2007.4-2008.3 Yearbook of NILIM
Research Summary


Road Department

Reference Number Y070405
Title Study on durability evaluation of highway steel structures -Study on durability to deterioration and corrosion of highway bridges-
Start-End Date 2007.4-2008.3
Division Bridge and Structures division
Author Head, Takashi TAMAKOSHI
Senior Researcher, Masanori OKUBO
Senior Researcher, Akihiro ICHIKAWA
Researcher, Mari ISIO
Researcher, Koichi IKUTA
Summary It is important issue to evaluate prescribed durability required to highway steel structures, considering damages such as fatigue and corrosion reported in recent years. We analyzed influence on durability by difference of structural details in terms of the fatigue of steel deck and the corrosion of weathering steel in the research.