A call to action on the corrosion of steel pilings in soil

Journal Article · Fri Oct 01 04:00:00 EDT 1993 · Materials Performance; (United States)

OSTI ID:5630539

Chaker, V ^[1]

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1. One World Trade Center, New York, NY (United States)

Because of the lack of an authoritative source of information on the corrosion of steel piling in soil, a research project is proposed to make such information available to engineers, researchers, and other corrosion professionals. The objective of the project would be to generate data for the corrosion rate of steel piling in chemically contaminated soils. The data are required to make sound engineering decisions. The scope of the project would include: Locating sites known to be chemically contaminated, such as landfills in different parts of the United States; Collecting the soil characteristics at each site; Installing the steel piling and required sensors to collect the required data; Collecting the corrosion rate data periodically; and Reporting the results of the data collected periodically to the scientific community to stimulate new standards in several applicable areas.

• OSTI ID: 5630539
• Journal Information: Materials Performance; (United States), Journal Name: Materials Performance; (United States) Vol. 32:10; ISSN MTPFBI; ISSN 0094-1492
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

36 MATERIALS SCIENCE
360105* -- Metals & Alloys-- Corrosion & Erosion
54 ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES
540220 -- Environment
Terrestrial-- Chemicals Monitoring & Transport-- (1990-)
ALLOYS
CHEMICAL REACTIONS
CONTAMINATION
CORROSION
CORROSIVE EFFECTS
IRON ALLOYS
IRON BASE ALLOYS
LAND POLLUTION
MANAGEMENT
PLANNING
POLLUTION
RESEARCH PROGRAMS
SANITARY LANDFILLS
SOILS
STEELS
WASTE DISPOSAL
WASTE MANAGEMENT