ATTITUDES AND PRACTICES: DIRECT CURRENT TRANSIT SYSTEMS AND STRAY CURRENT CORROSION

In 1984, the Transportation Research Board, National Research Council, recognized the need for better control of stray current corrosion problems attributed to direct current powered transit systems. Described in this paper is the work performed as a direct result of that recognition in which the stray current corrosion problem is considered in its entirety. The study is based on information from numerous sources that addresses the technical aspects of system and structure design, construction and maintenance, occupational and public safety, and the institutional concerns of economics and liabilities. The work had three major phases: a literature review, site and mail surveys, and a workshop. Published literature, personal interviews, mail questionnaires, and group evaluations were used to identify the issues, evaluate engineering practices, and suggest a research plan to develop the information needed to control stray current corrosion practically and effectively.

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• Authors:
  • McCarthy, S T
  • Neatrour, M J
  • Krause, L M
  • ENGLISH, J J
  • Abromavage, M M
• Publication Date: 1988

Media Info

• Features: Figures; References; Tables;
• Pagination: p. 34-42
• Monograph Title: Commuter, regional, and rail transit: research and analysis
• Serial:
  • Transportation Research Record
  • Issue Number: 1162
  • Publisher: Transportation Research Board
  • ISSN: 0361-1981

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Control; Corrosion; Data collection; Direct current; Interviewing; Questionnaires; Rapid transit; Stray currents; Surveys; Workshops
• Subject Areas: Geotechnology; Highways; Materials; Public Transportation;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00479228
• Record Type: Publication
• ISBN: 0309046734
• Files: TRIS, TRB
• Created Date: Jan 31 1989 12:00AM