Ultra low-cycle fatigue behaviour of a structural steel

• Type: Article in International Scientific Journal
• Date: 2014

Authors

Pereira, JCR (Author) Other; de Jesus, AMP (Author) FEUP; Xavier, J (Author) Other; Fernandes, AA (Author) FEUP

Journal

Title: Engineering Structures

Vol. 60

Pages: 214-222

ISSN: 0141-0296

Publisher: Elsevier

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Scientific classification

FOS: Engineering and technology > Civil engineering

Other information

Authenticus ID: P-009-3KC

DOI: 10.1016/j.engstruct.2013.12.039

Abstract (EN): Steel structures subjected to extreme loading conditions (e.g. earthquakes, support settlements, industrial plant shutdown) undergo large deformations leading to fracture, either due to monotonic loading or ultra-low-cycle fatigue (ULCF) (N-f < 100 cycles). Although developments have been made to understand and to model monotonic ductile damage and low-cycle fatigue (LCF), so far ULCF is neither sufficiently investigated nor understood. This paper presents the results of an investigation concerning the ULCF behaviour of the S185 structural steel. An experimental program was performed to derive ULCF data for notched specimens. LCF and monotonic damage data was also derived for the material under investigation, since ULCF exhibits damage features from both cases. While LCF data was derived for smooth specimens, monotonic tensile tests coupled with image-based methods were carried out on both smooth and notched specimens. Nonlinear finite element models were used to compute the history of relevant parameters of the investigated models for ULCF life prediction. Three existing alternative modelling approaches for ULCF were assessed using available experimental data, and important remarks for further enhancements proposed.

Language: English

Type (Professor's evaluation): Scientific

No. of pages: 9