CARPARK GIVES COR-TEN URBAN ACCEPTABILITY

The author describes the use of "cor-ten" weathering steel in the construction of a multistorey car-par, in Winsford, Cheshire. An outline is given of the site conditions and the reasons for the choice of materials and method of construction touched on. Problems encountered and described include the straining of cor-ten by concrete grouting and the time taken in complying with fire regulations. In two years the whole frame should have achieved the expected shade of brown which will blend the car-park in with its surroundings. This is because upon exposure to the atmosphere cor-ten develops an adhering oxide layer which inhibits corrosion. /TRRL/

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• Corporate Authors:

  Institution of Civil Engineers

  One Great George Street, Westminster
  London,   United Kingdom  SW1P 3AA
• Authors:
  • Ridgeway, G
• Publication Date: 1976-12-9

Language

• English

Media Info

• Features: Photos;
• Pagination: p. 28-29
• Serial:
  • NEW CIVIL ENGINEER
  • Issue Number: 222
  • Publisher: EMAP CONSTRUCT LIMITED
  • ISSN: 0307-7683

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Concrete; Construction management; Corrosion; Grouting; Multistory structures; Parking; Parking garages; Steel; Urban areas; Weathering
• Geographic Terms: United Kingdom
• ITRD Terms: 3666: Construction method; 5252: Corrosion; 924: Multi storey parking garage; 4542: Steel; 8119: United Kingdom; 5281: Weathering
• Subject Areas: Bridges and other structures; Construction; Geotechnology; Highways; Materials; Terminals and Facilities; I34: Steels and Metals; I53: Construction of Bridges and Retaining Walls;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00163817
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Transport and Road Research Laboratory (TRRL)
• Report/Paper Numbers: Analytic
• Files: ITRD, TRIS
• Created Date: Dec 27 1977 12:00AM