This document discusses the interaction effects of increasing traffic loads and fatigue-susceptible bridge details. It presents principles of fatigue resistance and calculations, analyzes traffic load data from axle and lorry measurements, and provides an example of how a 25% increase in loads can significantly reduce fatigue life in some bridge components. A key conclusion is that locations with lower stresses see a large reduction in fatigue life from small load increases, while higher stress locations are less affected.
This document discusses the interaction effects of increasing traffic loads and fatigue-susceptible bridge details. It presents principles of fatigue resistance and calculations, analyzes traffic load data from axle and lorry measurements, and provides an example of how a 25% increase in loads can significantly reduce fatigue life in some bridge components. A key conclusion is that locations with lower stresses see a large reduction in fatigue life from small load increases, while higher stress locations are less affected.
This document discusses the interaction effects of increasing traffic loads and fatigue-susceptible bridge details. It presents principles of fatigue resistance and calculations, analyzes traffic load data from axle and lorry measurements, and provides an example of how a 25% increase in loads can significantly reduce fatigue life in some bridge components. A key conclusion is that locations with lower stresses see a large reduction in fatigue life from small load increases, while higher stress locations are less affected.
This document discusses the interaction effects of increasing traffic loads and fatigue-susceptible bridge details. It presents principles of fatigue resistance and calculations, analyzes traffic load data from axle and lorry measurements, and provides an example of how a 25% increase in loads can significantly reduce fatigue life in some bridge components. A key conclusion is that locations with lower stresses see a large reduction in fatigue life from small load increases, while higher stress locations are less affected.
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5th International Symposium on Weigh-In-Motion HVParis 2008, May 19-22 2008
INTERACTION EFFECT OF TRAFFIC LOADS AND BRIDGE DETAILS SUSCEPTIBLE TO FATIGUE
5th International Conference on Weigh-In-Motion HVParis 2008, May 19-22 2008
Numbers of lorries until failure
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Relation between fatigue life of Moerdijk 1998 and 1.25 Moerdijk 1998 (lorries)
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3.3 Conclusions traffic load increase
Locations with low stresses show a long fatigue life but are relatively highly susceptible to increase of traffic loads 1.25 x axle/lorry load fatigue life reduction to 0.02
Locations with higher stresses show a short fatigue life but are relatively less susceptible to increase of traffic loads 1.25 x axle load 1.25 x lorry load fatigue life reduction to 0.5 fatigue life reduction to 0.8
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4 Example
Stress interval bottom flange = 60N/mm2 Detail class parent material 140 N/mm2 SQ = 0.3 (max veh. Load SQ 0.8): No fatigue 1.25 x SQ = 0.54: 8.7 x 108 Lorries Detail class attachment 75 N/mm2 SQ = 0.6: 1.25 x 108 Lorries or 100 years Moerdijk 1998 traffic 1.25 x SQ = 0.75: 3.6 x 107 Lorries or 29 years Moerdijk 1998 x 1.25 traffic 15
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Fatigue interaction effects
5 Conclusion A moderate increase of loads can cause a severe reduction of the fatigue life 6 References EN 1991-2, EC 1: Actions on structures Part 2 Traffic loads on bridges EN 1991-1-9, EC 3: Design of steel structures Part 1.9 Fatigue MoT NL, Final report axle load measurements Moerdijk 1998, IBR-98-47 TNO report General probabilistic considerations for reliability and modelling of traffic loads for road bridges, 98-CON-R1813 16
Lúcio, V.J.G. Silva, A.M.S. "Design Models For Footings of Precast Concrete Structures" The Second International Symposium On Prefabrication, Helsínquia, 2000.
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