Abstract:A theoretical study was carried out on the cracks in the circumferential welding seam of the lug side plate of a through-type steel structure tied-bar pipeline arch bridge. Based on the detailed investigation of the cracks on the side plates of the lifting lugs on site, a spatial finite element analysis was carried out on the lug joints. The analysis results show that the main cause of the lifting lug cracks is: the on-site welding of the lug joints in a low temperature environment, due to the strong restraint relationship between the lug side plate and the cover plate, which hinders the cold shrinkage of the welding seam The effect, the welding residual stress of the steel structure and other effects superimposed, caused a relatively large stress in the lug cover plate, which led to the main reason for the occurrence of this disease. If the nodes with more complex structures are processed in the factory, and advantageous measures such as anti-deformation method and heat dissipation method can be adopted to avoid welding cracks of the pipeline bridge under low-temperature conditions.