This paper investigates the fatigue behavior of non-load-carrying transverse welded steel attachments by reporting on an experimental characterization under constant and variable amplitude loading. Fatigue cracks have been monitored using DIC and ACPD tech ...
In the evolution of structural glass beam elements, the requirements for post-fracture load bearing capacity and safe failure behaviour have led to the development of reinforced and post-tensioned beams. Maximum bending capacity in the post-fracture state ...
This study investigates the effect of high-peak loads on local relaxation of residual stress and fatigue damage in HFMI-treated high-strength steel welded joints. The finite element simulations are applied to consider the combined effect of geometry, mater ...
The design rules for the verification of civil engineering steel structures against fatigue are compiled in the European harmonized design standard Eurocode EN 1993-1-9 released in 2005. This design standard is currently under revision, together with all o ...
An increasing number of existing steel structures are nowadays at the end of their service lives and most of them are subjected to fatigue loading. To tackle the fatigue problem, carbon fiber-reinforced polymer (CFRP) composites have been proposed and succ ...
Post-tensioned steel strands have been traditionally used in different prestressed structures such as concrete girders, post-tensioned concrete slabs, cable-stayed bridges, post-tensioned walls, etc. for a long time. However, due to the vulnerability of st ...
The concept of post-tensioned glass beams builds on the concrete analogy of the reinforced glass beams. By additionally prestressing the reinforcement in a post-tensioned system, a compressive pre-stress is applied on the glass, enhancing the initial fract ...
This study aimed to identify the fatigue crack initiation site of high-frequency mechanical impact (HFMI)-treated high-strength steel welded joints subjected to high peak stresses; the impact of HFMI treatment residual stress relaxation being of particular ...
Among different details in old riveted railway bridges throughout the world, connections such as stringer-to-floor-beam double-angle connections are one of the most fatigue-prone details. These connections are subjected to fatigue loadings due to the secon ...
