Stainless steel in
bridges and
highway structures
Anorga rail bridge, Spain
(Courtesy of Outokumpu)
Stonecutters bridge, Hong Kong
(Courtesy of John Nye)
Cala galdana bridge, Menorca
(Courtesy of Pedelta)
Two hour webinar (September 2017)
Webinar agenda
- Welcome and introduction to structural design of stainless steel
(Nancy Baddoo, SCI) - Experience designing stainless steel bridges in Europe and Canada
(Juan Sobrino, Pedelta) - Experience in the design and evaluation of stainless steel bridges in Europe and Asia
(Graham Gedge, Arup) - Overview of use of A1010 for bridges
(Matt Hebdon, Virginia Tech) - Lessons learnt from the design of Harbor Drive Bridge, San Diego
(Dan Fitzwilliam, TY Lin) - Material selection
(Catherine Houska, TMR Consulting) - Welding
(Jim Fritz, TMR Consulting) - Procurement issues
(Catherine Houska, TMR Consulting)
Additional resources on the use of stainless steel in bridges and highway structures
Design resources
- US based international
- AISC Design Guide 27: Structural Stainless Steel (AISC)
- AISC Design Guide 27: Design Tables (SCI)
- AISC Design Guide 27: 3 hour Webinar (AISC)
- SEI/ASCE 8 Specification for the Design of Cold-Formed Stainless Steel Structural Members (ASCE)
- European based international
- Eurocode 3: Design of steel structures - Part 1-4: General rules - Supplementary rules for stainless steels (Eurocode EN 1993-1-4:2015) (CEN)
- Design Manual for Structural Stainless Steel 4th Edition (SCI)
- Application of Duplex Stainless Steel for Welded Bridge Construction (EU)
- Other
- South African code: SANS 10162-4:1997 Structural use of steel - Part 4: The Design of Cold-Formed Stainless Steel Structural Members
- Australian and New Zealand code: AS/NZS 4673:2001 Cold Formed Stainless Steel Structures
- Chinese code: Technical Specification for Stainless Steel Structures CECS 410:2015
Corrosion and selection
- Galling and Galling Resistance of Stainless Steels
- Atmospheric, galvanic and crevice corrosion
- Stainless Steels in Architecture, Building and Construction (NI)
- Stainless Steel Selection System (IMOA)
- Avoiding Galvanic Corrosion in Buildings and Structures (IMOA)
- Deicing salt - recognizing the corrosion threat (Houska)
- Stainless steel in contact with other metallic materials (Euro Inox)
- High-performance stainless steel (NI)
- Soil environments
- Underground Corrosion After 32 Years: A Study of Fate and Transport (INEEL, US Dept. of Energy)
- Progress Report on the Corrosion and Stress Corrosion Behavior of Selected Stainless Steels in Soil Environments - Part I: General Corrosion Behavior (NBSIR 74-483, US NIST)
- Progress Report on the Corrosion and Stress Corrosion Behavior of Selected Stainless Steels in Soil Environments - Part II: Stress Corrosion and Electrochemical Behavior (NBSIR 74-484, US NIST)
- Corrosion Resistance of Stainless Steels in Soils and in Concrete (Euro Inox)
- A report on the performance of stainless steel pipe for water supply in underground soil environments - Volume 1 (NI)
- A report on the performance of stainless steel pipe for water supply in underground soil environments - Volume 2 (NI)
- Hydrogen embrittlement
- Hydrogen induced delayed brittle failures high strength steels
- Handbook of stainless steel (Outokumpu)
Fabrication and specification
- Welding stainless steel
- AWS D1.6/D1.6M Structural Welding Code – Stainless Steel (AWS)
- EN 1011-3:2000 Welding - Recommendations for Welding of Metallic Materials - Part 3: Arc Welding of Stainless Steels (CEN)
- Avesta welding manual (Outokumpu)
- Dissimilar metal welds and weld joint design for duplex stainless steels (IMOA)
- Welding parameters for duplex stainless steels (IMOA)
- General fabrication guidance
- Design Manual for Structural Stainless Steel 4th Edition (SCI)
- Execution of Stainless Steel Structures (SCI)
- Bending stainless steel tube - Design benefits in engineering and architecture (Euro Inox)
- Stainless Steel Castings (NI)
- Austenitic stainless steel
- Practical guidelines for the fabrication of high performance austenitic stainless steels (IMOA, ICDA, NI)
- Duplex stainless steel
- Practical guidelines for the fabrication of duplex stainless steels (IMOA)
- Bending, cold forming and springback of duplex stainless steels (IMOA)
- Machining duplex stainless steels (IMOA)