Glossary
Construction Métallique

Retail category

The numerical designation assigned to a particular constructive detail for a given stress direction to indicate the fatigue strength curve to be applied to evaluate its strength (this number corresponds to the reference fatigue strength Δσ_C in MPa)

Fatigue loading

Set of action parameters based on representative load-events and described by load positions, magnitude, phasing and relative frequency of occurrence.

Equivalent fatigue loading of constant amplitude

Simplified constant-amplitude loading giving the same damage as real variable-amplitude load-events

Geometric stress, hot spot stress

The maximum principal stress in the base metal, at the foot of the weld bead, taking into account the effects of stress concentration due to the overall geometry of the construction detail, without considering the effects of local stress...