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Uniaxial strain ratcheting of steel butt-welded joints after multiple-repair welding

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Repair welds are frequently used to fix defects in the manufacturing process, remedy in-service degradations, and for the life extension of ageing steel components and pressure vessels. Nevertheless, repair welds may exert detrimental impacts on the integrity of these structures in the long term. The primary focus of the current study is on the vee-and-weld repairs made in girth welds of steel pipes/components. The subject has not been the focal point for previous researchers. The hysteresis responses of specimens with original welds, partial and full repair welds and repeated repair welds were studied. Specimens with full repair welds featured apparent strain softening under strain cycling. Specimens with original or partial repair welds demonstrated a relatively stable strain cycling behaviour. Under stress cycling, the repair welding accelerated the strain ratcheting and reduced the number of cycles to failure. The effects varied depending on the extent of the repair (full or partial) and its repetition (single or double).

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The authors gratefully acknowledge the financial support received from the Iran National Science Foundation (INSF-91001149) and Mr A.P. Zandi from Tazand Company for providing the measuring devices. The authors also express their gratitude to two anonymous reviewers for their highly perceptive and constructive comments on the earlier version of this paper. Last but not least, the authors extend their sincere appreciation to Mr. Mohammad Ezzati for his helpful and constructive comments on the edit of this paper.

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Arnavaz, S., Zeinoddini, M., Ezzati, M. et al. Uniaxial strain ratcheting of steel butt-welded joints after multiple-repair welding. J Braz. Soc. Mech. Sci. Eng. 44, 69 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1007/s40430-022-03363-8

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