Macromodeling of Crack Damage in Steel Beams Subjected to Nonstationary Low Cycle Fatigue
Publication: Journal of Structural Engineering
Volume 142, Issue 10
Abstract
This study proposes a model of crack initiation and propagation in steel beams subjected to ultralow cycle fatigue. The model can be included in the general framework of lumped damage mechanics. A state variable called damage is introduced for each plastic hinge and can be related to the extension of the crack in the real structural component. The damage evolution law is based on the Manson–Coffin law, the Palmgren–Miner rule and two new concepts: the instantaneous plastic amplitude and a crack-driving variable. The model also describes crack closure effects using the unilateral damage assumption. It was validated by the numerical simulation of tests of steel beam-column connections subjected to cyclic loadings with constant and variable amplitudes, as reported in the literature. Advantages and limitations of the model are discussed for wider applications on the damage simulation of steel frame systems subjected to mechanical overloads, typically earthquake loading.
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Acknowledgments
The authors gratefully acknowledge the experimental data provided by Prof. Gang Shi, Tsinghua University, which were invaluable in the development of this research project. They also wish to acknowledge the comments and remarks of Prof Oren Lavan, Israel Institute of Technology. The first author Y. Bai was supported by a research fellowship from the Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (JSPS) (No. P14059). The work presented in this paper was supported by Grant-in-Aid for JSPS Fellows (26 04059) and NSFC (51508459). The third author of this paper acknowledges the financial support of the JSPS (Invitation Fellowship Long-term FY2014) during the period August 2014 to January 2015.
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Volume 142 • Issue 10 • October 2016
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Received: Apr 15, 2015
Accepted: Feb 8, 2016
Published online: Apr 29, 2016
Discussion open until: Sep 29, 2016
Published in print: Oct 1, 2016
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