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A new model is proposed in this paper for the estimation of the life of bridges subject to damage caused by high cycle fatigue combined with low cycle fatigue taking account of the interaction of high and low amplitude loadings. High cycle fatigue is caused by normal routine traffic (low amplitude) loading while low cycle fatigue is caused by extreme (high amplitude) loading situations produced by such as earthquakes. The model mainly consists of a new damage indicator and a new strain-life fatigue curve. Total strain is treated as the damage variable. The proposed model predictions were verified by comparing with fatigue test results for four materials reported in the literature. The proposed model was then applied to estimate the fatigue life of a bridge member subject to combined high and low-cycle fatigue damage caused by normal traffic and by earthquake loadings. The results of the case study, confirm the importance and applicability of the proposed model.

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high cycle fatigue low cycle fatigue combined damage railway bridge

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New Combined High and Low-Cycle Fatigue Model to Estimate Life of Steel Bridges considering Interaction of High and Low Amplitudes Loadings

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