Fatigue Lifetime Prediction of Newly Constructed RC Road Bridge Decks

Assessing the Performance of Corroding RC Bridge Decks: A Critical Review of Corrosion Propagation Models

Corrosion of steel reinforcement is one of the most prevalent causes of reinforced concrete (RC) structures deterioration in chloride-contaminated environments. As a result, evaluating the impact of any possible corrosion-induced damages to reinforced concrete bridges strongly affects management decisions: such as inspection, maintenance and repair actions. The corrosion propagation phase is a ...

Reliability-based life prediction of aging concrete bridge decks

Résumé NRCC 44246 National Research Council Canada Conseil national de recherches Canada

Delft University of Technology Fatigue Assessment of Full-Scale Retrofitted Orthotropic Bridge Decks

Fatigue Reliability Assessment of Orthotropic Steel Bridge Decks Based on Probabilistic Multi-scale Finite Element Analysis

The orthotropic steel deck (OSD) has been utilized successfully for thousands of bridges worldwide; however, fatigue cracking of the OSD has been observed frequently due to the complicated welded details combined with stresses that can be difficult to quantify, and the uncertainties in fatigue damage accumulation. In this paper, a fatigue reliability assessment method is proposed based on a com...

Lifetime prediction in creep-fatigue environment

The creep-fatigue interaction has been studied and innovative mathematical models are proposed to predict the operating life of aircraft components, specifically gas turbine blades subject to creep-fatigue at high temperatures. The historical evolution of the creep-fatigue lifetime prediction is given in order to place the present study in the context. A literature review of the life estimation...