High-cycle fatigue tests of pretensioned concrete beams

PCI Journal ◽  
2022 ◽  
Vol 67 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Jörn Remitz ◽  
Martin Empelmann
Keyword(s):  
Fatigue Life ◽  
High Cycle Fatigue ◽  
Concrete Beams ◽  
Fatigue Behavior ◽  
Fatigue Tests ◽  
Design Methods ◽  
Test Results ◽  
Cycle Fatigue ◽  
Pretensioned Concrete ◽  
Current Design

Pretensioned concrete beams are widely used as bridge girders for simply supported bridges. Understanding the fatigue behavior of such beams is very important for design and construction to prevent fatigue failure. The fatigue behavior of pretensioned concrete beams is mainly influenced by the fatigue of the prestressing strands. The evaluation of previous test results from the literature indicated a reduced fatigue life in the long-life region compared with current design methods and specifications. Therefore, nine additional high-cycle fatigue tests were conducted on pretensioned concrete beams with strand stress ranges of about 100 MPa (14.5 ksi). The test results confirmed that current design methods and specifications overestimate the fatigue life of embedded strands in pretensioned concrete beams.

High Cycle Fatigue Behavior of Recycled Additive Manufactured Electron Beam Melted Titanium Ti6Al4V

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Melody Mojib ◽  
Rishi Pahuja ◽  
M. Ramulu ◽  
Dwayne Arola
Keyword(s):  
Electron Beam ◽  
Fatigue Life ◽  
Rough Surface ◽  
High Cycle Fatigue ◽  
Fatigue Behavior ◽  
High Strength ◽  
Fatigue Tests ◽  
Cycle Fatigue ◽  
Initiation And Propagation ◽  
Powder Recycling

Abstract Metal Additive Manufacturing (AM) has become a popular method for producing complex and unique geometries, especially gaining traction in the aerospace and medical industries. With the increase in adoption of AM and the high cost of powder, it is critical to understand the effects of powder recycling on part performance to move towards material qualification and certification of affordable printed components. Due to the limitations of the Electron Beam Melting (EBM) process, current as-printed components are susceptible to failure at limits far below wrought metals and further understanding of the material properties and fatigue life is required. In this study, a high strength Titanium alloy, Ti-6Al-4V, is recycled over time and used to print fatigue specimens using the EBM process. Uniaxial High Cycle Fatigue tests have been performed on as-printed and polished cylindrical specimens and the locations of crack initiation and propagation have been determined through the use of a scanning electron microscope. This investigation has shown that the rough surface exterior is far more detrimental to performance life than the powder degradation occurring due to powder reuse. In addition, the effects of the rough surface exterior as a stress concentration is evaluated using the Arola-Ramulu. The following is a preliminary study of the effects powder recycling and surface treatments on EBM Ti-6Al4V fatigue life.

Fatigue Life Prediction of Corroded Reinforced Concrete Beams under Repeated Loads

2011 ◽  
Vol 255-260 ◽  
pp. 504-508
Author(s):  
Li Song ◽  
Zhi Wu Yu
Keyword(s):  
Reinforced Concrete ◽  
Fatigue Life ◽  
Life Prediction ◽  
High Cycle Fatigue ◽  
Concrete Beams ◽  
Reinforced Concrete Beams ◽  
Repeated Loading ◽  
Test Results ◽  
Cycle Fatigue ◽  
Repeated Loads

The behavior of materials under repeated loading has been examined, but extended studies are more and more needed especially for damaged reinforced structures such as bridges, where high-cycle fatigue phenomena and corrosion can be significant. In the present paper, a theoretical model based on fatigue performance of materials and stress analysis for cross-section is proposed in order to analyze the fatigue damage of corroded reinforced concrete beams under repeated loads. Further, fatigue life is predicted by applying this method, and the method is evaluated by test results.

Effect of corrosion and sandblasting on the high cycle fatigue behavior of reinforcing B500C steel bars

2017 ◽  
Author(s):  
Marina C. Vasco ◽  
Panagiota Polydoropoulou ◽  
Apostolos N. Chamos ◽  
Spiros G. Pantelakis
Keyword(s):  
Mass Loss ◽  
High Cycle Fatigue ◽  
Fatigue Behavior ◽  
Salt Spray ◽  
Fatigue Tests ◽  
Tensile Behavior ◽  
Loading Frequency ◽  
Reinforcing Steel ◽  
Cycle Fatigue ◽  
Steel Bars

In a series of applications, steel reinforced concrete structures are subjected to fatigue loads during their service life, what in most cases happens in corrosive environments. Surface treatments have been proved to represent proper processes in order to improve both fatigue and corrosion resistances. In this work, the effect of corrosion and sandblasting on the high cycle fatigue behavior reinforcing steel bars is investigated. The investigated material is the reinforcing steel bar of technical class B500C, of nominal diameter of 12 mm. Steel bars specimens were first exposed to corrosion in alternate salt spray environment for 30 and 60 days and subjected to both tensile and fatigue tests. Then, a series of specimens were subjected to common sandblasting, corroded and mechanically tested. Metallographic investigation and corrosion damage evaluation regarding mass loss and martensitic area reduction were performed. Tensile tests were conducted after each corrosion exposure period prior to the fatigue tests. Fatigue tests were performed at a stress ratio, R, of 0.1 and loading frequency of 20 Hz. All fatigue tests series as well as tensile test were also performed for as received steel bars to obtain the reference behavior. The results have shown that sandblasting hardly affects the tensile behavior of the uncorroded material. The effect of sandblasting on the tensile behavior of pre-corroded specimens seems to be also limited. On the other hand, fatigue results indicate an improved fatigue behavior for the sandblasted material after 60 days of corrosion exposure. Martensitic area reductions, mass loss and depth of the pits were significantly smaller for the case of sandblasted materials, which confirms an increased corrosion resistance.

Effect of Plasma Nitriding on Ultra-High Cycle Fatigue Behaviors of Ti-6Al-4V

2011 ◽  
Vol 295-297 ◽  
pp. 2386-2389 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ren Hui Tian ◽  
Qiao Lin Ouyang ◽  
Qing Yuan Wang
Keyword(s):  
High Cycle Fatigue ◽  
Plasma Nitriding ◽  
Fatigue Behavior ◽  
Fatigue Crack Initiation ◽  
Fatigue Tests ◽  
Fatigue Properties ◽  
Cycle Fatigue ◽  
Ultrasonic Fatigue ◽  
Ultra High Cycle Fatigue ◽  
Stress Ratios

In order to investigate the effect of plasma nitriding treatment on fatigue behavior of titanium alloys, very high cycle fatigue tests were carried out for Ti-6Al-4V alloy using an ultrasonic fatigue machine under load control conditions for stress ratios of R=-1 at frequency of ƒ=20KHz. Experiment results showed that plasma nitriding treatment played the principal role in the internal fatigue crack initiation. More importantly, plasma nitriding treatment had a detrimental effect on fatigue properties of the investigated Ti-6Al-4V alloy, and the fatigue strength of material after plasma nitriding treatment appeared to be significantly reduced about 17% over the untreated material.

scholarly journals Analysis of Compressive Fatigue Failure of Recycled Aggregate Concrete

Materials ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 14 (16) ◽  
pp. 4620
Author(s):  
Fan You ◽  
Surong Luo ◽  
Jianlan Zheng ◽  
Kaibin Lin
Keyword(s):  
Fatigue Life ◽  
Fatigue Failure ◽  
High Cycle Fatigue ◽  
Fatigue Behavior ◽  
Recycled Aggregate Concrete ◽  
Construction And Demolition Waste ◽  
Recycled Aggregate ◽  
Cycle Fatigue ◽  
Demolition Waste ◽  
Aggregate Concrete

Using recycled aggregate in concrete is effective in recycling construction and demolition waste. It is of critical significance to understand the fatigue properties of recycled aggregate concrete (RAC) to implement it safely in structures subjected to repeated or fatigue load. In this study, a series of fatigue tests was performed to investigate the compressive fatigue behavior of RAC. The performance of interfacial transition zones (ITZs) was analyzed by nanoindentation. Moreover, the influence of ITZs on the fatigue life of RAC was discussed. The results showed that the fatigue life of RAC obeyed the Weibull distribution, and the S-N-p equation could be obtained based on the fitting of Weibull parameters. In the high cycle fatigue zone (N≥104), the fatigue life of RAC was lower than that of natural aggregate concrete (NAC) under the same stress level. The fatigue deformation of RAC presented a three-stage deformation regularity, and the maximum deformation at the point of fatigue failure closely matched the monotonic stress-strain envelope. The multiple ITZs matched the weak areas of RAC, and the negative effect of ITZs on the fatigue life of RAC in the high cycle fatigue zone was found to be greater than that of NAC.

Novel Methods for High-Cycle Fatigue Life Determination

2019 ◽  
Vol 810 ◽  
pp. 40-45
Author(s):  
Pavel Konopík ◽  
Radek Procházka ◽  
Martin Rund ◽  
Jan Džugan
Keyword(s):  
Fatigue Life ◽  
High Cycle Fatigue ◽  
Fatigue Tests ◽  
Cycle Fatigue ◽  
Testing Methods ◽  
Destructive Testing ◽  
New Approach ◽  
Constant Loading ◽  
Thermographic Analysis ◽  
Novel Methods

In the present paper, two novel methods for determining the fatigue limit are presented. Despite the fact that these methods are different in principle, both represent a new approach to testing where the main benefit is reduced consumption of material. The first method is based on small round specimens and can be considered as one of semi-destructive testing methods. The second method is based on infrared thermographic analysis and requires only one specimen. Results obtained with these techniques were compared with those obtained from standard high-cycle force-controlled fatigue tests under constant loading until failure.

Transition From Low Cycle to High Cycle in Uniaxial Fatigue

2013 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mohamed E. M. El-Sayed
Keyword(s):  
Fatigue Life ◽  
High Cycle Fatigue ◽  
Low Cycle Fatigue ◽  
Fatigue Behavior ◽  
Uniaxial Stress ◽  
Life Assessment ◽  
Elastic Behavior ◽  
Cycle Fatigue ◽  
Fatigue Life Assessment ◽  
Component Development

Fatigue is the most critical failure mode of many mechanical component. Therefore, fatigue life assessment under fluctuating loads during component development is essential. The most important requirement for any fatigue life assessment is knowledge of the relationships between stresses, strains, and fatigue life for the material under consideration. These relationships, for any given material, are mostly unique and dependent on its fatigue behavior. Since the work of Wöhler in the 1850’s, the uniaxial stress versus cycles to fatigue failure, which is known as the S-N curve, is typically utilized for high-cycle fatigue. In general, high cycle fatigue implies linear elastic behavior and causes failure after more than 104 or 105 cycles. However. the transition from low cycle fatigue to high cycle fatigue, which is unique for each material based on its properties, has not been well examined. In this paper, this transition is studied and a material dependent number of cycles for the transition is derived based on the material properties. Some implications of this derivation, on assessing and approximating the crack initiation fatigue life, are also discussed.

The Effects of Specimen Size on the Very High Cycle Fatigue Properties of FV520B-I

2015 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ming Zhang ◽  
Weiqiang Wang ◽  
Aiju Li
Keyword(s):  
Fatigue Life ◽  
Fatigue Strength ◽  
High Cycle Fatigue ◽  
Specimen Size ◽  
Fatigue Properties ◽  
Test Results ◽  
Cycle Fatigue ◽  
Very High Cycle Fatigue ◽  
Heat Effects ◽  
Very High

The authors researched the effects of specimen size on the very high cycle fatigue properties of FV520B-I through ultrasonic fatigue testing. The test results showed that the very high cycle fatigue mechanism was not changed and the fatigue properties declined as the specimen size increased. The S-N curve moved downward and the fatigue life decreased under the same stress level maybe due to the heat effects of large specimens in tests. The fatigue strength and the fatigue life were predicted by relevant models. The prediction of fatigue strength was close to test result, and the prediction of fatigue life was less effective compared with the previous prediction of small size specimen test results.

Influence of Ni5Zr Particles on Fatigue Property of Ni3Al Alloy

1994 ◽  
Vol 364 ◽  
Author(s):  
Gang Li ◽  
Jian-Ting Guo ◽  
Zhong-Guang Wang
Keyword(s):  
High Cycle Fatigue ◽  
Fatigue Behavior ◽  
Fatigue Crack Initiation ◽  
Fatigue Property ◽  
Fatigue Tests ◽  
Al Alloy ◽  
Second Phase ◽  
Cycle Fatigue ◽  
Second Phase Particles ◽  
Minimum Stress

AbstractIn this investigation, the influence of second phase particles on high cycle fatigue behavior of Ni3Al alloy is studied. A single phase Ni3Al-B alloy and a Ni3Al-B/Zr alloy with a few second phase particles (Ni5Zr) at the grain boundaries are selected for investigation. High cycle fatigue tests at room temperature with R (minimum stress/maximum stress) 0.1 are conducted in air and at 30 Hz. The results show that the second phase particles are detrimental to high cycle fatigue resistance. It may be explained in terms of the second phase particles promoting fatigue crack initiation. The characteristics of fracture surfaces are examined by Scanning Electron Microscopy (SEM).

Effects of Surface Finish and Loading Conditions on the Low Cycle Fatigue Behavior of Austenitic Stainless Steel in PWR Environment: Comparison of LCF Test Results With NUREG/CR-6909 Life Estimations

2008 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jean Alain Le Duff ◽  
Andre´ Lefranc¸ois ◽  
Jean Philippe Vernot
Keyword(s):  
Stainless Steel ◽  
Fatigue Life ◽  
Austenitic Stainless Steel ◽  
Environmental Effects ◽  
Low Cycle Fatigue ◽  
Fatigue Behavior ◽  
Complex Signal ◽  
Loading Conditions ◽  
Test Results ◽  
Cycle Fatigue

During mid 2006, ANL issued a NUREG/CR-6909 [2] report that is now applicable in The US for evaluations of PWR environmental effects in the fatigue analysis of new reactor components. In order to assess the conservativeness of the application of this NUREG report, low cycle fatigue (LCF) tests were performed by AREVA NP on austenitic stainless steel specimens in a PWR environment. The selected material exhibits in an air environment a fatigue behavior consistent with the ANL reference “air” mean curve. Tests were performed for two various loading conditions: for fully reverse triangular signal (for comparison purpose with tests performed by other laboratories with same loading conditions) and complex signal, simulating strain variation for actual typical PWR thermal transients. Two surface finish conditions were tested: polished and ground. The paper presents on one side the comparison of environmental penalty factors (Fen = Nair,RT/Nwater) as observed experimentally with the ANL formulation (considering the strain integral method for complex loading), and, on the other hand, the actual fatigue life of the specimen with the fatigue life predicted through the NUREG/CR-6909 application. Low Cycle Fatigue test results obtained on austenitic stainless steel specimens in PWR environment with triangle waveforms at constant low strain rates gives Fen penalty factors close to those estimated using the ANL formulation (NUREG report 6909). On the contrary, it was observed that constant amplitude LCF test results obtained under complex signal reproducing an actual sequence of a cold and hot thermal shock exhibits significantly lower environmental effects when compared to the Fen penalty factor estimated on the basis of the ANL formulations. It appears that the application of the NUREG/CR-6909 [2] in conjunction with the Fen model proposed by ANL for austenitic stainless steel provides excessive margins whereas the current ASME approach seems sufficient to cover significant environmental effect for components.

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