A New Fatigue Life Calculation Method Based on Non-Linear Cumulative Damage Theory

Abstract:

Operating characteristics of small and medium tonnage lattice boom crane which withstand fatigue loads was analyzed in this paper. It showed that the lattice boom crane utilization level is in the overlap zone of low cycle fatigue and high cycle fatigue. There may be some plastic deformation in the structure. So the total damage calculated by the Palmgren-Miner rule had a large scatter. Typical operating conditions was analyzed that K-type welded joints of the boom is under axial load and in-plane bending loads. Several critical areas of K-type welded joints were determined by ANSYS finite element calculation software where the stress amplitude was larger on the single side of the lattice boom. A new stress spectrum acquisition method based on the “measured+statistics+compare+simulation” integrated strategy of crane K-type welded joints was proposed. Based on a simplified Huffman non-linear cumulative damage theory, fatigue life of crane K-type welded Joints were calculated based on the strain parameters. They were compared with Palmgren-Miner rule and together with fracture mechanics method. Results showed that although they were all conservative compared with test results, the new method can be applied easily in for engineering applications because it only need amplitude constant amplitude fatigue strain-life data.

• Periodical: Applied Mechanics and Materials (Volumes 423-426)
• Pages: 2116-2122
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/AMM.423-426.2116
• Online since: September 2013
• Authors: Fu Hai Cai, Xin Wang, Fu Ling Zhao
• Keywords: Fatigue Life Evaluation, K-Type Welded Joints, Non-Linear Cumulative Damage Theory, Strain-Life Data

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