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Item Análisis de la soldabilidad de los procesos SMAW, GMAW, GTAW y FCAW, de varillas con resaltes ASTM A706 grado 60 y su repercusión en las propiedades mecánicas de la unión CJP.(Universidad Técnica de Ambato. Facultad de Ingeniería Civil y Mecánica. Maestría en Ingeniería Civil con Mención en Estructuras Metálicas., 2025) López Urbina Lenin André; Guamanquispe Toasa Jorge PatricioThis research evaluates the most efficient welding process for joining ASTM A706 Grade 60 deformed reinforcing bars, aiming to optimize structural integrity, construction efficiency, and joint durability in civil engineering projects. Welding is proposed as an alternative to wire-tying in bar splicing, optimizing the excessive use of steel and the associated costs. Additionally, it prevents unnecessary increases in structural sections and handling challenges in confined spaces, especially with largediameter bars. In This way, the study seeks to improve structural performance and construction feasibility in civil engineering projects. The weldability of ASTM A706 Grade 60 bars was analyzed using the SMAW, GMAW, GTAW, and FCAW processes, in accordance with the AWS D1.4 code, evaluating their performance through destructive and non-destructive tests. Visual inspections and dye penetrant tests were used to detect surface discontinuities, while UNIVERSIDAD TÉCNICA DE AMBATO FACULTAD DE INGENIERÍA CIVIL Y MECÁNICA MAESTRÍA EN INGENIERÍA CIVIL CON MENCIÓN EN ESTRUCTURAS METÁLICAS THEME: “GTAW Y FCAW, OF RODS WITH HIGHLIGHTS ASTM A706 DEGREE 60 AND ITS IMPACT ON THE MECHANICAL PROPERTIES OF THE CJP UNION”. or tying 1t destructive xXviill xxix mechanical tests such as tensile testing, macrography, and metallography analyzed the strength, ductility, and microstructure of the welded joints. The results confirmed that the GMAW, FCAW, and SMAW processes meet the strength and quality standards required by the AWS D1.4 code, whereas the GTAW process exhibited deficiencies in mechanical performance due to alterations microstructure, such as variations in the distribution pearlite and ferrite, as well as grain size. The cost-benefit analysis determined that the GMAW, FCAW, and SMAW welding processes offer greater efficiency and lower cost per welded joint, optimizing the relationship between investment and structural performance. In conclusion, the implementation of welding in deformed steel reinforcing bars represents a viable and advantageous alternative to traditional lap splice with wire ties, improving the quality and safety of structures.Item Análisis de los procesos de soldadura SMAW, GMAW Y FCAW en varillas de acero estructural corrugado ASTM A706, mediante juntas a tope con bisel en V simple y doble, y su incidencia en las propiedades mecánicas de la junta soldada(Universidad Técnica de Ambato. Facultad de Ingeniería Civil y Mecánica. Maestría en Ingeniería Civil con Mención en Estructuras Metálicas, 2022-03) Armas Real, Daniel Alberto; Vaca Ortega, Wilson HenryIn order to provide an alternative to the traditional method of overlapping between reinforcing steel rods, it is intended to analyze some applicable welding processes to join reinforcing steel rods in the present work. The base material corresponds to reinforcing steel ASTM A706, the same one that is marketed nationally by the main steel mills and whose main characteristic is its good weldability. The welding processes used were the SMAW, GMAW and FCAW processes, and the joints used were single and double beveled butt joints for a rod diameter of 14 mm. The weld seams were made by a qualified welder and the welding processes were qualified by a welding inspector. The destructive tests carried out were the tension and macroetch tests, while the non-destructive test carried out was the penetrant dye test, which was carried out based on the structural welding code and based on structural welding code – steel reinforcing bars. Once the data was tabulated, the type of joint that presented the best mechanical properties for the FCAW process was the double V-bevel butt joint, while for the SMAW process good results were obtained for both types of bevel, however, after performing the analysis of welding costs, the type of butt joint with double V bevel was the one that reached the best cost-benefit ratio, despite the fact that compared to the other processes it was the most expensive; an additional benefit of this process is that it does not require an external shielding gas. The GMAW process, despite complying with the requirements of the code, did not obtain a good result in the percentage of elongation; Regarding the FCAW process, additional specimens were made to carry out the macroetch tests, because if a correct cleaning between passes is not carried out and the correct parameters are not used in the welding, a lack of fusion is obtained between the base metal and the base metal. input.