One-Coat Systems Applicable to Steel Bridges

The Coatings and Corrosion Laboratory at Turner-Fairbank Highway Research Center of Federal Highway Administration has been evaluating eight one-coat systems plus two control systems; a 3-coat and a 2-coat. Test materials were applied over near-white steel test panels (SSPC-SP10). This study was launched in November 2006, as part of a congressionally mandated high performance steel research program, and will be completed in December 2008. A total of 168 test panels were prepared and tested through accelerated laboratory testing and outdoor weathering testing at two exposure sites. Performance of the coating systems has been evaluated using Electrochemical Impedance Spectrosocpy (EIS), surface failure characterizations, rust creepage at intentional scribes, pull-off adhesion, and changes of color and gloss.

Language

• English

Project

• Status: Active
• Sponsor Organizations:

  Federal Highway Administration

  Turner-Fairbank Highway Research Center
  6300 Georgetown Pike
  McLean, VA  United States  22101
• Project Managers:

  Lee, Seung-Kyoung

• Performing Organizations:

  Federal Highway Administration

  1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE
  Washington, DC  United States  20590
• Principal Investigators:

  Lee, Seung-Kyoung

• Start Date: 20081106
• Expected Completion Date: 0
• Actual Completion Date: 20081231
• Source Data: RiP Project 19464

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Adhesion; Coatings; Corrosion; Corrosion protection; Creep; Performance evaluations; Research projects; Steel bridges
• Uncontrolled Terms: Electrochemical impedance spectroscopy
• Subject Areas: Bridges and other structures; Highways;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01459762
• Record Type: Research project
• Source Agency: Federal Highway Administration
• Files: RiP, USDOT
• Created Date: Jan 3 2013 1:12PM