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David H Deacon, Roger M Hudson and William H Deacon
Steel Protection Consultancy Ltd.
STEEL BRIDGE PAINTING –ACHIEVING THE OPTIMUM,LONG LIFE PERFORMANCE
INSTITUTE OF CORROSIONCORROSION ENGINEERING DIVISION
LEEDS ARMOURIESTHURSDAY 8TH MAY 2014
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Introduction – the Authors
Roger M HudsonCoating Consultant with the UK’s
Steel Protection Consultancy Ltd.Previously corrosion and protection specialist both with British Steel & Corus Research and Development
Technology
David H Deacon - PresenterCoating consultant and Director of the
UK’s Steel Protection Consultancy Ltd.
William H DeaconCoating consultant and ManagingDirector of the UK’s - Steel
Protection Consultancy Ltd.
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Introduction – SPC - the Company
• SPC, is a private, completely independent company specialising in coatings advice for both iron and steel structures.
• First major consultancy – London’s Thames Barrier in the 1970’s.
• Surveys and repainting advice on bridges including:-• Forth Road & Rail, Tower Bridge Centenary, River Severn, QEII, Tamar and
over 100 bridges and viaducts in India and Nepal and over 250 UK bridges
• Regrettably, numerous coating failure Investigations; (but clearly, not on any contracts that SPC have advised on!!)
– Eurostar Bridge, Liskeard Viaduct and many A19 road bridges.
• SPC Consultants have been providing courses for engineers and Bridge owners around the world and their experience has been converted into a readable textbook. “STEELWORK CORROSION CONTROL”
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Introduction
This presentation aims to discuss the changes in protective coating technology for the structural members of steel bridges.
• It was first presented to the The World International Bridge Operators Conference in Edinburgh in 2013
• It will review coating performance, the effect of specifications, surveys, maintenance regimes and their effect on durability as well as whole life costing.
• Three major UK steel bridges will be described.
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“It’s,- Just like painting the Forth bridge”.Now, this age-old, Myth is history
Introduction
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Other considerations
• Future maintenance and access
• Road de-icing salts
• Ancillary items e.g. cables, bearings, crash barriers, parapetsand lighting columns etc.
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Changes – surface preparation
Flame cleaning Modern automated abrasive blast cleaning at works and wet abrasive and high pressure water jetting on site.
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Changes – paint coatings
Hand mixed paints Two pack chemical curing
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Metallic Coatings
Thermal metal spray Hot dip galvanizing
Used from the 1970’s with sealersOriginally hydrophilic.Changed to hydrophobic (c 1980’s).Fixed volume/fixed surface area.
Not to be confused with ‘cold galvanizing’. Discontinued
after incorrect assessment of condition (c1980’s)
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Metallic Coatings – thermal metal spray
Inadequate sealing along bottom edges
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Metallic Coatings – hot dip galvanizing
Stainsby Hall BridgeTeesside Parkway. A four span, steel supported, concrete decked bridgeErected in 1974No maintenance. SPC inspected during the PI in1998 & 2005.
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Specification Changes
”3 coats of paint, one of which should be a primer applied to a properly prepared surface”
What should be included• Scope of the work• Details of the structure• The corrosivity of the environment• Methods of access• Surface preparation methods • Coatings (paints – HA/NR Item Nos)• Methods of application• Handling and transportation of steel• Application inspection and QC/QA
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Specification ChangesCoating Applicator Training
ICATS now mandated by
Basic modules;1. Health and Safety2. Access, plant and equipment3. Surface preparation4. Paint types5. Paint application6. Quality control
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Specification ChangesQualified Inspection
Painting Inspector Scheme
• Inspectors should be qualified - the Institute of Corrosion scheme NACE/FROSIO etc..
• Levels I, II, or III depending on the size and importance of the contract
• They must be experienced with the type of coating being used and have practical experience.
• They must know and understand the specification.• Experienced and understand the range of instruments.
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Specification Changes
Surface cleanlinessISO 8501-1
Surface profileISO 8503
Dust ISO 8502-3
Standards
Sa 2½
Soluble saltsISO 8502 various
Weldments etc.ISO 8501-3
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Paintwork surveys
Maintenance painting is far more difficult than painting new steelwork
The potential life of high performance maintenance coatings is very rarely achieved
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It is essential to determine the condition of the existing paint before specifying and
applying a new more highly stressed over-coating that will not perform on an unsound base or will not provide the optimum life to
next major maintenance.
Paintwork surveys
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There are six main factors to be established before commencing maintenance painting
• Existing paint properties• Metal coating condition• Steel condition • Extent of remedial work• New coating system• Repainting specification
Paintwork surveys
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The paintwork condition survey
• Who carries out the survey• Selection of areas• Choice of site tests• Removal of paint flakes• Methods of access
Paintwork surveys
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The paint surveyor
• Qualified and experienced Paint Technologist trained in examining and assessing weathered coatings.
• Detailed knowledge of paint formulations as well as the degradation of the properties of raw materials.
• Surface preparation methodology and methods of paint application should also be clearly understood.
Paintwork surveys
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A selection of 14 important defects
• Adhesion • Blooming• Blistering• Bacterial• Chalking• Cohesion• Curing
• Cracking• Dry spray• Pin-holing• Pinpoint rust• Skin curing• Thickness• Under-rusting
Paintwork surveys
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Paintwork surveys – site tests
cross hatch abrasion
solvent
cross cut
PIG
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• Pre-specification survey• Draft specification• Feasibility trials• Final specification• Painting contract
Paintwork surveys
Feasibility trials
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• Painted steel – identify paint condition, establish optimum repainting timing and methodology.
• Thermally sprayed steel – remove metal coating when protection no longer exists and apply paint.
• Galvanized steel – leave until passive zinc/iron alloy layer appears, prepare and repaint.
Paintwork surveys -summary
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Opened 1964Zinc thermal metal spray, hydrophilic metal sealerZinc chromate primer,Tung oil phenolic MIO & finish
First full repaint after 42 years,
full coating surveyDetailed specification
The Forth Road Bridge
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Tower paint trialsMain span trials
The Forth Road Bridge – feasibility trials
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• 8 Manufacturers selected• 100 sq. m. for each coating• All areas abrasive blast cleaned• FRB staff applied coatings• Highways Agency systems• Non standard also included
The Forth Road Bridge – feasibility trials
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The Forth Road Bridge
Adhesion tests on over-paintedexisting system examined every year after 9 year trial.
Abraded area of sound paint and SPC examined each system annually
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The Tamar Bridge
First painted 1960 with alead based system.Later sections 2001–02 aluminium metal spray
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The Queen Elizabeth II Bridge M25 Dartford crossing
First coated in early 1990 withChlorinated rubber multi coat system. Re-coating trials for small areas of breakdown.
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Alternative Coating SystemsSolvent free-high build
Waterside bridge, Scotland,1988, 1000µm elastomeric urethane
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Whole Life CostingThe UK’s Steel Construction Institute (SCI) produced a report stating, that following a survey by SPC of over 1,500 steel bridges that: “Major maintenance intervals based upon previously short predicted times (12-15 years) were at variance to the actual performance and the latter should now be considered in whole life costing terms to be extended to at least 25 years”. SPC Recommendations included;-
•The use of modern long life coatings for new works should be considered to extend maintenance painting intervals to 30 years.
•Proper and very careful painting surveys should be carried out by qualified coating professionals.
•Improved coating inspection during all re-coating contracts.
•Then only 4 interventions instead of 8 during 120 year life halving the whole life costs of all bridge structures.
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Conclusions
To maximise life to first or next maintenance requires;
A detailed technical survey by qualified coating specialists
A meaningful specification based on the survey and trials
Qualified and experienced operatives for maintenance
Qualified coating inspectors and detailed records
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Thank you for listening.
STEEL BRIDGE PAINTING – ACHIEVING THE OPTIMUM,LONG LIFE PERFORMANCE
INSTITUTE OF CORROSIONCORROSION ENGINEERING DIVISION
THURSDAY 8TH MAY 2014
David H Deacon, Roger M Hudson and William H Deacon