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140were joined together with a full penetration double V butt joint groove weld utilizingE6010 or E7018 SMAW weld metal. The welded test specimens had comparable tensilestrength <strong>and</strong> yield strength results to the non-repaired specimens, but the percentelongation results from the welded specimens was slightly lower than the otherspecimens.Charpy impact testing was also completed on material from the Bell Ford Bridge<strong>and</strong> Adams Mill Bridge. Charpy impact specimens were machined from the eyebars <strong>of</strong>the Bell Ford Bridge in three different orientations. These orientations were LongitudinalNotched to the Side (LS), Longitudinal Notched to the Top (LU), <strong>and</strong> TransverseNotched (T). A fourth type <strong>of</strong> Charpy impact specimen was machined from the roundtensile rods <strong>of</strong> the Adams Mill Bridge. The Charpy impact strength <strong>of</strong> all the specimens,except for the longitudinal notched to the top, were lower than the base metal Charpy V-notch requirements for fracture critical members <strong>of</strong> ASTM A36 steel in a Zone 2environment. The transverse specimens did not have an impact strength greater than 3 ftlbs at any temperature.The ends <strong>of</strong> the eyebars from the Bell Ford Bridge were also investigated toobtain a better underst<strong>and</strong>ing <strong>of</strong> the stress distribution in the connection. To accomplishthis, a finite element analysis <strong>of</strong> the eye connection was completed along with tensiletesting utilizing strain gages. Both <strong>of</strong> these methods verified that high stressconcentrations existed directly adjacent to the pin hole, with the second highest stressconcentration being though the shank <strong>of</strong> the eye connection. When testing to full failure,all the connections failed in the shank.A filler weld repair for severe section loss from corrosion in an eyebar connectionwas also investigated in this study. Two eyebar end connections were modeled with twodifferent types <strong>of</strong> section loss <strong>and</strong> then repaired using a filler weld procedure. Both therepaired eyebar end connections were then tested in tension until failure, where they bothfractured in the shaft <strong>of</strong> the eyebar.

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