Steel Bridge Coating Inventory 2021

Kentucky maintains 1,100+ steel bridges. Based on expected coating service lives, maintaining protective coatings on these bridges will require painting at least 50 bridges per year. If bridge maintenance staff are to develop a plan for maintaining bridge protective coatings, KYTC needs an up-to-date inventory of steel bridges which includes coating condition assessments. With the input of district bridge engineers, this project will develop a prioritized inventory of steel bridges. The final list will be submitted for future field assessment. Based on these assessments, maintenance coating schedules and economical bridge coating strategies (e.g., spot/zone painting, overcoating) will be developed. A coatings maintenance plan will include a projected budget which will support requests for bridge maintenance funding.

Language

• English

Project

• Status: Completed
• Funding: $50000
• Contract Numbers:

  SPR 22-614

• Sponsor Organizations:

  Kentucky Transportation Cabinet

  200 Mero Street
  Frankfort, KY  United States  40622
• Performing Organizations:

  University of Kentucky, Lexington

  Kentucky Transportation Center College of Engineering, 176 Raymond Building
  Lexington, KY  United States  40506-0281
• Principal Investigators:

  Palle, Sudhir

• Start Date: 20210701
• Expected Completion Date: 20220630
• Actual Completion Date: 0

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Budgeting; Coatings; Cost effectiveness; Inventory; Maintenance; Steel bridges
• Geographic Terms: Kentucky
• Subject Areas: Bridges and other structures; Highways; Maintenance and Preservation;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01781447
• Record Type: Research project
• Source Agency: University of Kentucky, Lexington
• Contract Numbers: SPR 22-614
• Files: RIP, STATEDOT
• Created Date: Sep 8 2021 11:04AM