Life Predictions Fatigue According to Technical Norms: a Critical Review

Abstract

The main objective of this work is to show to the specialists involved welded structures subjected to cyclic uniaxial and multiaxial stresses proportional or non-proportional to the existing options for fatigue life prediction for welded joints that deals with the subject. Each of the standards (Eurocode 3 - IIW-AASHTO and BS 5400) has specific characteristics, some of them very distinct as well as a review of the computational methodologies developed in recent years. To evaluate the standards presented a case of fatigue life prediction of a plate top in I -beam I in the different standards. The similarities and discrepancies between the standards, the main constitutive parameters, the predicted similarity between fatigue life forecasts obtained through IIW and Eurocode 3, and the significant differences between AASHTO and BS 5400 were identified as a result of the philosophy of each standard.

Key-words:
Fatigue; Weld; Standards