PMSS Project Details

Project ID:	FHWA-PROJ-13-0009
Project Name:	General Laboratory Support for Coating and Corrosion
Status:	Proposed
Contact:	Last Name: Virmani First Name: Paul Telephone: 202-493-3052 E-mail: paul.virmani@dot.gov
Organization:	Federal Highway Administration - Turner-Fairbank Highway Research Center (TFHRC)
Office:	Office of Infrastructure Research and Development
Team:	Infrastructure Management Team
Roadmap/Focus area(s):	Infrastructure Research and Technology Strategic Plan and Roadmap
Project Description:	Evaluate coatings on steel surfaces when coating comes in contact with variable levels of adverse ions.
Laboratories:	Coatings and Corrosion Laboratory
Start Date:	December 31, 2012
End Date:	December 31, 2015
Funding Amount:	$0.00
FHWA Program Name:	IRT (Infrastructure Research and Technology)
Goals:	Develop laboratory and field methods for detection of adverse ions and test selected coatings when steel surfaces come in contact with those adverse ions.
Project Type:	Onsite
Background Information:	Data not yet available
Test Methodology:	Under Evaluation
Other Information:	Data not yet available
Partners:	Data not yet available
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Fieldtest:	Data not yet available
Expected Benefits:	Identify coatings to provide acceptable service life under realistic field conditions.
Deliverables:	Name: Technical report (TechBrief) on coatings. Product Type(s): Techbrief Description: Technical report (TechBrief) on coatings. Audiences: Bridge owners, City and county agencies, State departments of transportation, Steel Industry Secondary Audiences: , Design engineers
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Project Findings:	Data not yet available
FHWA Topics:	Roads and Bridges--Asset Management Roads and Bridges--Design Roads and Bridges--Pavement and Materials Roads and Bridges--Structures
TRT Terms:	Steel Bridges Corrosion Chlorides Nitrates Coatings Research Infrastructure Bridges
FHWA Disciplines:	Structures
Subject Areas:	Bridges and other structures Construction Materials