@article{MAKHILLJEAS2019142218654,
    title = {Fatigue Assessment of ALSABTEA Bridge under Dynamic Loads},
    journal = {Journal of Engineering and Applied Sciences},
    volume = {14},
    number = {22},
    pages = {8196-8207},
    year = {2019},
    issn = {1816-949x},
    doi = {jeasci.2019.8196.8207},
    url = {https://makhillpublications.co/view-article.php?issn=1816-949x&doi=jeasci.2019.8196.8207},
    author = {Qassim and},
    keywords = {repeated loading,shear connectors,damage,ANSYS,Composite bridge,finite elements},
    abstract = {Fatigue of the structural elements that fail due to the cumulative damaged by the connected between
the microscopic interior cracks represents the main problem of structure such as bridges. The source of fatigue
in bridges is amplitude dynamic loading from vehicles during the service life of the bridge that cause fatigue.
Composite bridge is the one of different types of bridges that may contain steel girder connected with deck
concrete slab by means of shear connectors to transferee the trucks and other loadings to the steel girders. Due
to varied amplitude of velocity ranges during the life of the bridge that caused damaged structure on the bridge
such as increased in deflections and stresses. In present study, ALSABTEA composite bridge in Diyala, Iraq
that designed and constructed to work as full interaction is analyzed under the effects of repeated loading
based on loadings codes specifications such as AASHTO using finite elements approach by ANSYS packages.
The parameters taking into account are truck loading and velocity speed as low, medium and high. The analysis
results indicated that the damage index D for load cases not reach to unity but the maximum value is <0.2% in
case of HS20 loading.}
    }