BRIDGE PROTECTION: EARTHQUAKES AND OTHER THREATS

Following the devastating earthquke that hit California in October 1989, the California Department of Transportation moved quickly to repair and refurbish damaged facilities. The San Mateo-Hayward Bridge was soon repaired, and then the new bridge steel protected from corrosion by a high-performance water-borne primer, formulated with Haloflex 202 vinyl acrylic terpolymer emulsion from ICI Resins US, Wilmington, Massachusetts. In addition to meeting regulatory requirements and performance objectives, the primer is considered non-toxic and non-flammable, protecting painters who work with it as well as the bridges.

• Availability:
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• Corporate Authors:

  Public Works Journal Corporation

  200 South Broad Street
  Ridgewood, NJ  United States  07451
• Publication Date: 1990-9

Media Info

• Features: Photos;
• Pagination: p. 120
• Serial:
  • Public Works
  • Volume: 121
  • Issue Number: 10
  • Publisher: Hanley Wood
  • ISSN: 0033-3840
  • Serial URL: http://www.pwmag.com

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Bridges; Corrosion protection; Environmental protection; Occupational safety; Polymers; Primers
• Subject Areas: Bridges and other structures; Design; Environment; Geotechnology; Highways; Materials; Safety and Human Factors; I24: Design of Bridges and Retaining Walls; I35: Miscellaneous Materials;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00497368
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Sep 30 1990 12:00AM