Evaluation of Commercial Blast Cleaning Systems: Final Report

Details

• Creators:
  Underwood, Jon P.
• Corporate Contributors:
  Texas State Department of Highways and Public Transportation ; United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Highway Administration
• Subject/TRT Terms:
  • Air pollution
  • Alternatives analysis
  • Blast cleaning
  • Flames
  • Sand blasting
  • Steel bridges
  • Water
  • Evaluation
• Publication/ Report Number:
  l-I0-79-518
• Resource Type:
  Tech Report
• Geographical Coverage:
  United States ; Texas
• Edition:
  Final Report
• Corporate Publisher:
  Texas State Department of Highways and Public Transportation
• Abstract:
  The objectives of this study were: (1) to evaluate two or more commercial blast cleaning systems, which could be used in a maintenance program of cleaning and painting existing steel highway bridges; and (2) to determine if the systems have significant potential to reduce pollution at a reasonable cost. The first step in completing these objectives was to determine the commercial systems available for use. The three systems chosen for evaluation in this study were: water blast with abrasive, water blast without abrasive, and flame cleaning. All three of these were compared to dry sand blasting for speed and effectiveness in reaching the desired cleaning level.
• Format:
  PDF
• Funding:
  DOT-FH-11-8608 T.O. No. 16
• Download URL:
  https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/86243/dot_86243_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 347.34 KB]
• Collection(s):
  US Transportation Collection
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:41d00b75d95aa544c327208732e127e56eeb3ca0f80fa19a30c8ff46f109c3d116e38c4cae13c1c762147068ae4e7214d125faae6acb1857cc08176a61a475a8