Enhancements    

IMPROVED TEST METHODS AND PRACTICES FOR CHARACTERIZING STEEL CORROSION POTENTIAL OF EARTHEN MATERIALS

IMPROVED TEST METHODS AND PRACTICES FOR CHARACTERIZING STEEL CORROSION POTENTIAL OF EARTHEN MATERIALS
PI: Soheil Nazarian
Co-PI: Shane Walker, Arturo Bronson
Sponsor: MCMAHON AND MANN CONSULTING ENGINEERS THROUGH NATIONAL COOPERATIVE HIGHWAY RESEARCH PROGRAM
Center for Transportation Infrastructure Systems (CTIS)
Amount awarded: $264,999

The objective of this research is to develop new or improved laboratory and field test methods to measure the electrochemical properties of earthen materials surrounding buried or embedded steel elements. The methods shall be representative of field conditions, and provide acceptable calibration, repeatability, and reproducibility.

Posting date: Tue, 10/25/2016

Award start date: Fri, 04/01/2016
Award end date: Sun, 09/30/2018