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Multi-scale fatigue damage model for steel structures working under high temperature

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In order to better understand the fatigue mechanisms of steel structures working under high temperature, a multi-scale fatigue damage model at high temperature is developed. In the developed model, the macroscopic fatigue damage of metallic materials due to the collective behavior of micro-cracks is quantified by using the generalized self-consistent method. The influence of temperature on fatigue damage of steel structures is quantified by using the previous creep damage model. In addition, the fatigue damage at room temperature and creep damage is coupled in the multi-scale fatigue damage model. The validity of the developed multi-scale damage model is verified by comparing the predicted damage evolution curve with the experimental data. It shows that the developed model is effectiveness. Finally, the fatigue analysis on steel crane runway girders (CRGs) of industrial steel melt shop is performed based on the developed model.

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The work was financially supported by the National Program on Key Research Project (Grant 2016YFC0701301-02) and Jiangsu Province Natural Sciences Fund Subsidization Project (Grant BK20170655), to which the authors are most grateful.

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Guo, H., Sun, B. & Li, Z. Multi-scale fatigue damage model for steel structures working under high temperature. Acta Mech. Sin. 35, 615–623 (2019). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10409-018-00834-x

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