Project 2608
External Corrosion and Corrosion Control of Buried Water Mains
$650,500
Principal Investigator
Andrew Romer
Research Principal
Jian Zhang, PhD, PE
Contractor
AECOM
Abstract
Identifies various causes of external corrosion such as bacteriological, galvanic, impressed current, acidic soils, etc., and presents methods that aid in the identification process. Also determines economical solutions for each type of corrosion and verify these solutions through field trials. Includes a CD-ROM. Published in 2005.
This project was featured in a November 2015 Opflow article. The article is posted below under Project Papers.
Resources
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Opflow: Reduce Pipeline Failures With Effective Corrosion Control
This article appeared in the November 2015 issue of Opflow and is posted with permission of the American Water Works Association. Water Research Foundation. 2015. "Reduce Pipeline Failures With Effective...
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