EFFECT OF UNCERTAINTY ON THE FATIGUE RELIABILITY OF REINFORCED CONCRETE BRIDGE DECK UNDER HIGH STRESS LOADS

UT Osumeje; A Ocholi; JM Kaura; AO Abdulhamid

doi:10.4314/njt.353.1126

EFFECT OF UNCERTAINTY ON THE FATIGUE RELIABILITY OF REINFORCED CONCRETE BRIDGE DECK UNDER HIGH STRESS LOADS

Authors

UT Osumeje DEPARTMENT OF CIVIL ENGINEERING, AHMADU BELLO UNIVERSITY, ZARIA. KADUNA STATE. NIGERIA
A Ocholi DEPARTMENT OF CIVIL ENGINEERING, AHMADU BELLO UNIVERSITY, ZARIA. KADUNA STATE. NIGERIA
JM Kaura DEPARTMENT OF CIVIL ENGINEERING, AHMADU BELLO UNIVERSITY, ZARIA. KADUNA STATE. NIGERIA
AO Abdulhamid DEPARTMENT OF CIVIL ENGINEERING, AHMADU BELLO UNIVERSITY, ZARIA. KADUNA STATE. NIGERIA

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.4314/njt.353.1126

Keywords:

Fatigue, cracks, structural reliability, uncertainties, high stress loads

Abstract

The deterioration of reinforced concrete bridge deck that has been damaged as a result of load action can affect the durability, safety and function of the structure. In this paper, a reliability time-variant fatigue analysis and uncertainty effect on the serviceability of reinforced concrete bridge deck was carried out. A simply supported 15m bridge deck was specifically used for the investigation. Mathematical models were developed and the uncertainties in structural resistance, applied loadings as well as the structural components were accommodated using probabilistic method. The limit state functions were evaluated using the First Order Reliability Algorithm and the entire process was implemented using a developed MATLAB program called Rayswit.m. Failure in the deck shear region gave the most critical effect with a reliability index range of 6.95 to -12.38 when compared to flexure region with an index of 8.58 to -10.53.

http://dx.doi.org/10.4314/njt.v35i3.6

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Vol. 35 No. 3 (2016)

Section

Building, Civil & Geotechnical Engineering

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EFFECT OF UNCERTAINTY ON THE FATIGUE RELIABILITY OF REINFORCED CONCRETE BRIDGE DECK UNDER HIGH STRESS LOADS. (2016). Nigerian Journal of Technology, 35(3), 510-518. https://doi.org/10.4314/njt.353.1126