SPR-4309: Pack Rust - Mitigation Strategy Effectiveness

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.

Language

• English

Project

• Status: Completed
• Funding: $185497
• Contract Numbers:

  SPR-4309

• Sponsor Organizations:

  Purdue University/Indiana Department of Transportation JHRP

  Purdue University
  1284 Civil Engineering Building, Room 4154
  West Lafayette, IN  United States  47907-1284
• Principal Investigators:

  Bowman, Mark

• Start Date: 20190101
• Expected Completion Date: 20211231
• Actual Completion Date: 0

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Guidelines; Recommendations; Repairing; Rust prevention; Rusting; Steel bridges; Structural connection
• Geographic Terms: Indiana
• Subject Areas: Bridges and other structures; Highways; Maintenance and Preservation;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01685150
• Record Type: Research project
• Source Agency: Indiana Department of Transportation
• Contract Numbers: SPR-4309
• Files: RIP, STATEDOT
• Created Date: Nov 7 2018 1:03PM