Gradual change of vibration characteristics of steel truss structure

In order to investigate the gradual change law of vibration characteristics of steel truss structures under the influence of fatigue loading and uniform corrosion, this study combines the nonlinear cumulative fatigue damage rule, corrosion depth theory, and structural residual performance theory to establish a multi-level gradually changing performance transfer model. The relationship between structural performance and damage behavior is revealed, and a numerical analysis method for the gradual change phenomenon of vibration characteristics of steel truss structures is provided. A two-dimensional finite element analysis framework for gradual changes in vibration characteristics in steel truss structures has been developed and analyzed for a steel truss girder bridge. The results show that the correlation terms of vibration characteristics gradually decay with the increase of operation time, and the degree of decay is related to the severity of fatigue damage or corrosion damage, with the overall trend exhibiting a three-stage change.