Corrosion detection laboratory takes to the road Corrosion detection laboratory takes to the road Reproduced from Focus April 1995, p. 1-2. Published by the U.S. Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration.
Corrosion is a problem in virtually all concrete structures.
Determining how to find it and fix it, however, creates a whole new set of challenges. The project is supported by a mobile corrosion laboratory outfitted with various devices to help State personnel test concrete structures and formulate maintenance decisions and perhaps future design decisions. The objective of the project is to demonstrate and document the effectiveness of various corrosion evaluation techniques and equipment on reinforced concrete structures. All of the test sites have involved bridge decks, but this month, FHWA, working with the Tennessee Valley Authority, will include a test site on a bridge-dam combination. FHWA's goal is to take the mobile corrosion laboratory and training to all 50 States.