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Durability of buried galvanized steel structures in British Columbia Galtung-Døsvig, Tom

Abstract

The local goal of this thesis was to collect information regarding the determination of the service life of galvanized steel plates, which are used in the construction of soil-steel structures. British Columbia's Ministry of Transportation and Highways (MoTH) detected durability problems in some of its water carrying soil/steel structures, and requested that research be done to adopt design life specifications for the future installations of structures. This work summarizes the processes of degradation which affect the durability of soil/steel structures and discusses the design life practices currently employed by many European countries and the U . S. Based on a survey of 35 galvanized steel drainage structures and underpasses conducted by the author on Vancouver Island during the summer of 1994, recommendations are given regarding the durability of these particular structures. A method was devised to evaluate design service life based on the new design life philosophy, specifically fitted to environmental conditions encountered in Coastal British Columbia.

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Title
Durability of buried galvanized steel structures in British Columbia
Creator
Galtung-Døsvig, Tom
Publisher
University of British Columbia
Date Issued
1995
Description
The local goal of this thesis was to collect information regarding the determination of the service life of galvanized steel plates, which are used in the construction of soil-steel structures. British Columbia's Ministry of Transportation and Highways (MoTH) detected durability problems in some of its water carrying soil/steel structures, and requested that research be done to adopt design life specifications for the future installations of structures. This work summarizes the processes of degradation which affect the durability of soil/steel structures and discusses the design life practices currently employed by many European countries and the U . S. Based on a survey of 35 galvanized steel drainage structures and underpasses conducted by the author on Vancouver Island during the summer of 1994, recommendations are given regarding the durability of these particular structures. A method was devised to evaluate design service life based on the new design life philosophy, specifically fitted to environmental conditions encountered in Coastal British Columbia.
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13399964 bytes
Genre
Thesis/Dissertation
Type
Text
File Format
application/pdf
Language
eng
Date Available
2009-01-15
Provider
Vancouver : University of British Columbia Library
Rights
For non-commercial purposes only, such as research, private study and education. Additional conditions apply, see Terms of Use https://open.library.ubc.ca/terms_of_use.
DOI
10.14288/1.0050395
URI
http://hdl.handle.net/2429/3687
Degree
Master of Applied Science - MASc
Program
Civil Engineering
Affiliation
Applied Science, Faculty of; Civil Engineering, Department of
Degree Grantor
University of British Columbia
Graduation Date
1995-05
Campus
UBCV
Scholarly Level
Graduate
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