SRC PRESENTATION

ON
FATIGUE ANALYSIS IN THE FAILURE-PRONE MEMBER
OF RAILWAY STEEL BRIDGES

Under the supervision of: - Submitted by: -

Prof. Dr. Nirendra Dev Ashish Kumar

CIVIL ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT

DELHI TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY, DELHI
 LIST OF CONTENT
INTRODUCTION
LITERATURE REVIEW
GAPS IN LITERATURE
OBJECTIVE OF THE STUDY
MODEL OF 36M SPAN OWG
FLOW CHART
WORK PLAN
CONCLUSION
REFERENCES
 INTRODUCTION

• Fatigue can be defined as a progressive,

permanent internal structural changes,
developing crack in a material caused by
repeated loading.
• Fatigue Crack is Sub critical
• Bridges have been found to collapse suddenly
without any noticeable warning due to
complications resulting from fatigue.
• Brittle cracking under repeated or cyclic loading
of an intensity considerably below the normal
strength of the material.
Name
LITERATURE REVIEW
Abstract Results and Conclusions

1. Dynamic and  FE models were employed to The bridge would expect to

Fatigue Response conduct dynamic time-history have 354 years or presumably
of a Truss Bridge analysis with a moving infinite fatigue life based on
with Fiber anticipated ADTT and new
AASTHO fatigue truck over
Reinforced Polymer construction assumption.
Deck the bridge. Effects of the Therefore, the number of years
M.Chiewanichakorn rehabilitation process on the that this bridge has been in
, A.J. Aref, S. remaining fatigue life of the service should be counted for
Alampalli structure were evaluated. to determine the remaining
2007 fatigue life.
This paper studies the analytical 1) Indian HM loadings
2. Fatigue Analysis
analysis of a steel railway bridge generates more damage than
of a Railway Steel
Bridge subjected to EURO and INDIAN EURO LM-71 loading.
Vishwanath K., fatigue loading to evaluate the (2) Design fatigue life of the
Kumar Ravi M 2018 fatigue life of a bridge and considered bridge is 84 years
for EURO loading and 72 Years
stresses are calculated from S_N
for INDIAN HM Loadings.
curves by nominal stress method. (3) Indian Loads are heavy so
that these loads generate
more damage compared to the
Euro Loading.
 GAPS IN LITERATURE REVIEW

• Majority of the researchers have focused on

road bridges and ignoring time dependent
factors that effects fatigue failure. Some
research have focused on the fatigue failure of
Railway bridges but still very less studies have
been done based on Indian standard Code
(RDSO) with latest loading of 32.5 Ton axel
load.
 OBJECTIVE OF THE STUDY
• to study the Indian Standard RDSO span steel
bridges in real loading condition through cyclic
loading of latest loading condition with the
help of modern software analysis
• to find out the most probable member of the
particular span of steel bridge which is prone
to fatigue failure
• finding fatigue life of critical section of bridges
MODEL OF 36m Span OWG
 FLOWCHART
S. NO. Activity Block Time (in months)

1. Course Work 6

2. Literature review 24

3. Selection of Bridges and selection of variables 6

4. Layout and Geometrical modelling of Bridges 24

5. Developing Basic Information 12

6. Developing Fatigue Loads spectra 12

7. The Output and conclusion 6

8. Provide important guideline recommendation for design 6

engineers.

9. Preparation final report 6

 Work Plan
Time (in months)
S. NO. Activity Block August 2017 to February 2018 - July August 2018 to February 2019 - August 2019 to February 2020 - August 2020 to
January 2018 2018 January 2019 July 2019 January 2020 July 2020 January 2021

1 Course Work

2 Literature review

Selection of Bridges and

3
selection of variables

Layout and Geometrical

4
modelling of Bridges

Developing Basic
5
Information

Developing Fatigue Loads

6
spectra

7 The Output and conclusion

Provide important guideline

9 recommendation for design
engineers.

10 Preparation final report

 CONCLUSION
• The Study will try to conclude by finding
fatigue life of critical section of bridges
because if critical section is safe it indicates
that the entire bridge members are safe from
fatigue point of view.
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