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G.Radhakrishnan, SE/Bridges/MDU
STEEL GIRDERS
Corrosion map was published in India during the year 1968 and in
Southern Railway, the coastal areas were identified & circulated vide HQ
Letter No.W.310/5 dt.27.08.86.
Present scenario
We are revising the painting scheme but not the corrosion prone areas.
From the above example, it is essential to revise the corrosion prone areas
duly considering not only coastal but also industrial pollution. In addition, top
surfaces of bottom flanges of welded girders due to warping, outer flanges of
shallow type girders, cross girders & bottom lateral bracings of through type
girders due to drop out from carriages and other areas affected to be
considered for periodical patch painting. Hence it is essential to revise the
scheme of painting and also its periodicity.
The Bridge Manual, which was published in the year 1998, contains
elaborate procedure to be followed for the painting scheme including
metalizing & epoxy based painting for bridge girders only. But, Bridge manual
alone cannot be referred for the “Painting of steel girders” because no
mention about the periodicity of painting for which Diagram-53 is required.
Scheme for painting of concrete bridges is not finding place in the manual.
1. Coastal area
2. Non-Coastal area where corrosion is severe
3. Non–coastal area where corrosion is not severe
4. Area requires periodical patch painting
Coastal area:
The circular indicating the coastal area may be extended further for
highly polluted area mainly due to industrial growth and floor system of
through type, semi-through type & shallow type girders.
Painting scheme:
II. Metallising
Metallising by spraying with aluminium painting with one coat of ETCH
primer to IS.5666 or wash primer to SSPCPT -3537, followed by one coat
of Zinc chromate primer to IS.104 and two coats of paint Aluminium to
IS.2339
i) Priming Coat:
One coat of ready mixed paint zinc chromate priming to IS: 104
followed by one coat of zinc chrome - red oxide priming to IS:
2074
ii) Finishing coat:
Two coats of aluminium paint to IS: 2339.
i) Primer coat:
One coat of ready mixed paint zinc chromate priming to IS : 104,
followed by one coat of ready mixed paint red oxide zinc chrome
priming paint to IS : 2074.
OR
Two coats of zinc chromate red oxide primer to IRS - P – 31
CONCRETE GIRDERS
S.
Description Primer coat Middle coat Top coat
No.
Interpenetrating
Interpenetrating Interpenetrating
Polymer
1. Base Polymer (Epoxy Polymer (Epoxy
(Aliphatic
phenolic) phenolic)
Polyurethane)
1 Hour for 2
2. Pot life 1 Hour for 2 lt.mix 1 Hour for 2 lt.mix
lt.mix
3. Curing Air curing Air curing Air curing
4. Colour Clear Yellow/Grey Yellow/Grey
One year in tightly One year in
One year in tightly
5. Shelf Life sealed container tightly sealed
sealed container
One container
6. Dry film 55-65 per coat 90-100 per coat 40-50 per coat
thickness
(Microns)
7. Coverage 5-6 sq.mt/lt. 4-5 sq.mt/lt 6-7 sq.mt/lt
Recommended
8. One One One
No. of coats
Primer: Zinc Ethyl Silicate Primer. (Two Pack Inorganic Zinc Coating-Ethyl
silicate Binder – Pack 1 & Zinc dust powder – Pack 2) – 65 – 70 microns per
coat.
Middle coat: Two Pack epoxy – MIO undercoat. This is a high build
intermediate coat paint based on epoxy polyamide system formulated with
leafy MIO pigments to permit application at DFTs higher than 100 microns.
The paint application should aim to achieve minimum dry film thickness as
specified by CECRI.
The DFT (Dry film thickness) shall be measured on 100x100mm steel plate
attached with epoxy on the concrete surface at the rate one per 10m 2.
COMPOSITE GIRDERS
Patch painting:
With closer interval, the affected portions mainly in steel girders may be
painted with local scrapping & painting. This is done departmentally. But, the
staff strength of bridge wing has drastically come down and no any in put has
been done. So, patch painting, hereafter, can be done thro’ agency only for
which suitable guidelines/clear instructions are required so as to carryout the
same with agency