TY - JOUR AU - Toribio Quevedo, Jesús Andrés AU - González Martín, Beatriz AU - Matos Franco, Juan Carlos AU - Ayaso Yáñez, Francisco Javier PY - 2017 UR - http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ijfatigue.2015.01.007 UR - http://hdl.handle.net/10366/132459 AB - This paper analyzes the overload retardation effect (ORE) on the fatigue crack growth (FCG) of cold drawn prestressing steel when different loading sequences are used. The ORE is more intense for elevated load decrease or for low initial stress... LA - eng KW - Overload retardation effect KW - Loading sequences KW - Fatigue crack growth KW - Cold drawn prestressing steel KW - Crack tip opening displacement TI - Effect of sudden load decrease on the fatigue crack growth in cold drawn prestressing steel DO - 10.1016/j.ijfatigue.2015.01.007 ER -