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55using the 220-kip servo hydraulic MTS testing machine in the Kettelhut StructuralEngineering Laboratory, each with different patterns <strong>of</strong> corrosion <strong>and</strong> repair modeled.The first eyebar connection, Eyebar A had material removed to simulate acommon corrosion pattern found on the lower chord eyebars <strong>of</strong> historic iron truss bridges.In this pattern, excessive corrosion was typically prevalent in an arched area on thebottom edge <strong>of</strong> one surface <strong>of</strong> an eyebar end connection. This corrosion is most likely theresult <strong>of</strong> condensation that collects at the edge on one side <strong>of</strong> a bottom chord eyebarmember. Figure 3.25 is a picture <strong>of</strong> Eyebar A, after some <strong>of</strong> the material was removed tomodel this corrosion pattern. Half <strong>of</strong> the thickness <strong>of</strong> the original eyebar was removed inthe area <strong>of</strong> which the eyebar was machined to resemble corrosion.Once this material was removed, the area simulating corrosion needed to be filledwith weld material. To do this an E7024 SMAW 1/8” diameter welding rod was utilizedwith a DC reverse polarity electric source. The welding rod used is only permitted forwelding in the flat <strong>and</strong> horizontal direction but is a very good filler welding rod <strong>and</strong>reduces the number <strong>of</strong> passes needed to fill the area.Welding passes were added in the long direction <strong>of</strong> the treated area to reduce heatdistortion in the eyebar. The initial root pass was placed in the far corner <strong>of</strong> the area thatwas removed with the bar lying flat on a surface. Figure 3.26 shows the eyebar after theinitial pass had been placed, <strong>and</strong> illustrates the direction in which the welds weredeposited.Additional weld passes were added first along the base <strong>of</strong> the removed section<strong>and</strong> then on top <strong>of</strong> the previous welds using the same procedure between passes. Thisprocedure consisted <strong>of</strong> checking the temperature <strong>of</strong> the metal to ensure that it had notexceeded approximately 280 deg F to ensure that the filler weld would not be too fluid<strong>and</strong> the metal to hot to weld. The weld was also cleaned with a chisel hammer <strong>and</strong> wirebrush. Figure 3.27 shows the eyebar end connection after the filler welding was

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