Analysis of Fatigue Crack Propagation of an Orthotropic Bridge Deck Based on the Extended Finite Element Method

<div>The maximum principal stress nephograms for crack type. (a) Crack from the welding root of top deck (type a) and (b) crack from the welding toe of top deck (type b).</div>

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Figure 9: Analysis of Fatigue Crack Propagation of an Orthotropic Bridge Deck Based on the Extended Finite Element Method 