Fatigue in steel structures under random loading（在钢结构随机载荷作用下疲劳）.pdf

Journal of Constructional Steel Research 53 (2000) 283–305 /locate/jcsr Fatigue in steel structures under random loading Henning Agerskov * Department of Structural Engineering and Materials, Technical University of Denmark, Lyngby, Denmark Received 16 July 1998; received in revised form 5 July 1999; accepted 5 July 1999 Abstract Fatigue damage accumulation in steel structures under random loading is studied. The fatigue life of welded joints has been determined both experimentally and from a fracture mechanics analysis. In the experimental part of the investigation, fatigue test series have been carried through on various types of welded plate test specimens and full-scale offshore tubular joints. The materials that have been used are either conventional structural steel with a yield stress of f y 360–410 MPa or high-strength steel with a yield stress of f y 810–1010 MPa. The fatigue tests and the fracture mechanics analyses have been carried out using load histories, which are realistic in relation to the types of structures studied, i.e. primarily bridges, offshore structures and chimneys. In general, the test series carried through show a significant difference between constant amplitude and variable amplitude fatigue test results. Both the fracture mechanics analysis and the fatigue test results indicate that Miner’s rule, which is normally used in the design against fatigue in steel structures, may give results, which are unconservative, and that the validity of the results obtained from Miner’s rule will depend on the distribution of the load history in tension and compression.  2000 Elsevier Science Ltd. All rights reserved. Keywords: Steel structures; F