INVESTIGATION ON THE APPLICATION OF NON-PAINTED WEATHERPROOF STEEL RAILWAY BRIDGES

To cope with its unavoidable corrosion problem, the steel structure is usually painted or plate-processed. The cost for the maintenance work of the existing structure such as repainting tends to increase more and more. For the main purpose of reducing the maintenance cost, non-painted weatherproof steel material is now applied in railway bridges in Japan. However, practices in the use of weatherproof steel bridges about 5-10 years old after construction were chosen mainly to investigate their rust stability. The present "Guidance for Design and Construction of Non-Painted Steel Railway Bridges " was reviewed based on this investigation. This paper gives an outline of the above field investigation and revised guidance.

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  Railway Technical Research Institute

  2-8-38, Hikari-cho, Kokubunji-shi
  Tokyo 185,   Japan 
• Authors:
  • Murata, K
  • KATO, H
  • TANAKA, M
  • Kawai, O
• Publication Date: 1995-6

Language

• English

Media Info

• Features: Figures; References; Tables;
• Pagination: p. 102-107
• Serial:
  • Railway Technical Research Institute, Quarterly Reports
  • Volume: 36
  • Issue Number: 2
  • Publisher: Railway Technical Research Institute/Tetsudo Gijutsu Kenkyujo
  • ISSN: 0033-9008
  • Serial URL: http://www.rtri.or.jp/eng/

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Design; Maintenance; Metal bridges; Railroad bridges; Steel bridges; Technology assessment; Weatherproofing
• Uncontrolled Terms: Guidance
• Old TRIS Terms: Technical analysis
• Subject Areas: Design; Maintenance and Preservation; Railroads;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00712833
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Oct 9 1995 12:00AM