Statistical analysis of fatigue crack propagation data of materials from ancient portuguese metallic bridges

In Portugal there is a number of old metallic riveted railway and highway bridges that were erected by the end of the 19th century and beginning of the 20th century, and are still in operation, requiring inspections and remediation measures to overcome fatigue damage. Residual fatigue life predictio...

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Main Authors: J.A.F.O. Correia, A.M.P. De Jesus, R. Calcada, B. Pedrosa, C. Rebelo, Luis Simoes da Silva, G. ISISE, Department of Civil Engineering
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Published: Gruppo Italiano Frattura 2017-09-01
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Online Access:https://www.fracturae.com/index.php/fis/article/view/1937
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author J.A.F.O. Correia
A.M.P. De Jesus
R. Calcada
B. Pedrosa
C. Rebelo
Luis Simoes da Silva
G. ISISE, Department of Civil Engineering,
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B. Pedrosa
C. Rebelo
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description In Portugal there is a number of old metallic riveted railway and highway bridges that were erected by the end of the 19th century and beginning of the 20th century, and are still in operation, requiring inspections and remediation measures to overcome fatigue damage. Residual fatigue life predictions should be based on actual fatigue data from bridge materials which is scarce due to the material specificities. Fatigue crack propagation data of materials from representative Portuguese riveted bridges, namely the Pinhão and Luiz I road bridges, the Viana road/railway bridge, the Fão road bridge and the Trezói railway bridge were considered in this study. The fatigue crack growth rates were correlated using the Paris’s law. Also, a statistical analysis of the pure mode I fatigue crack growth (FCG) data available for the materials from the ancient riveted metallic bridges is presented. Based on this analysis, design FCG curves are proposed and compared with BS7910 standard proposal, for the Paris region, which is one important fatigue regime concerning the application of the Fracture Mechanics approaches, to predict the remnant fatigue life of structural details.
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spelling doaj-art-9e740ea5eee44a5a86c78c2a9403cfd72025-01-02T20:56:20ZengGruppo Italiano FratturaFracture and Structural Integrity1971-89932017-09-011142Statistical analysis of fatigue crack propagation data of materials from ancient portuguese metallic bridgesJ.A.F.O. Correia0A.M.P. De Jesus1R. Calcada2B. Pedrosa3C. Rebelo4Luis Simoes da Silva5G. ISISE, Department of Civil Engineering,6Faculty of Engineering, University of Porto, Rua Dr. Roberto Frias, 4200-465 Porto, Portugal.Faculty of Engineering, University of Porto, Rua Dr. Roberto Frias, 4200-465 Porto, Portugal.Faculty of Engineering, University of Porto, Rua Dr. Roberto Frias, 4200-465 Porto, Portugal.ISISE, Department of Civil Engineering, University of Coimbra, Rua Luís Reis Santos, Pólo II, 3030-788 Coimbra, Portugal.ISISE, Department of Civil Engineering, University of Coimbra, Rua Luís Reis Santos, Pólo II, 3030-788 Coimbra, Portugal.ISISE, Department of Civil Engineering, University of Coimbra, Rua Luís Reis Santos, Pólo II, 3030-788 Coimbra, Portugal.Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, Department of Mechanics, Material Science and Engineering, Wrocław University of Science and Technology, Smoluchowskiego 25, 50-370 Wrocław, PolandIn Portugal there is a number of old metallic riveted railway and highway bridges that were erected by the end of the 19th century and beginning of the 20th century, and are still in operation, requiring inspections and remediation measures to overcome fatigue damage. Residual fatigue life predictions should be based on actual fatigue data from bridge materials which is scarce due to the material specificities. Fatigue crack propagation data of materials from representative Portuguese riveted bridges, namely the Pinhão and Luiz I road bridges, the Viana road/railway bridge, the Fão road bridge and the Trezói railway bridge were considered in this study. The fatigue crack growth rates were correlated using the Paris’s law. Also, a statistical analysis of the pure mode I fatigue crack growth (FCG) data available for the materials from the ancient riveted metallic bridges is presented. Based on this analysis, design FCG curves are proposed and compared with BS7910 standard proposal, for the Paris region, which is one important fatigue regime concerning the application of the Fracture Mechanics approaches, to predict the remnant fatigue life of structural details.https://www.fracturae.com/index.php/fis/article/view/1937Fracture MechanicsFatigue Crack GrowthStatistical AnalysisOld SteelsAncient BridgesBS7910
spellingShingle J.A.F.O. Correia
A.M.P. De Jesus
R. Calcada
B. Pedrosa
C. Rebelo
Luis Simoes da Silva
G. ISISE, Department of Civil Engineering,
Statistical analysis of fatigue crack propagation data of materials from ancient portuguese metallic bridges
Fracture and Structural Integrity
Fracture Mechanics
Fatigue Crack Growth
Statistical Analysis
Old Steels
Ancient Bridges
BS7910
title Statistical analysis of fatigue crack propagation data of materials from ancient portuguese metallic bridges
title_full Statistical analysis of fatigue crack propagation data of materials from ancient portuguese metallic bridges
title_fullStr Statistical analysis of fatigue crack propagation data of materials from ancient portuguese metallic bridges
title_full_unstemmed Statistical analysis of fatigue crack propagation data of materials from ancient portuguese metallic bridges
title_short Statistical analysis of fatigue crack propagation data of materials from ancient portuguese metallic bridges
title_sort statistical analysis of fatigue crack propagation data of materials from ancient portuguese metallic bridges
topic Fracture Mechanics
Fatigue Crack Growth
Statistical Analysis
Old Steels
Ancient Bridges
BS7910
url https://www.fracturae.com/index.php/fis/article/view/1937
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