HOW TO PROTECT BRIDGES FROM SALT CORROSION

The Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) Interim Report entitled "Further Improvements in Cathodic Protection," June 1987, FHWA/RD-87/062, evaluates eight different anode systems for cathodic protection of bridges. This article summarizes those evaluations. The eight systems are coke asphalt, non-overlay or slotted systems, CPC mound and concrete overlay, Raychem Ferex 100 Anode, Eltech Elgard Anode, Porter DAC-85 conductive coating, zinc metallized coating, and spray-painted CPC.

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• Corporate Authors:

  Cahners Publishing Company

  275 Washington Street
  Newton, MA  United States  02158-1630
• Authors:
  • Munn, W D
• Publication Date: 1989-5

Media Info

• Features: Photos;
• Pagination: p. 40-41
• Serial:
  • Highways and Heavy Construction
  • Volume: 132
  • Issue Number: 6
  • Publisher: Cahners Publishing Company
  • ISSN: 0362-0506

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Anodes; Bridge decks; Bridge piers; Bridges; Cathodic protection
• Subject Areas: Bridges and other structures; Design; Highways; I24: Design of Bridges and Retaining Walls;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00483759
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: May 31 1989 12:00AM