Dynamic Fracture and Crack Arrest Toughness Evaluation of High-Performance Steel Used in Highway Bridges

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2023-04-26Author
Collins, William N.
Yount, Tristan D.
Sherman, Ryan J.
Leon, Roberto T.
Connor, Robert J.
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MDPI
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Scholarly/refereed, publisher version
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© 2023 by the authors. Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license.
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Impact energy tests are an efficient method of verifying adequate toughness of steel prior to it being put into service. Based on a multitude of historical correlations between impact energy and fracture toughness, minimum impact energy requirements that correspond to desired levels of fracture toughness are prescribed by steel bridge design specifications. Research characterizing the fracture behavior of grade 485 and 690 (70 and 100) high-performance steel utilized impact, fracture toughness, and crack arrest testing to verify adequate performance for bridge applications. Fracture toughness results from both quasi-static and dynamic stress intensity rate tests were analyzed using the most recently adopted master curve methodology. Both impact and fracture toughness tests indicated performance significantly greater than the minimum required by material specifications. Even at the AASHTO Zone III service temperature, which is significantly colder than prescribed test temperatures, minimum average impact energy requirements were greatly exceeded. All master curve reference temperatures, both for quasi-static and dynamic loading rates, were found to be colder than the Zone III minimum service temperature. Three correlations between impact energy and fracture toughness were evaluated and found to estimate reference temperatures that are conservative by 12 to 50 °C (22 to 90 °F) on average for the grades and specimen types tested. The evaluation of two reference temperature shifts intended to account for the loading rate was also performed and the results are discussed.
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Collins, W.N.; Yount, T.D.; Sherman, R.J.; Leon, R.T.; Connor, R.J. Dynamic Fracture and Crack Arrest Toughness Evaluation of High-Performance Steel Used in Highway Bridges. Materials 2023, 16, 3402. https://doi.org/10.3390/ma16093402
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