due to fatigue are uncertain and their variations have a big influence on the real lifetime. This paper will focus on a global methodology to take into account main sources of variability in fatigue prediction for stay cables in cable stayed bridges. The first step of this methodology is to model the variability of each parameter. Loading is one of the most important sources of variability. Another important source of variability is the fatigue strength of the material. Probabilistic Wöhler curves are fitted using available data, and used to represent the variability of material fatigue behaviour. Finally, the reliability is assessed using Monte Carlo simulations. In structures submitted to repeated variable loads, initiation and growth of cracks in the material are one of the most common causes of the deterioration of structures, especially in combination with corrosion. Under variable amplitude and repeated loads, some local cracks initiate on critical points of the structures, develop into critical cracks and failure due to fatigue. Many parameters used for predicting times to failure of structure due to fatigue are uncertain and their variations have a big influence on the real lifetime. This paper will focus on a global methodology to take into account main sources of variability in fatigue prediction for stay cables in cable stayed bridges. The first step of this methodology is to model the variability of each parameter. Loading is one of the most important sources of variability. Another important source of variability is the fatigue strength of the material. Probabilistic Wöhler curves are fitted using available data, and used to represent the variability of material fatigue behaviour. Finally, the reliability is assessed using Monte Carlo simulations.
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