Table 2 Summary of fatigue stress reduction factors in composite deck
Equation | Detail | α | β |
|---|---|---|---|
\(\frac{{\sigma }_{1}}{{\sigma }_{0}}=\alpha \times {\left(\frac{{E}_{\mathrm{c}}{t}_{\mathrm{c}}}{{E}_{\mathrm{s}}{t}_{\mathrm{s}}}\right)}^{\beta }\) | Cut-out | 0.59 | − 0.18 |
Rib-to-crossbeam weld | 0.19 | − 0.69 | |
Rib-to-deck weld | 0.25 | − 0.59 | |
Splice of U-rib | 0.42 | − 0.34 |