BS 7608-1993 Fatigue design and assessment of steel structures.pdf

BRITISH STANDARD BS 7608:1993
Incorporating
Amendment No. 1
Code of practice for
Fatigue design and
assessment of steel
structures
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BS7608:1993
Committees responsible for this
British Standard
The preparation of this British Standard was entrusted by the Welding
Standards mittee (WEE/-) to mittee WEE/44, upon
which the following bodies were represented:
AEA Technology
Association of Consulting Engineers
British Constructional Steelwork Association Ltd.
British Railways Board
Department of Transport
Department of Transport (Transport Research Laboratory)
ESDU International Ltd.
Electricity Association
Federation of Manufacturers of Construction Equipment and Cranes
Institution of Civil Engineers
Institution of Structural Engineers
Ministry of Defence
Process Plant Association
Railway Industry Association of Great Britain
Society of British panies Limited
United Kingdom Offshore Operators Association
Welding Institute
This British Standard, having
been prepared under the
direction of the Welding
Standards mittee,
waspublished under the
authorityof the Standards
es into
effecton Amendments issued since publication
15April 1993
© BSI 03-1999 Amd. No. ments
8337 February 1995 Indicated by a sideline in the margin
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relate to the work on this
standard:
Committee reference WEE/44
Draft ment 87/77328 DC
ISBN 0 580 21281 5
BS7608:1993
Contents
Page
Committees responsible Inside front cover
Foreword iv
Section 1. General
Scope 1
References 1
Definitions 1
Symbols and units 3
Assessment 3
Design life 3
Fatigue loading 3
Basis of fatigue analysis 4
Factors on fatigue life 4