EXTENDING THE BRIDGE MAINTENANCE PAINTING SEASON

Current codes, if rigidly enforced, preclude highway bridge painting on site throughout the winter and much of the spring and autumn in an average year. The temperature must be not less than 4 deg C and the relative humidity not above 90 per cent. As the real criterion is to avoid painting on wet surfaces, a change of emphasis away from relative humidity measurements is suggested. A simple wetness detector has been developed using the principle of a resistance change between two electrodes in the presence of moisture. The complete system enabling readings of surface wetness, air and surface temperatures was installed at various bridge and experimental sites for a period of three years. The results show that the painting season for some structures can be economically extended to the period of March through until the end of October. (Author/TRRL)

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  Transport and Road Research Laboratory (TRRL)

  Wokingham, Berkshire  United Kingdom 
• Authors:
  • WINNETT, M A
• Publication Date: 1980

Media Info

• Features: Figures; References; Tables;
• Pagination: 30 p.
• Serial:
  • Publication of: Transport and Road Research Laboratory
  • Publisher: Transport and Road Research Laboratory (TRRL)
  • ISSN: 0266-7045

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Air; Bridges; Detectors; Fall; Highway bridges; Humidity; Maintenance; Maintenance practices; Moisture content; Paint; Painting; Resistance (Electricity); Seasons; Sensors; Spring; Summer; Surfaces; Temperature; Water
• Geographic Terms: United Kingdom
• ITRD Terms: 6714: Air; 2537: Autumn; 3455: Bridge; 3847: Maintenance; 5920: Moisture content; 3807: Paint; 6916: Resistance (electr); 2525: Season; 6120: Sensor; 2533: Spring (season); 2534: Summer; 6438: Surface; 6722: Temperature; 8119: United Kingdom; 4355: Water
• Subject Areas: Bridges and other structures; Highways; Maintenance and Preservation; I61: Equipment and Maintenance Methods;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00334825
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Transport Research Laboratory
• Report/Paper Numbers: LR960 Monograph
• Files: ITRD, TRIS, ATRI
• Created Date: Sep 16 1981 12:00AM