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NDT Methods Applied to Fatigue Reliability Assessment of Structures

Abstract

  • Sponsored by the Fatigue and Fracture Reliability Committee of the Structural Engineering Institute of ASCE.

    This report contains nine specific-application cases of various nondestructive test (NDT) methods in fatigue and fracture reliability assessment of structures. The collection is useful in learning about areas where current methods have actually been applied in real world applications. Cases examine problems such as steel girder bridges, airframe systems, welded connections, and bridge components (including concrete slabs), which were subjected to fracture failure.

    The report includes such NDT methods as: structural monitoring; use of various methods for the identification of the extent of damage; acoustic emissions technique; electromagnetic; portable hardness test; liquid penetrant; magnetic particle; radiography; residual stress by hole drill; and ultrasonic methods.

    The fatigue reliability assessment methods discussed in this book will be especially useful to practitioners, educators, and students in structural engineering.

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Front Matter
i–v
    Chapter 1:
    An Overview of Non-Destructive Test Methods in Fatigue and Fracture Reliability Assessment
    1–6
      Chapter 2:
      Structural Monitoring as a Non-Destructive Test Method in Fatigue Reliability Assessment of Aging Aircraft
      7–22
        Chapter 3:
        Nondestructive Testing for Steel Highway Bridges
        23–31
          Chapter 4:
          Non-Destructive Inspection-Based Methods for Fatigue Reliability Evaluation
          32–55
            Chapter 5:
            Use of Stress Range Data in Fatigue Reliability Assessment of Highway Bridges
            56–71
              Chapter 6:
              Nondestructive Evaluation of Residual Stresses in Welded Joints with Application to Stochastic Fatigue Damage Accumulation
              72–96
                Chapter 7:
                Finite Element Simulation of Welding Residual Stresses
                97–121
                  Chapter 8:
                  A Review of Non-Destructive Test Methods for Bridges
                  122–138
                    Chapter 9:
                    Fatigue Reliability Updating Using Nondestructive Inspections
                    139–156
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                      Index
                      157–159