A Review on Fatigue Performance of Concrete Structures Part I: Loading Parameters, Current Prediction Models and Design Approaches

Abstract

This review paper highlights the most fundamental state of knowledge regarding the fatigue ofconcrete that is available through the literature over the last decades and reveals the areas that areneeded for further investigation. The loading factors influencing the fatigue performance and thefatigue life estimation of concrete structures are taken into consideration. This review exploresthe impact of eight loading parameters on the fatigue life of concrete structures, and we aimed tobe succinct in our investigation. Besides, we present a review on the deterministic andprobabilistic approaches for fatigue life prediction. For example, in more recent studies, theutilization of machine learning techniques has been shown to outperform the traditional methods.The review gives adequate insight into the approach of some of the main current design codes forfatigue life prediction of concrete.