CORROSION OF STEEL GIRDER BRIDGE ANCHOR （腐蚀钢桁桥锚）.pdfVIP

CORROSION OF STEEL GIRDER BRIDGE ANCHOR BOLTS By Robert D. Moser (corresponding author) Georgia Institute of Technology 790 Atlantic Drive Atlanta, GA 30332 Phone: (706) 835-5526 Fax: (404) 894-2278 Email: moser@gatech.edu Lisa J. Lindquist Hoeke Georgia Institute of Technology 790 Atlantic Drive Atlanta, GA 30332 Phone: (412) 716-7237 Fax: (404) 894-2278 Email: lisa.lindquist@gatech.edu Preet M. Singh Georgia Institute of Technology 500 10th Street, N. W. Atlanta, GA 30332 Phone: (404) 894-6641 Fax: (404) 894-4778 Email: preet.singh@mse.gatech.edu Lawrence F. Kahn Georgia Institute of Technology 790 Atlantic Drive Atlanta, GA 30332 Phone: (404) 894-8021 Fax: (404) 894-2278 Email: lawrence.kahn@ce.gatech.edu Kimberly E. Kurtis Georgia Institute of Technology 790 Atlantic Drive Atlanta, GA 30332 Phone: (404) 385-0825 Fax: (404) 894-2278 Email: kimberly.kurtis@ce.gatech.edu Word Count: 4,320 + 10*250 (10 Figures and 1 Table) = 6,820 November 15, 2008 TRB 2009 Annual Meeting CD-ROM Paper revised from original submittal. Moser, Lindquist Hoeke, Singh, Kahn, Kurtis 2 ABSTRACT Corrosion of anchor bolts has been revealed by inspections of steel girder bridges throughout the State of Georgia. Of Georgia’s steel girder bridges, 411 (27%) were found to be experiencing anchor bolt corrosion, with a median age of 39 years when corrosion was first reported. From field investigations of bridges built prior to 1990, A36 carbon steel anchor bolt corrosion is attributed to the formation of corrosion macrocells with the bolt’s concrete embedment and the buildup of dirt and debris at the bearing site. I