WEATHERING STEEL BRIDGES EVALUATED

Although study evaluating the performance of weathering steel on 49 highway bridges in seven states has been conducted by a task group of state and federal highway officials and steel company corrosion/metallurgical specialists. The study was initiated after a statewide moratorium on the use of unpainted weathering steel was established by the Michigan Department of Transportation in March, 1980. The data collected on the effects of long-term exposure of weathering steel found that, of all the bridges inspected, 30% showed good performance in all areas, 58% showed good performance with moderate corrosion in some areas and 12% showed good overall performance with heavy corrosion in some areas. The study found deicing salts to be the major contributor to excessive corrosion of most bridge materials.

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• Publication Date: 1984-5

Media Info

• Pagination: p. 18-19
• Serial:
  • Better Roads
  • Volume: 54
  • Issue Number: 5
  • Publisher: James Informational Media, Incorporated
  • ISSN: 0006-0208
  • Serial URL: http://www.betterroads.com

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Corrosion resistance; Deicing; Deicing chemicals; Highway bridges; Metal bridges; Roads; Snow and ice control; Sodium chloride; Sodium chloride; Steel bridges; Weathering steel
• Geographic Terms: Michigan
• Subject Areas: Bridges and other structures; Construction; Design; Geotechnology; Highways; Materials; Public Transportation; I24: Design of Bridges and Retaining Walls; I34: Steels and Metals;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00390103
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Engineering Index
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Oct 30 1984 12:00AM