Fatigue crack growth analysis of welded bridge details

The paper investigates the fatigue crack growth in typical bridge weldments by means of numerical analysis. The extended finite element (XFEM) method is coupled with the low-cycle fatigue (LCF) approach in ABAQUS, and parametric analyses are carried out in order to assess the influence of the main s...

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Main Authors: Danilo D�Angela, Marianna Ercolino
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Gruppo Italiano Frattura 2022-04-01
Series:Fracture and Structural Integrity
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Online Access:https://www.fracturae.com/index.php/fis/article/view/3449/3498