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Publication Number:  FHWA-HRT-11-060    Date:  November 2011
Publication Number: FHWA-HRT-11-060
Date: November 2011

 

Multiple Corrosion-Protection Systems for Reinforced Concrete Bridge Components

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[1] The requirements for coating thickness measurements have changed since the initiation of this study, but with the exception of the bars with the calcium nitrite primer coating, it is expected that the bars in this study would meet the current coating thickness criteria (ASTM A775-07b).(15)

[2] The 5-week interval was satisfactory to maintain the pH of the solutions above 13.3.

[3] Corrosion potentials are measured with respect to an SCE on ponded specimens and a copper-copper sulfate (CSE) electrode for dry specimens. Potentials with respect to CSE are approximately 0.075 V more negative than those with respect to SCE.

[4] The addition of 60 lb/yd3 (35.6 kg/m3) is an estimate and is not based on laboratory or field observations.

 

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