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      <title>SPR-4309: Pack Rust - Mitigation Strategy Effectiveness</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[The purpose of the proposed research is to examine pack rust effects on bridge structures in Indiana and to develop recommendations for particular strategies that can be used to prevent or mitigate pack rust in steel bridges. Various repair strategies will be examined to determine which appear to be the most effective in halting or delaying the development of further pack rust after it has been detected in a connection detail. The strength loss associated with pack rust development and damage will be examined. Lastly, recommendations and detailed guidelines on the most effective repair procedures will be formulated.]]></description>
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      <title>SPR-4121: Pack Rust Identification and Mitigation Strategies for Steel Bridges</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[The proposed research will study the development of pack rust in Indiana steel highway bridges and investigate possible repair methodologies. Specific areas of interest are the frequency of occurrence of pack rust in steel highway bridges in Indiana, locations and types of bridges where pack rust has been observed to occur, and repair or mitigation procedures that have been developed and implemented in other state DOTs and other industries.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 19 Jan 2017 11:13:03 GMT</pubDate>
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