A Study of Fatigue Crack Propagation Paths at U-Rib Welds in Orthotropic Bridge Decks using a Phased-Array Imaging Technique

Haibo Yang; Ping Wang; Hongliang Qian; Shuang Niu; Pingsha Dong

doi:10.1016/j.tafmec.2022.103310

A Study of Fatigue Crack Propagation Paths at U-Rib Welds in Orthotropic Bridge Decks using a Phased-Array Imaging Technique

Haibo Yang
, Ping Wang^*
, Hongliang Qian
, Shuang Niu
, Pingsha Dong

^*Corresponding author for this work

Shandong Agricultural University
School of Ocean Engineering, Harbin Institute of Technology Weihai
University of Michigan, Ann Arbor

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Abstract

In this paper, the fatigue failure mode of single- and double-sided welded joints in orthotropic bridge decks is innovatively investigated with the phased-array imaging technique for verifying the fatigue failure path defined using the traction structural stress method. The full-scale fatigue specimen tests are conducted, and the fatigue depth and length are imaged and sized for the completeness of fatigue crack propagation law. It can be concluded that the fatigue failure mode of single- and double-sided welded joints is proven to be the thickness-through mode, which is consistent with the fatigue failure path defined in the traction structural stress method. The analysis method for calculating the main characters is first proposed, and the fatigue crack propagation law of the crack length and depth in the through-thickness mode is determined for completeness.

Original language	English
Article number	103310
Journal	Theoretical and Applied Fracture Mechanics
Volume	119
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tafmec.2022.103310
State	Published - Jun 2022
Externally published	Yes

Keywords

Fatigue crack propagation law
Fatigue failure mode validation
Orthotropic steel bridge decks
Phased-array imaging technique
Single- and double-sided welded joints

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A Study of Fatigue Crack Propagation Paths at U-Rib Welds in Orthotropic Bridge Decks using a Phased-Array Imaging Technique

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