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A conventional quasi-static load method causes small stress amplitude and less stress change times when calculating the stress change of crane structures, leading to inaccurate prediction results of the structural fatigue life of the crane. Thus, by investigating the dynamic impact of the crane in the lifting process, the dynamic model of the lifting process was constructed in this study to explore the load variation of a crane structure. A fatigue life prediction method considering the lifting impact effect is proposed to analyze the fatigue life of structures. The calculation results indicate that the lifting impact process increases the number of stress cycles in structures, which has a negative impact on the structural fatigue life. Therefore, determining the dynamic response relationship between the lifting impact effect and the fatigue life of a crane structure can help improve the safety of this structure.
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This work was supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (No. 52105269 and No. 51805348), and the Excellent Innovation Project for Graduate Students of Taiyuan University of Science and Technology (XCX212067), and the Innovative Project for Graduate Education of Taiyuan University of Science and Technology (SY2022039), China.
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Qisong Qi is an Associate Professor and master supervisor at Taiyuan University of Science and Technology. He received his Ph.D. degree from Taiyuan University of Science and Technology. His main research interests include crane modern design theory and design method research, structural optimization design and intelligent optimization algorithm research.
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Li, C., Qi, Q., Dong, Q. et al. Research on fatigue remaining life of structures for a dynamic lifting process of a bridge crane. J Mech Sci Technol 37, 1789–1801 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12206-023-0319-7
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