Research Article

Fatigue Damage Evaluation of Pile-Supported Bridges under Stochastic Ice Loads

Table 2

500 s cumulative fatigue damage with different soil conditions (water depth: 30 m).

PositionPosition along pile sectionCumulative damage (10−4)
Su = 25 kPa (soft)Su = 50 kPa (medium)Su = 100 kPa (stiff)

Pile-topS112.4921.3530.773
S121.6040.9370.354
S130.1010.0540.021
S141.4790.7930.216
S152.2210.9620.614

SeabedS210.1570.1110.041
S220.0950.0680.017
S230.0070.0030.001
S240.0790.0520.011
S250.1320.1020.034