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SCI P185 Guidance notes on best practice in steel bridge construction 8.04/1
GN804R3 Revision 3
Guidance Note
No. 8.04
No. 8.04
flange of a bolted splice is shown diagram- Coating thickness can be measured as the
matically in Figure 1. work proceeds and thin areas rectified at
once
SCI P185 Guidance notes on best practice in steel bridge construction 8.04/3
Revision 3
Guidance Note
No. 8.04
Nevertheless, the process is used on site 2.. EN ISO 2063:2005 Thermal spraying.
for ‘touch-up’ areas on new construction Metallic and other inorganic coatings. Zinc,
and for large areas on maintenance aluminium and their alloys
contracts.
Other relevant Standards and further
Measurement of thickness reading
The use of modern digital thickness gauges, NR/L3/CIV/039: Specification for the assess-
on well applied and uniformly sprayed metal ment and certification of protective coat-
coatings, tends to give significantly varying ings and sealants (Issue 5), Network Rail,
readings within small test areas due to a 2009
combination of the inherent surface profile of
BS 4479-7:1990. Design of Articles that are
the sprayed metal and the relatively rough grit
to be coated. Recommendations for ther-
blasted substrate.
mally sprayed coatings.
To overcome the variation problem, a method BS EN ISO 14713-1:2009. Zinc coatings.
of measurement is set out in EN ISO 2063 Guidelines and recommendations for the
(Ref 2), based on averaging a set of individu- protection against corrosion of iron and
al readings within a test area. However, this steel in structures. General principles of
method does not take into account the profile design and corrosion resistance.
of the substrate when determining the coating Corrosion Tests of Flame-Sprayed Coated
thickness. One way of achieving a more Steel 19 Year Report American Welding
realistic measurement of coating thickness is Society Inc., Miami, Florida 33125.
to take a set of initial 'profile' readings prior to Sealing and Painting of Sprayed Aluminium
spraying. The averaged value may then be and Zinc Coatings. Information Sheet
discounted from the final thickness measured No. 2, Thermal Spraying and Surface En-
using the EN ISO 2063 method. Whichever gineering Association, Warwickshire.
method is used, it is important to appreciate
that thickness can only be assessed, rather Acknowledgement: This Guidance Note is
than directly measured. based on a paper prepared by M.J.Round,
The Thermal Spraying and Surface Engineer-
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