SEVERE CORROSION OF A GULF-OF-MEXICO BRIDGE

Authors
CARPIO JJ HERNANDEZDUQUE G MARTINEZ L PEREZLOPEZ T
Citation
Jj. Carpio et al., SEVERE CORROSION OF A GULF-OF-MEXICO BRIDGE, Materials performance, 33(12), 1994, pp. 12-16
Citations number
17
Categorie Soggetti
Materials Science, Characterization & Testing
Journal title
Materials performance → ACNP
ISSN journal
00941492
Volume
33
Issue
12
Year of publication
1994
Pages
12 - 16
Database
ISI
SICI code
0094-1492(1994)33:12<12:SCOAGB>2.0.ZU;2-P
Abstract
The severe corrosion on the largest Mexican bridge over seawater was s tudied. The bridge has been in service since 1982 in the tropical envi ronment of the Gulf of Mexico. It is supported by sets of piles hammer -driven into sea soil. The concrete piles exhibited cracks up to 4 m l ong above the sea level, which apparently were caused by the marine en vironment as well as the construction procedures.