Under long-term service conditions, fatigue cracking occurs at the diaphragm arc-shape
cutouts in the orthotropic steel deck (OSD) bridges subjected to vehicle-induced vibration …

Welding residual stress is inherent to welding of U-rib stiffened plates and it is a “fact of life”
that must be accounted for by designers. In this study, the welding residual stresses of U-rib …

Orthotropic steel decks offer many advantages in bridges, but they are prone to fatigue
damage. One of the effective approaches to increase the fatigue resistance is to enhance …

The majority of experimental rock fatigue tests have been conducted with the continuous
cyclic loading path. In this paper we report the results from the fatigue tests of salt with …

An innovative double-side welded rib-to-deck (RTD) joint has been developed recently to
enhance fatigue performance of orthotropic steel decks (OSDs) in steel bridges. The welding …

Conventional SN curve methods for fatigue life assessment fail to consider the different
cracking mechanisms of crack initiation and propagation, resulting in less accurate …

Orthotropic steel deck (OSD) is susceptible to fatigue damage when subjected to repeated
traffic loads, and the welding residual stress (WRS) is an important factor contributing to …

Fatigue of orthotropic steel decks (OSDs) has significantly limited the service life of such
structures, and the welding residual stress (WRS) has been reported as a prominent factor …

The structural service behaviors and fracture failures of orthotropic steel bridges are
significantly depended on its anti-fatigue performance. Therefore, an urgent requirement is …

The through-thickness distribution of welding residual stress (RS) in a 30-mm-thick butt-
welded Q345qD steel plate is investigated through experimental measurements and finite …