Fatigue crack propagation rate testing method of steel box girder

Abstract

The invention discloses a fatigue crack propagation rate testing method of a steel box girder. The fatigue crack propagation rate obtained by structure solid tests of the method is truer and more reliable than that obtained by the Paris equation obtained by present material tests for fatigue crack propagation. The Paris equation of the method is more instructive when being used for predicating residual life in a service period of a structure. When being used for measuring crack lengths, the method is different from conventional methods that shut down and measure with a vernier caliper. According to the method, a COD clip gauge is mounted to the front end of a mechanical gap of a steel box girder test piece, the linear relation between the COD clip gauge and the crack length a measured by the vernier caliper is calibrated through static load tests, the linear relation is applied to dynamic tests for the fatigue crack propagation rate and the real crack length a is measured directly through reading of the COD clip gauge, and therefore influences on accuracy of fatigue test results, which are caused by crack-tip plastic blunting caused by middle shutdown in dynamic fatigue tests, are avoided, time of shutting down tests and testing crack lengths is saved, and the test efficiency is increased.

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technical field [0001] The invention belongs to the field of testing the mechanical properties of metal materials, in particular to a method for testing the fatigue crack growth rate of steel box girders. Background technique [0002] Steel box girders are widely used in the construction of lifting equipment, large bridges and steel structure houses. This kind of structural parts is subjected to various short-term periodic cyclic loads during service, and is prone to fatigue failure after long-term use, resulting in fracture and collapse of the structure, which is very dangerous. Therefore, it is often necessary to carry out safety assessment of steel box girder structural parts in engineering design, and it is necessary to continuously monitor its surface crack growth and estimate the remaining life of the structure during service. Fatigue crack growth rate test is a test to evaluate the speed of fatigue crack growth of defective components, which can effectively evaluate ...

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Problems solved by technology

The current national standard GB/T6398-2000 stipulates the test method for the fatigue crack growth rate of metal materials, but the object of the material test is a standard sample, and the constraints it receives are far from the physical structure. How to apply the results of the crack growth rate test to the solid steel box girder structure remains to be further studied

[0003] However, there are three major difficulties in the fatigue crack growth rate test of the solid steel box girder: 1) the physical

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