Abstract
This paper presents the results of the experimental study on the bending fatigue resistance of high-strength steel
monostrand cables. From the conducted fatigue tests in the high-stress, low-cycle region, a preliminary bending
fatigue spectrum is derived for the estimation of monostrand cable service life expectancy. The presented
preliminary bending fatigue spectrum of high-strength monostrands is currently unavailable in the published
literature. The presented results provide relevant information on the bending mechanism and fatigue
characteristics of monostrand steel cables in tension and flexure and show that localized cable bending has a
pronounced influence on the fatigue resistance of cables under dynamic excitations.
| Original language | English |
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| Journal | Journal of the International Association for Shell and Spatial Structures |
| Volume | 52 |
| Issue number | 4 |
| Pages (from-to) | 249-255 |
| ISSN | 1028-365X |
| Publication status | Published - 2011 |
Keywords
- Bending fatigue spectrum
- High-strength monostrand steel cable
- Cyclic loading