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Shi, Z. (author), Su, Qingtian (author), Kavoura, Dr. Florentia (author), Veljkovic, M. (author)To investigate the fatigue performance and fatigue damage process of the Orthotropic Steel Deck (OSD) - Ultra-High Performance Concrete (UHPC) composite bridge deck, a two-span continuous full-scale specimen was designed and tested under cyclic loading. Test results showed that the fatigue cracks firstly initiated near the lower part of the weld...journal article 2023
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Yan, R. (author), Mela, Kristo (author), El Bamby, H. (author), Veljkovic, M. (author)The newest version of prEN 1993-1-8 (2022) prescribes a material factor (Cf) to reduce the design resistance of welded joints made of high strength steel (HSS) mostly due to the lack of available experiments, given the less ductility of HSS compared to mild steel. Additionally, it is stated that the material design yield strength should not...journal article 2023
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Yan, R. (author), El Bamby, H. (author), Veljkovic, M. (author)Welded joints are wildly used in the construction sector for fabrication of steel and aluminium structures. A welded joint is traditionally divided into three regions: The Base Material (BM), the Heat-Affected Zone (HAZ), and the Weld Material (WM). The mechanical behaviour of each region varies depending on properties of BM, FM and welding...conference paper 2023
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Yan, R. (author), Mela, Kristo (author), Yang, Fei (author), El Bamby, H. (author), Veljkovic, M. (author)A welded connection consists of three main material zones, the base material (BM), the heat-affect zone (HAZ), and the weld metal (WM). The strength of HAZ depends on the BM grade and manufacturing process, electrode grade, and welding parameters. Under certain conditions, HAZ has the lowest material strength, especially for high-strength...journal article 2023
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Shi, Z. (author), Su, Q. (author), Kavoura, Dr. Florentia (author), Veljkovic, M. (author)To establish the tensile constitutive model of ultra-high performance concrete containing coarse aggregate (CA-UHPC), monotonic and cyclic uniaxial tensile tests for CA-UHPC with fiber volume fractions of 2.5% and 2.0% were conducted. Test results showed that CA-UHPC exhibits approximately linear stress-strain relation up to the tensile strength...journal article 2023
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Xin, Haohui (author), Liu, Jielin (author), Correia, J.A.F.O. (author), Berto, Filippo (author), Veljkovic, M. (author), Qian, Guian (author)In this paper, a numerical simulation method of mixed-mode fatigue crack propagation was explored using the extended finite element method (XFEM) and the Virtual Crack Closure Technique (VCCT). Both 2D and 3D numerical models were selected to simulate the fatigue crack propagation of steel specimens. Two coefficients were proposed to...journal article 2023
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Cheng, L. (author), Yang, Fei (author), Winkes, Jasper Stefan (author), Veljkovic, M. (author)This paper shows a part of the analysis of the development of the second generation of the C1 wedge connections for use in offshore wind turbine supporting towers. The novelty of this connection is that bolt failure is avoided under static and fatigue loads. This study aims to investigate the tensile behaviour of the connection by combining...journal article 2023
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Cheng, L. (author), Nokhbatolfoghahai, A. (author), Groves, R.M. (author), Veljkovic, M. (author)The performance of the Acoustic Emission (AE) technique is significantly dependent on the sensors attached to the structural surface. Although conventional commercially AE sensors, like R15a and WSa sensors, have been extensively employed in monitoring many different structures, they are unavailable in restricted-assess areas. In contrast,...conference paper 2023
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Cheng, L. (author), Yang, Fei (author), Seidel, Marc (author), Veljkovic, M. (author)The overall competitiveness of offshore wind turbine towers is significantly influenced by the selection of the connection. The following three types of connections: a conventional bolted ring flange (RF) connection, ring flange connection with defined contact surfaces (RFD), and C1 wedge connection (C1-WC) are considered. A quantitative...journal article 2023
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Xin, Haohui (author), Liu, Jielin (author), Correia, Jose A.F. (author), Berto, Filippo (author), Veljkovic, M. (author), Yang, Fei (author)Strengthening fatigue damage of orthotropic steel decks (OSDs) needs to comprehensively consider the strengthening effect and the dead weight introduced during the strengthening process, especially for OSDs in super large-span bridges or old renovated bridges, where the dead weight cannot be significantly increased during repair and...journal article 2023
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Shi, Z. (author), Su, Qingtian (author), Veljkovic, M. (author)In recent years, ultra-high performance concrete (UHPC) has been introduced in the design of orthotropic steel decks (OSD) to reduce the risk of fatigue cracking. To investigate the fatigue behaviour and fatigue damage process of the orthotropic steel-UHPC composite bridge deck, a fullscale specimen was designed and tested under cyclic loading....conference paper 2022
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Yang, Tao (author), Xie, Rongxian (author), Veljkovic, M. (author)Bolt shear connectors have the advantage of efficient installation and demolition when used in prefabricated composite beams. When bolt shear connectors are damaged in the service period and replaced by new ones, the shear performance of replaced bolts is to be affected by the existing structural damage. This paper investigates the shear...conference paper 2022
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Creusen, Koen Erwin Yvonne (author), Misios, George (author), Winkes, Jasper Stefan (author), Veljkovic, M. (author)Increasing loads on the connections of tubular towers that support wind turbines are making the traditional bolted L-flange more challenging to design, while the large mass of components and tools make installation challenging from a safety perspective. The C1 Wedge Connection is a symmetrical connection between tubular sections. The...journal article 2022
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Xin, Haohui (author), Li, Jie (author), Veljkovic, M. (author), Liu, Yuqing (author), Sun, Qing (author)Bolted joints in steel structures are generally subject to combined actions. The research on ultimate capacity of bolted joints under combined tension and shear actions, twin shear actions, and combined tension-twin shear actions is relatively limited. The aim of this paper is to calibrate the fracture locus of grade 10.9 bolts using the...journal article 2022
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PTIČEK, Marko (author), SKEJIĆ, Davor (author), Veljkovic, M. (author), RIZZANO, Gianvittorio (author)The application of tubular columns in steel structures offers many advantages. However, this potential has not been fully utilized due to a lack of access for the installation of standard bolts in end-plate beam-to-column joints. Blind bolts are an alternative way of connecting the beam end-plate to hollow section column, for they can be...journal article 2022
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Kavoura, Dr. Florentia (author), Veljkovic, M. (author)The demountable and reusable steel-concrete composite structures contribute immensely at the sustainable development in construction. The main technical practice which allows for demountability and reusability is the use of demountable shear connectors in their floor systems. These demountable shear connectors can satisfy the need for composite...conference paper 2022
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Heng, J. (author), Zheng, Kaifeng (author), Feng, Xiaoyang (author), Veljkovic, M. (author), Zhou, Zhixiang (author)This study integrates the fatigue test and numerical prediction to derive a comprehensive probability-stress-life (P-S-N) curve for rib-to-deck (RD) welded joints in orthotropic steel decks. Fatigue tests of RD joints are conducted to measure fatigue strength and crack growth data. Based on the test, a probabilistic fatigue crack growth (PFCG...journal article 2022
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Li, Jie (author), Xin, Haohui (author), Correia, J.H.G. (author), Berto, Filippo (author), Zhao, Bingzhen (author), Bo, Yanwei (author), Veljkovic, M. (author)With the improvement of computational capability, finite element simulation is an increasingly practical method to accurately predict the ultimate capacity and ductile fracture behavior of high-strength bolts. However, the mesh size affects the results of FE simulations but related research on mesh size effects is relatively limited. In the...journal article 2022
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Maarleveld, Arvid (author), Malschaert, D.H. (author), Veljkovic, M. (author)Orthotropic bridge decks are susceptible to fatigue cracks which are influenced by the thickness of their components, welding procedure, type of the weld, the position of the considered detail in relation to the local loading condition and by residual stresses due to welding. The above-mentioned parameters determine the detail category for...conference paper 2022
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Pedrosa, Bruno (author), Correia, J.H.G. (author), Lesiuk, Grzegorz (author), Rebelo, Carlos (author), Veljkovic, M. (author)The UniGrow model is an analytical procedure to assess the fatigue crack growth based on elastic–plastic crack tip stresses and strains. The assumption is that fatigue crack growth (FCG) can be considered as a process of successive crack re-initiations resulting from material damage in the crack tip zone. The main parameters of this model are...journal article 2022