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When repairing fatigue damage by welding, the fatigue strength of cracked joints needs to be restored and also improved to prevent the reoccurrence of cracks. In this study, a new welding wire called low temperature transformation (LTT) welding wire, which enables the introduction of compressive residual stresses around a weld bead and the reduction of weld deformation, was applied to the weld repair. Its applicability was investigated by fatigue tests with compact tension specimens and a plate girder specimen, The compact tension specimens revealed that compressive residual stresses introduced by LTT welding wire have positive effects on crack initiation and propagation behaviour. The plate girder specimen indicated that the fatigue lives of cracked joints are restored and also improved by weld repair with LTT welding wire. Therefore, weld repair with LTT welding wire makes it possible to improve the fatigue strength of cracked joints.
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Miki, C., Hanji, T. & Tokunaga, K. Weld Repair for Fatigue-Cracked Joints in Steel Bridges by Applying Low Temperature Transformation Welding Wire. Weld World 56, 40–50 (2012). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF03321334
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