<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p>The following article discusses the problem of durability of girders made of structural steel S355 affected by corrosion. It presents the Polish procedure for calculating the time between failures of steel elements of bridge and durability factors necessary to estimate the impact of corrosion on the durability of steel road bridges. According to the presented procedure, two real bridges of steel structure were analysed. The bridges selected for analysis are located in extremely different corrosive environments in Poland. This bridges were built in different areas of the country which are characterized by different (mountain, urban) aggressiveness of the environment. The objects of the analysis differ in terms of corrosion type occurring on the bearing system. Their age is also different which has a significant impact on their safety.The results obtained allowed to determine the time when, with the existing corrosion damage, failures may occur.</p></abstract>

The following article discusses the problem of durability of girders made of structural steel S355 affected by corrosion. It presents the Polish procedure for calculating the time between failures of steel elements of bridge and durability factors necessary to estimate the impact of corrosion on the durability of steel road bridges. According to the presented procedure, two real bridges of steel structure were analysed. The bridges selected for analysis are located in extremely different corrosive environments in Poland. This bridges were built in different areas of the country which are characterized by different (mountain, urban) aggressiveness of the environment. The objects of the analysis differ in terms of corrosion type occurring on the bearing system. Their age is also different which has a significant impact on their safety.The results obtained allowed to determine the time when, with the existing corrosion damage, failures may occur.

Influence of the environment aggressiveness on durability of girders made of S355 steel in Poland

The Faculty of Civil Engineering, Department of Organization and Technology Building

Faculty of Civil Engineering, Department of Structures and Bridges

Production Engineering Archives

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

The following article discusses the problem of durability of girders made of structural steel S355 affected by corrosion. It presents the Polish procedure for...

Influence of the environment aggressiveness on durability of girders made of S355 steel in Poland

Publié en ligne: 28 janv. 2020

Pages: 33 - 36

Reçu: 11 janv. 2017

Accepté: 14 janv. 2017

DOI: https://doi.org/10.30657/pea.2017.14.08

Mots clés
steel bridges, durability of girders, structural steel S355, corrosion of steel

© 2017 Anna Śpiewak et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Influence of the environment aggressiveness on durability of girders made of S355 steel in Poland

Publié en ligne: 28 janv. 2020

Pages: 33 - 36

Reçu: 11 janv. 2017

Accepté: 14 janv. 2017

DOI: https://doi.org/10.30657/pea.2017.14.08

Mots cléssteel bridges, durability of girders, structural steel S355, corrosion of steel

© 2017 Anna Śpiewak et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Mots clés
steel bridges, durability of girders, structural steel S355, corrosion of steel