Design and construction of precast piles with stainless reinforcing steel : [summary].

PDFTech ReportBDK84-977-07Piles (Supports)Stainless steelReinforcing steelCorrosionService lifeLaboratory studiesPrestressed concretePrecast concrete pavementsMechanical propertiesFloridaFlorida. Dept. of TransportationMullins, GrayUniversity of South FloridaUS Transportation CollectionIn Florida, about two thirds of the 5,500bridges maintained by the Florida Departmentof Transportation (FDOT) are set in marineenvironments, making corrosion a major causeof reduced service life. Most susceptible to thisdamage are elements exposed to salt water, suchas piles or drilled shafts, footings, and columns.Service life of these elements is partly dictated byhow long it takes chloride ions to migrate throughconcrete to reach the steel surface and how longit takes to initiate corrosion