Mitigation of Weldment Cracking in Steel Highway Structures Due to the Galvanizing Process
Structural supports for signs, luminaires, and traffic signals and other steel
highway structures are generally galvanized to prevent corrosion and provide a
long service life. However, recent investigations have revealed incidents of
cracking in weldments of galvanized structures that appear to be induced during the galvanizing process.
The TRB National Cooperative Highway Research Program's
NCHRP Research Report 965: Mitigation of Weldment Cracking in Steel Highway
Structures Due to the Galvanizing Process
proposes improved design, materials, and construction specifications of galvanized steel
highway structures to mitigate weldment cracking caused by the galvanizing process.
Supplemental materials to the report are
appendices that provide details of the work performed in the project.
This Summary Last Modified On: 6/21/2021