Development of Criteria to Assess the Effects of Pack-out Corrosion in Built-up Steel Members

The objectives of the proposed pooled-fund study are as follows: (1) To develop AASHTO ready specifications for the evaluation of the effects of pack-out corrosion in built-up steel tension, compression, and flexural members. (2) Provide guidance on the need for repairs and corrosion rates that can be expected in various environments in order to assist owners in programming when repairs may need to be made. (3) Identify the most effective methods of repairs and provide suggesting verbiage that could be used when preparing special provisions for repairs. (4) Develop several case-study examples, including calculations that will be used for training users on the methodologies to be developed. It is anticipated that the research team will host a number of webinars or on-site training sessions to ensure technology transfer and implementation. (5) The impact of this study is obvious considering there is no such quantitative guidance available at present. The results of the work will allow owners to accurately assess the effects of this form of corrosion on various limits states (e.g., strength, fatigue, buckling, etc.) in built-up steel members. Both flexural and truss-type members will be studied. The ability to program repairs based on data-driven models allows for the best possible use of limited maintenance funds and safely extend the life of the existing inventory.

• Record URL:
  • http://www.pooledfund.org/Details/Study/659

Language

• English

Project

• Status: Active
• Funding: $800000
• Contract Numbers:

  TPF-5(436)

• Sponsor Organizations:

  Michigan Department of Transportation

  Van Wagoner Building
  425 W. Ottawa Street
  Lansing, MI  United States  48909

  Texas Department of Transportation

  125 E. 11th Street
  Austin, TX  United States  78701-2483

  Minnesota Department of Transportation

  Transportation Building
  395 John Ireland Boulevard
  St Paul, MN  United States  55155

  Illinois Department of Transportation

  2300 S. Dirksen Parkway
  Springfield, IL  United States  62764

  Pennsylvania Department of Transportation

  Keystone Building
  400 North Street
  Harrisburg, PA  United States  17120

  Kansas Department of Transportation

  Eisenhower State Office Building
  700 SW Harrison Street
  Topeka, KS  United States  66603-3754

  Indiana Department of Transportation

  1101 State Office Building
  Indianapolis, IN  United States  46204
• Managing Organizations:

  Indiana Department of Transportation

  1101 State Office Building
  Indianapolis, IN  United States  46204
• Project Managers:

  Nantung, Tommy

• Start Date: 20230206
• Expected Completion Date: 0
• Actual Completion Date: 0

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Bridge members; Case studies; Corrosion; Evaluation and assessment; Maintenance management; Repairing; Service life; Specifications; Steel bridges
• Subject Areas: Bridges and other structures; Highways; Maintenance and Preservation;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01713231
• Record Type: Research project
• Source Agency: Federal Highway Administration
• Contract Numbers: TPF-5(436)
• Files: RIP, USDOT, STATEDOT
• Created Date: Aug 6 2019 12:25PM