
Fatigue assessment of a steel truss bridge based on multi-dimensional finite element modelling
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- Kris Hectors (UGent) , Hans De Backer (UGent) , Lien Saelens and Wim De Waele (UGent)
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- This paper presents a multidimensional finite element modelling approach for the fatigue assessment of welded railway bridges based on a case study of a railway bridge in Belgium. The nominal stress approach of Eurocode 3 is compared to a hot spot stress based fatigue life calculation for the standardized fatigue load models for railway traffic. Hot spot stresses are calculated with an in-house developed framework that allows automated determination of hot spot stresses. It is discussed how this work can fit in a larger decision support system in the scope of structural health monitoring. The presented approach proves to be better for decision support compared to the conventional approach in the Eurocode.
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Please use this url to cite or link to this publication: http://hdl.handle.net/1854/LU-8722731
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- Hectors, Kris, et al. “Fatigue Assessment of a Steel Truss Bridge Based on Multi-Dimensional Finite Element Modelling.” IABSE Congress : Structural Engineering for Future Societal Needs, edited by H. H. (Bert) Snijder et al., vol. 21, International Association for Bridge and Structural Engineering (IABSE), 2021, pp. 986–94, doi:10.2749/ghent.2021.0986.
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- Hectors, K., De Backer, H., Saelens, L., & De Waele, W. (2021). Fatigue assessment of a steel truss bridge based on multi-dimensional finite element modelling. In H. H. (Bert) Snijder, B. De Pauw, S. van Alphen, & P. Mengeot (Eds.), IABSE Congress : Structural Engineering for Future Societal Needs (Vol. 21, pp. 986–994). https://doi.org/10.2749/ghent.2021.0986
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- Hectors, Kris, Hans De Backer, Lien Saelens, and Wim De Waele. 2021. “Fatigue Assessment of a Steel Truss Bridge Based on Multi-Dimensional Finite Element Modelling.” In IABSE Congress : Structural Engineering for Future Societal Needs, edited by H. H. (Bert) Snijder, Bart De Pauw, Sander van Alphen, and Pierre Mengeot, 21:986–94. International Association for Bridge and Structural Engineering (IABSE). https://doi.org/10.2749/ghent.2021.0986.
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- Hectors, Kris, Hans De Backer, Lien Saelens, and Wim De Waele. 2021. “Fatigue Assessment of a Steel Truss Bridge Based on Multi-Dimensional Finite Element Modelling.” In IABSE Congress : Structural Engineering for Future Societal Needs, ed by. H. H. (Bert) Snijder, Bart De Pauw, Sander van Alphen, and Pierre Mengeot, 21:986–994. International Association for Bridge and Structural Engineering (IABSE). doi:10.2749/ghent.2021.0986.
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- 1.Hectors K, De Backer H, Saelens L, De Waele W. Fatigue assessment of a steel truss bridge based on multi-dimensional finite element modelling. In: Snijder HH (Bert), De Pauw B, van Alphen S, Mengeot P, editors. IABSE Congress : Structural Engineering for Future Societal Needs. International Association for Bridge and Structural Engineering (IABSE); 2021. p. 986–94.
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- [1]K. Hectors, H. De Backer, L. Saelens, and W. De Waele, “Fatigue assessment of a steel truss bridge based on multi-dimensional finite element modelling,” in IABSE Congress : Structural Engineering for Future Societal Needs, Ghent, Belgium, 2021, vol. 21, pp. 986–994.
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