A Study on the Fatigue Strength of the Welded Joints in Steel Structures(I)

강구조물(鋼構造物)의 용접연결부(鎔接連結部)의 피로강도(疲勞强度)에 관한 연구(研究)(I)

The simplified method drawing the S-N curves in welding joints of the cover plates, the transverse stiffners and the gusset plates of the plate girders by calculation and its computer program without the direct fatigue tests, was established. And the method was applied to the Young- Dong Great Bridge, the 3 th Han River Bridge and the Kang Chon Bridge. Before this, SS 41, SS 50, SWS 50 and SWS 58 were selected, then the compact tension specimens were made by the use of these materials, the things welded by these materials transversely and the ones longitudinally to the crack propagation direction. The fatigue tests were performed by the use of these 'specimens, and the values of material constants c and m were obtained. By these results the followings were obtained. It was showed that the fatigue: strength in the case of the cover plates was much lower than in the case of other two cases. It was showed that, in the case of the cover plates with the cover plates thicker the fatigue strength was lower, but besides this the fatigue strength was not much influenced by the size of specimens. It was showed that in the difference from this the fatigue strength was sensitively influenced by the values of c and m. It was showed that in accordance with the lower values of c and m the fatigue strength was fairly higher, in accordance with the lower values of m the gradient of the S-N curves was abrupter. It was considered that if such data were accumulated continuously, in the near future the basic pattern used availably in providing the indicater of the fatigue design of the plate girders, and presuming the life-proof of the existing plate girders.

판항교(鈑桁橋)의 덮개 판(板), 수직보강재(垂直補强材) 및 연결판(連結板) 등의 용접연결부(鎔接連結部)를 포함하는 실물(實物)을 modeling 하여 직접(直接) 피로시험(疲勞試驗)을 행하지 않고서도 계산 program에 의해 S-N 선도(線圖)를 그리는 방안을 정립하여 서울의 수동대교(水東大橋), 제(第) 3 한강교(漢江橋) 및 춘천(春川)의 강촌교(江村橋) 등에 적용해 보았다. 이에 앞서, SS 41, SS 50, SWS 50, SWS 58 등의 구조강(構造鋼)으로서 소재(素材), 균열방향에 평행용정, 균열방향에 직각 용접의 compact tension 시험편을 제작 피로시험을 행하여 계산 program 중의 data로 쓰여질 재료상수(材料常數) c 및 m 값을 구하였다. 이 결과 다음과 같은 결과들을 얻었다. 덮개판(板)의 경우 다른 두 부분보다 피로강도(疲勞强度)가 매우 낮았다. 덮개판(板)의 경우 두께가 커지면 피로강도(疲勞强度)가 상당히 낮아지는 외에는 치수에 그다지 큰 영향을 받지 않으며, c 및 m 값에는 매우 민감한 영향을 받음을 알 수 있었다. c 값 및 m 값이 적어질수록 피로강도(疲勞强度)가 상당히 커지며, m 값이 적어지면 S-N 곡신의 경사가 매우 급해짐을 알 수 있었다. 이와 같은 연구가 계속되어 더 많은 data가 집적(集積)되면 앞으로 설계(設計)될 판항교(鈑桁橋)의 피로설계지침(疲勞設計指針)을 마련하고, 또 기존(旣存) 판항교(鈑桁橋)의 피로(疲勞)에 대한 내용년한(耐用年限)을 추정(推定)할 수 있는 기본(基本) pattern이 제공(提供)할 수 있으리라 사료된다.