Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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7166954 | Engineering Failure Analysis | 2018 | 24 Pages |
Abstract
In this paper a probabilistic procedure to include the variability of loading in the fatigue analysis of complex riveted joints of railway bridges is proposed assuming loading as a random variable. Local finite element models were developed and later coupled with the global model in order to obtain the real stresses associated to real trains crossing the bridge. To reduce computational time, the results obtained from these local models were inputted in a Linear Fracture Mechanics model, supported by Paris fatigue crack propagation law. Monte Carlo simulation technique was applied to calculate the fatigue reliability of an old riveted railway bridge, considering traffic records from previous studies on the bridge.
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Authors
Fernando Marques, José A.F.O. Correia, AbÃlio M.P. de Jesus, Álvaro Cunha, Elsa Caetano, Augusto A. Fernandes,