M Bridge in Tokyo, Japan.
M橋(東京都)
The fatigue crack ,that length was 245mm, was found at the web panel of the end of the girder in the A2 support.
A2支点側の主桁端部WEBに長さ245mmに疲労き裂が見つかった。
The outline of the bridge structure is as follows.
橋梁の構造諸元は次のとおりである。
Elevation,plan and cross section of M bridge is shown in Fig.1.
一般図を図.1に示す。
Fluctuating loads due to vehicles live load.
活荷重
The location and the detail of the crack are shown in Fig.2.Fig.3 shows the part which was surrounded in the lower flange,the end of diaphragm and the horizontal stiffener.This part corroded remarkably.The stagnant water was thought as the cause of the localized corrosion like this.As a result of having measured a residual thickness with a ultrasonic thickness gauge, it was revealed that the thinnest part was 1.8mm.
図.2に疲労き裂の位置と詳細を示す。図.3は下フランジ、端ダイヤフラムおよび水平補剛材で囲まれた部分を示すが、この部分はかなりさびが進行していた。滞水が局所的さびの原因であると考えられた。残存板厚を超音波板厚計で測定した結果、もっとも薄い部分で、1.8mmであった。
Causes of the fatigue crack were thought as follows:
- Fatigue due to repeated high support reaction.
- Repeated out-of-plane deformation of the web plate at the welded joints of the web plate and the lower flange.
Bolted splice plates were installed(Fig.4,Fig.5).
Fig.4 Detail of the repair.Fig.5 Photograph of the repair((a):The part of support.(b):Outer surface of the girder.(c):Inner surface of the girder.)
Chitoshi Miki,Fatigue and destruction of bridge,2011.10(In Japanese)