*•Steel bridge on roadway bridge(intersection of a valve rib and a crossbeem)[#f0cf1b7b] *Steel bridge on roadway bridge(intersection of a valve rib and a crossbeem)[#f0cf1b7b] **1.Field of application [#xb24e840] >Steel bridge of Route 43, Japan.&br; **2.Circumstances of repair [#w638d500] >Fatigue cracks were detected on welded joints between vertical stiffeners and orthotropic deck plate in 2005 after 9 years of service.&br; **3.Types of structure [#tfd342b1] >The outline of the bridge structure is as follows.&br; -Bridge length : 165.0m -Span length : 49.3+75.0m+44.6m -Structure : Box girder bridge with orthotropic deck system -Structural steel : SM490Y **4.Details of loading [#y50e36b5] >Fluctuating loads due to highway live load. **5.Description of damage [#ycceae98] >Fatigue cracks were detected on welded joints between vertical stiffners and orthotropic deck plate.Type-A cracks initiated from the orthotopic deck side toe of the weld bead and propagated at a orthotropic deck. Type-B cracks initiated from the vertical stiffeners side toe of the weld bead and propagated at orthotopic deck after penetrating through the weld bead([[Fig.1>#fig1]]). . &br; CENTER:&aname(fig1);&attachref(./type-a-b.jpg,35%);&br; &br; CENTER:Type-A Type-B &br; &br; CENTER:Fig.1 Crack location &br; &br; >Cause of fatigue cracks was as follows:&br; -Localized stress concentration which resulted from the restraint of the deck plate deflection due to the wheel load. **6.Repair method applied [#b01beb0a] >Retrofitting measures were cutting treating of semicircle at the vertical stiffeners([[Fig.2>#fig2]]). &br; &br; CENTER:&aname(fig2);&attachref(./cutting.jpg,50%);&br; &br; CENTER:Fig.2 Cutting treating of semicircle &br; &br; **Reference [#cafe5c9d] >Yoshihiko TAKADA,Yoriko KAWAKAMI,Yuji SAKAI,Masahiro SAKANO, Study on retrofit measures in weld of vertical stiffener cutting treating of the semicircle in orthotropic steel deck, '''STEEL CONSTRUCTION ENGINEERING''', Vol.16, No.62,2009.(In Japanese) &br; &br;