Tri-Society Standard Guides Zinc-Rich Coating Application for Bridges

State highway departments and fabrication shops have a new source for guidance on the proper application of zinc-rich primers to new bridges, with the second edition of the Guide Specifications for Application of Coating Systems With Zinc Rich Primers to Steel Bridges. The Guide now includes parameters for applying both inorganic and organic zinc rich systems. The new edition of the guide specification is the result of close collaboration among the American Association of State Highways and Transportation Officials (AASHTO), the National Steel Bridge Alliance (NSBA), and SSPC: The Society for Protective Coatings. The second edition of the specification (referred to as S 8.1-2006 by NSBA) was approved by AASHTO in September 2006 and is soon to be published by the association. This article reviews the specification and discusses its importance to the bridge industry, the development of the specification, and how it can be obtained.

• Availability:
  • Find a library where document is available. Order URL: http://worldcat.org/issn/87551985
• Authors:
  • Huffman, Lori R
• Publication Date: 2007-5

Language

• English

Media Info

• Media Type: Print
• Features: Photos;
• Pagination: pp 16-21
• Serial:
  • Journal of Protective Coatings and Linings
  • Volume: 24
  • Issue Number: 5
  • Publisher: Technology Publishing Company
  • ISSN: 8755-1985

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Anticorrosion coatings; Coatings, fillers and paints; Guidelines; Metal bridges; Primers; Specifications; State departments of transportation; Steel structures; Zinc coatings
• Subject Areas: Bridges and other structures; Design; Highways; I24: Design of Bridges and Retaining Walls;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01051796
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Jun 19 2007 8:28AM