Fatigue assessment of rail track detail on movable bridge in Estonia based on 2D/3D Finite Element Modelling using hot-spot stresses

There are several methods to perform fatigue assessment as described by the Eurocode 3 and the International Institute of Welding (IIW). The codes establish the relation between stress ranges and their respective number of cycles until failure of the detail. This method is called S-N curves, however this is based mainly on nominal stresses. A...