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Fig. 4. Schematic of line heat mechanism. Fig. 5. Schematic of strip heat on the top flange of a wide flange beam.
Fig. 6. Heating patterns for wide flanges and channels bent about their Fig. 7. Heating patterns for wide flanges and channels bent about their
major axes (Category S). minor axes (Category W).
Fig. 8. Wide flanges and channels with twisting damage (Category T). Fig. 9. Typical heating patterns for local damage.
Fig. 10. Heating pattern and sequence for bending combination about Fig. 11. Heating pattern and sequence for combination weak axis bend-
both the strong and weak axis. ing and local flange bulge.
Fig. 12. Heating pattern for reverse curvature bending. Fig. 13. Offset measurements to calculate degree of damage and radius
of curvature.
Fig. 17. Stresses in channel IX-6 Fig. 19. Residual stresses in Category S damaged wide flange beam
(45° vee, Mj/Mp = 0.50, depth ratio = 1.00). (45° vee, Mj/Mp = 0.50, depth ratio = 1.00).
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erally proportional to the heating temperature up to at least
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870°C (1600°F). To more clearly define the behavior sug-
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gested by a limited number of data points in Roeder’s study,
2 a series of heats were applied to plates in which the heating
1 temperature was varied from 370 to 815°C (700° to
0
0.5 0.75 1 0.5 0.75 1 0.5 0.75 1 0.5 0.75 1 0.5 0.75 1 0.5 0.75 1
1500°F) in increments of 56°C (100°F). The results as
Depth Ratio
45 0 0
20 0 0 0 shown in Figure 21 establish a clear and regular progression
Θ
0
20 60 45 60
Jacking Ratio 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.25 0.25 0.25 of increased plastic rotation with increasing temperature.
Because increasing the temperature leads to more move-
Fig. 20. Influence of vee depth on plastic rotations of originally straight
plates for various vee angles and jacking ratios
ment, practitioners sometimes tend to overheat. As dis-
(heating temperature = 650°C or 1200°F). cussed previously, it is important to limit the maximum
10
9
8
7
6
5
4
3
2
1
0
0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90
Jacking Ratio=0.25 from the neutral axis of the plate, the strains are constant in
20 Jacking Ratio=0.50
Theoretical Eq. 6.1
Jacking Ratio=0.50 the longitudinal direction over the middle two-thirds of the
Least squares curve fit vee; (3) the planes defined by the sides of the vee remain
15 plane after heating and rotate about the apex of the vee; (4)
the plastic rotation per heat varies linearly with the jacking
10 Jacking Ratio=0.25 ratio, Mj/Mp; (5) the degree of internal confinement (exclud-
ing any jacking force) equals 60 percent of perfect confine-
5 ment; (6) the maximum heating temperature averages
1200°F (650°C); (7) the plastic rotation per vee heat varies
Jacking Ratio=0.0
0
linearly with the ratio of the product of the stiffening ele-
0 10 20 30 40 50
ment width, bs, and its distance from the apex of the vee, ds,
to the square of the vee depth, d; and (8) the movement per
Vee Angle (degrees) vee heat is a linear function of the ratio of plastic to elastic
Fig. 24. Experimental and theoretical plastic rotations for Category W section modulus, Z/S, about the axis of bending. Using
damage of a C 6x8.2 with the open end of vees at flange-web-juncture. these assumptions, an expression for the plastic rotation, ϕ,
per vee heat for Category S or W damaged wide flange
10 beams or channels or angles bent about their x or y axis is
Jacking Ratio=0.50
Jacking Ratio=0.0 given by
Plastic Rotation (milliradians)
9 Jacking Ratio=0.25
Fig. 26. P∆ effect on an axially loaded column. Fig. 27. Heating patterns for composite girder.
or
Mj
Fl = 0.6 + 2 γ (16)
Mp
vees intersect should not be heated. Vees should be nar- In order to provide some general guidelines, a set of rec-
row with an angle of 20° or less. After star vee heating, ommended tolerances is given in Table 1. These tolerance
the rings should be heated, starting with the outermost levels are less restrictive than specified in the Bridge Weld-
ring. A maximum of three ring heats should be used at ing Code.
one time with the star vees. Rotate the star vee pattern
30° after each cycle so that the same vees are not repeti- SUMMARY AND CONCLUSIONS
tively heated. Rings may be repetitively heated or
The goal of this paper has been to summarize the state-of-
shifted, depending on the degree of plastic curvature.
the-art in heat straightening repair of damaged steel. The
The steel should completely cool before the next heating
format used was to list the commonly asked questions and
cycle begins.
to provide the answers based on the latest research and
development. The principles discussed here can also be
WHAT TYPE OF TOLERANCES SHOULD BE applied to heat curving members to produce camber, sweep
USED IN HEAT STRAIGHTENING? or curved beams. Heat straightening is a safe and econom-
ical repair procedure when properly executed. It is a skill
In most cases any desired tolerance level can be obtained by
requiring practice and experience. The proper placement
heat straightening. One approach to specifying the toler-
and sequencing of heats combined with control of the heat-
ance for heat straightening repair is to use a standard spec-
ing temperature and jacking forces distinguishes the expert
ification for manufacturing or fabrication. One commonly
practitioner. In the past, heat straightening has been more
referenced standard is the American Welding Society
art than science. With the information presented here, the
Bridge Welding Code (1996 or latest edition). Member
practicing engineer will have guidelines quantifying the
dimensional tolerances are given in Section 3.5 and flat
most suitable procedures.
plate tolerances are given in Section 9.19. The use of this
or similar construction standards for heat straightening tol-
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