Author:
Carlin G. P.,Mirza M. S.,Gaudreault M.
Abstract
Major rehabilitation of the Champlain Bridge, Montreal, Quebec, has been undertaken with the goal of restoring its overall integrity. The bridge is a major transportation link carrying over 42 million vehicle transits annually. Repairs to all elements of the structure have recently been under way, such as deck replacement, pier repairs including submerged regions, restoration to prestressed girders, implementation of cathodic protection to control corrosion, new drainage provisions, and crash barriers. Rehabilitation of the main steel truss spans over the St. Lawrence Seaway is presented elsewhere. Testing of two cathodic protection systems on prestressed concrete beams has been undertaken with the goal of full-scale installation on all 50 affected spans. A possible pilot project is being examined, which incorporates the use of zinc anode spray applied to the concrete surface to act as passive, or induced current type, or as a combination of active and passive systems on the different sections of the bridge. Key words: bridge rehabilitation, cathodic protection systems, condition survey, corrosion protection strategy, external prestressing, honeycombing and spalling, impervious membrane, injection of cracks, prestressed concrete beams, underwater pier repairs.
Publisher
Canadian Science Publishing
Subject
General Environmental Science,Civil and Structural Engineering
Cited by
2 articles.
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