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121A study conducted at Iowa State University in 1976 on the strength <strong>of</strong> eyebarconnections included some fatigue testing on damaged <strong>and</strong> undamaged eyebars. Fatiguetests were completed on twenty three undamaged eyebars <strong>and</strong> nine damaged <strong>and</strong> repairedeyebars. Of the undamaged eyebars, twenty one failed in one <strong>of</strong> the eyes <strong>of</strong> the eyebar.Of the damaged <strong>and</strong> repaired eyebars only two fractured in the presence <strong>of</strong> a repair <strong>and</strong>the rest failed in the eyes (Elleby, 1976).The results from testing completed in this study <strong>and</strong> from the testing at Iowa StateUniversity support the need to check for fatigue cracking at the holes <strong>of</strong> the eyebars.This is especially true since these members are considered to be fracture critical <strong>and</strong> havebeen in service for such a long time.Regardless <strong>of</strong> the geometry, existing eyebars tend to perform well <strong>and</strong> fail outside<strong>of</strong> the connection area under static loading conditions. Evidence <strong>of</strong> this can be seen inthe testing that was completed during this research study. Four eyebar connections werestatically tested in tension until they failed. All <strong>of</strong> the eyebar connections failed outside<strong>of</strong> the connection detail area.Testing that was completed at Iowa State University in 1976 also included statictesting on eyebars. In this testing, seventeen undamaged specimens <strong>and</strong> three damaged<strong>and</strong> repaired specimens were tested. Of these eyebars, none failed in the eye <strong>and</strong> allfailed either in the shank <strong>of</strong> the eyebar or at an original forging (Elleby, 1976).Therefore, for the statically tested specimens, the eye connections <strong>of</strong> the eyebars areadequate but the forgings in the eyebars need to also be checked for cracking.Charpy impact testing <strong>of</strong> historic wrought iron was also completed in the presentstudy to determine the fracture toughness <strong>of</strong> the material. Charpy impact specimens weremachined from eyebars in different orientations simulating crack growth in differentdirection along the eyebar. It was determined that the fracture toughness <strong>of</strong> wrought ironvaries according to the direction <strong>of</strong> crack growth in the material.

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