Research Article

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

Table 3

500 s cumulative fatigue damage with different water depths (soil strength: 25 kPa).

PositionPosition along pile sectionCumulative damage (10−4)
H = 30 m (deep)H = 20 m (medium)H = 10 m (shallow)

Pile-topS112.4921.6590.863
S121.6041.0550.475
S130.1010.0840.044
S141.4790.9930.389
S152.4211.4260.822

SeabedS210.1570.1220.049
S220.0950.0780.028
S230.0070.0040.002
S240.0790.0660.019
S250.1320.0930.026