A Strain-Based Health Indicator for the SHM of Skin-to-Stringer Disbond Growth of Composite Stiffened Panels in Fatigue

Real-time Structural Health Monitoring (SHM) of aeronautical structural components is a technology persistently investigated the last years by researchers and engineers to potentially reduce the cost and/or implementation of scheduled maintenance tasks. To this end, various types of sensors have been proposed to serve this role, e.g....

Punching Capacity of Prestressed Concrete Bridge Decks Under Fatigue

Previous research showed that the capacity of existing slab-between-girder bridges is larger than expected based on the punching shear capacity prescribed by the governing codes, as a result of compressive membrane action. A first series of fatigue tests confirmed that compressive membrane action also acts under cycles of loading. However, a...

Fatigue Testing of Transversely Prestressed Concrete Decks

In the Netherlands, slab-between-girder bridges with prestressed girders and transversely prestressed decks in between the girders require assessment. Static testing showed that compressive membrane action increases the capacity of these structures and that the decks fail in punching shear. The next question is if compressive membrane action...

Additional information about FALSTAFF

The Standard load sequence FALSTAFF has found widespread application. The present report starts with a reminder of the defining properties of FALSTAFF. The report presents the complete Markov-matrix plus tabulations and level crossings pertaining to the FALSTAFF-sequence.