CORROSION TEST OF STEEL PILING IN SEA WATER

AN INSTALLATION OF PILE-TEST SPECIMENS INSTALLED COOPERATIVELY BY THE NATIONAL BUREAU OF STANDARDS AND THE COASTAL ENGINEERING RESEARCH CENTER IN 1967 TO STUDY CORROSION AND PROTECTION OF STEEL PILING INSTALLED IN SEA WATER IS DESCRIBED. NINETY-SIX 8 IN. H AND 8-IN. CYLINDRICAL PILES WERE INSTALLED IN THE OCEAN AT DAM NECK, VA. THE PILES ARE INSTALLED IN SETS OF THREE. THE TEST INCLUDES BARE PILES, COATED PILES AND PILES WITH SACRIFICIAL ANODES. DATA WILL BE OBTAINED ON THE PILES BY PULLING ONE OF EACH SET OF THREE AT 5-YEAR INTERVALS FOR DETAILED ANALYSIS OF CORROSION AND ABRASION DAMAGE. DATA IS ALSO GATHERED ANNUALLY BY VISUAL INSPECTION, PHOTOGRAPHS AND ELECTRICAL MEASUREMENTS. THE FIRST REPORT OF FINDINGS IS SCHEDULED FOR 1973. INFORMATION OBTAINED FROM THIS INSTALLATION SHOULD AID IN ESTIMATING THE LIFE OF STEEL PILING WITH AND WITHOUT VARIOUS FORMS OF PROTECTION IN SIMILAR MARINE ENVIRONMENTS. /AUTHOR/

• Supplemental Notes:
  • Vol 97, No WW3, PROC PAPER 8292, PP 549-558, 7 FIG, 1 TAB,
• Corporate Authors:

  American Society of Civil Engineers

  345 East 47th Street
  New York, NY  United States  10017-2398
• Authors:
  • Watkins, L L
• Publication Date: 1971-8

Media Info

• Serial:
  • Journal of Waterways and Harbors Division
  • Publisher: American Society of Civil Engineers

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Abrasion tests; Coatings; Corrosion protection; Corrosion tests; Harbors; Protection; Sacrificial anodes; Steel; Structural tests; Support piles
• Uncontrolled Terms: Steel piling
• Old TRIS Terms: Pile protection; Pile tests
• Subject Areas: Bridges and other structures; Geotechnology; Highways; Marine Transportation; Materials; Security and Emergencies; Terminals and Facilities;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00217154
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Oct 10 1971 12:00AM