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62. LITERATURE SEARCHBefore experimental testing began, an in depth literature review was conducted.This review had several goals which were to obtain an accurate description <strong>of</strong>, <strong>and</strong>historical background for, wrought iron as it was used as a structural material. Also fromthis review, historical tensile strength data <strong>of</strong> wrought iron was found, collected <strong>and</strong>analyzed. Through out the review, many articles dealing with repairs <strong>and</strong> rehabilitations<strong>of</strong> bridges that consisted <strong>of</strong> wrought iron members were located <strong>and</strong> summarized. Uponcompleting the review, a survey was created <strong>and</strong> distributed with the goal <strong>of</strong> determiningif any such repair procedures are currently used throughout the country.2.1 Background <strong>of</strong> <strong>Wrought</strong> <strong>Iron</strong>2.1.1 Definition <strong>of</strong> <strong>Wrought</strong> <strong>Iron</strong><strong>Wrought</strong> iron was <strong>of</strong>ficially defined by the American Society for TestingMaterials in 1930 as:“A ferrous material aggregated from a solidifying mass <strong>of</strong> pasty particles <strong>of</strong>highly refined metallic iron, with which, without subsequent fusion, isincorporated in a minutely <strong>and</strong> uniformly distributed quantity <strong>of</strong> slag.”<strong>Wrought</strong> iron is considered to be a material that consists <strong>of</strong> two main components: highpurityiron <strong>and</strong> iron silicate. <strong>Iron</strong> silicate, more commonly known as slag, is a glasslikesubstance that is mechanically intermingled with the iron. The addition <strong>of</strong> slag occursduring the manufacturing process for the wrought iron

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