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8urrard Street 8r|dge
Coat|ng Assessment 2011
Trans Canada Coatings Consultants Ltd.
1059 Hampshire Rd., Victoria, BC V8S 4S8
transcoat@shaw.ca, 250 598-1030
age 1
Coating Assessment Burrard Street Bridge
May 2011
Ceneral Comments:
Uverview:
1he 8urrard SLreeL 8rldge ls on one of Lhe maln arLerles [olnlng WesL vancouver wlLh
downLown vancouver spannlng lalse Creek. 1he 8rldge was flnlshed ln 1932. 1here are
flve symmeLrlc sLeel Lruss spans wlLh ad[acenL concreLe approaches. 1wo Warren
Lrusses (187 and 232 feeL), a raLL Lruss (316 feeL), and anoLher Lwo Warren Lrusses (232
and 187 feeL
Tbe Existing Coating System
1he coaLlng on Lhe brldge has been malnLalned over Lhe lnLervenlng years prlmarlly by
overcoaLlng Lhe exlsLlng palnL. Whlle Lhls sLraLegy has been qulLe successful ln llmlLlng
corroslon, Lhere are up Lo 13 layers of coaLlng ln some areas. 1hls llmlLs furLher
overcoaLlng opLlons as adheslon of Lhe coaLlng layer Lo each oLher and Lhe subsLraLe are
generally poor.
8ed Lead ls presenL over mosL of Lhe sLeel sLrucLure.
Inspection
The inspection was done on May 15, and 16, 2011. Air and steel temperatures were
between 14 and 15.5 degrees Celsius. Weather was dry and cloudy.
The bridge was divided into individual spans and further subdivided into components of
the individual spans so as to reflect the various microclimates experienced by the bridge
coatings.
1he componenLs lnspecLed from Lop Lo boLLom were:
lascla - Cenerally Lhe ouLsldes of Lhe palnLed members exposed Lo sunllghL.
lor Lhls lnspecLlon lL lncludes Lhe ouLsldes of Lhe longlLudlnal chords below
deck as well as mosL of Lhe underdeck Lruss work. lor span 24 lL lncludes Lhe
sldewalk braclng, sldes of Lhe Lhrough Lruss under deck and Lhe Lop and
ouLslde face of Lhe Lruss boLLom chord.
age 2
Above ueck 1hrough 1russ - 1he Lruss ls lnspecLed ln Lwo parLs, Lhe splash
zone from [usL below deck lever Lo 3.3 m above Lhe deck and Lhe above splash
zone area. 1hese are separaLed because Lhe experlence radlcally dlfferenL
mlcro cllmaLes and degrade aL dlfferenL raLes.
roLecLed area - Cenerally Lhe area under Lhe brldge proLecLed from Lhe
elemenLs. Cn Lhls brldge, Lhe area ls generally beLween Lhe Lop chords of Lhe
Lruss lncludlng Lhe braclng, floor beams and sLrlngers. 1hls area does noL
lnclude areas under [olnLs or above bearlngs as Lhese areas are looked aL
separaLely.
Cross 8raclng - Lhls area underdeck ls looked aL separaLely as ln many cases,
Lhe cross braclng seems Lo age fasLer Lhan Lhe general proLecLed area.
Lxpanslon !olnLs - 1hls lncludes Lhe Lransverse members ad[acenL Lo Lhe [olnLs
under Lhe deck expanslon [olnLs and ls lnspecLed separaLely as mosL brldges
have some [olnL leakage wlLh resulLlng coaLlng degradaLlon.
8earlngs - 1he bearlngs area lncludes Lhe bearlngs and Lhe area above up Lo
Lhe Lransverse members whlch are Lyplcally parL of Lhe expanslon [olnLs.
Cnce Lhe componenL level lnspecLlons are done, Lhe resulLs can be rolled up Lo span and
brldge level Lo geL an overall plcLure.
s.13(1) and s.17(1)(c) & (f)
s.13(1) and s.17(1)(f) s.13(1) and s.17(1)(c) & (f)
s.13(1) and s.17(1)(f) s.13(1) and s.17(1)(c) & (f)
s.13(1) and s.17(1)(f) s.13(1) and s.17(1)(c) & (f)
s.13(1) and s.17(1)(f) s.13(1) and s.17(1)(c) & (f)
s.13(1) and s.17(1)(f) s.13(1) and s.17(1)(c) & (f)
s.13(1) and s.17(1)(f) s.13(1) and s.17(1)(c) & (f)
s.13(1) and s.17(1)(f) s.13(1) and s.17(1)(c) & (f)
s.13(1) and s.17(1)(f) s.13(1) and s.17(1)(c) & (f)
s.13(1) and s.17(1)(f) s.13(1) and s.17(1)(c) & (f)
s.13(1) and s.17(1)(f) s.13(1) and s.17(1)(c) & (f)
s.13(1) and s.17(1)(f) s.13(1) and s.17(1)(c) & (f)
s.13(1) and s.17(1)(f) s.13(1) and s.17(1)(c) & (f)
s.13(1) and s.17(1)(f) s.13(1) and s.17(1)(c) & (f)
s.13(1) and s.17(1)(f) s.13(1) and s.17(1)(c) & (f)
s.13(1) and s.17(1)(f) s.13(1) and s.17(1)(c) & (f)
s.13(1) and s.17(1)(f) s.13(1) and s.17(1)(c) & (f)
s.13(1) and s.17(1)(f) s.13(1) and s.17(1)(c) & (f)
s.13(1) and s.17(1)(f) s.13(1) and s.17(1)(c) & (f)
s.13(1) and s.17(1)(f) s.13(1) and s.17(1)(c) & (f)
s.13(1) and s.17(1)(f) s.13(1) and s.17(1)(c) & (f)
s.13(1) and s.17(1)(c) & (f)
s.13(1) and s.17(1)(c) & (f)
s.13(1) and s.17(1)(c) & (f)
age 26
Discussion:
1he coaLlng ls peellng ln many places. 1he coaLlng conLalns lead and ls falrly brlLLle.
Adheslon ls poor Lo falr ln Lhe areas we could access. 1haL noLwlLhsLandlng, Lhe coaLlng
as a whole ls ln good condlLlon and ls proLecLlng Lhe sLeel aL Lhls Llme. 1here ls llLLle
corroslon assoclaLed wlLh Lhe coaLlng fallures aL Lhls Llme.
1he coaLlng has up Lo 13 coaLs of palnL over a mlllscale surface palnLed wlLh red lead.
1he exlsLlng coaLlng Lhlckness ls up Lo 30 mlls. When coaLlngs reach Lhls range of
Lhlcknesses, Lhere ls a Lendency for Lhem Lo pull Lhemselves off Lhe surface due Lo
resldual sLresses bullL up layer by layer.
1here ls sLlll some amounL of llfeLlme equlLy bullL lnLo Lhe coaLlng.
s.13(1) and s.17(1)(c) & (f)
s.13(1) and s.17(1)(c)
& (f)
s.13(1) and s.17(1)(f) s.13(1) and s.17(1)(c) & (f)
s.13(1) and s.17(1)(f) s.13(1) and s.17(1)(c) & (f)
s.13(1) and s.17(1)(f) s.13(1) and s.17(1)(c) & (f)
s.13(1) and s.17(1)(f) s.13(1) and s.17(1)(c) & (f)
s.13(1) and s.17(1)(f) s.13(1) and s.17(1)(c) & (f)
s.13(1) and s.17(1)(f) s.13(1) and s.17(1)(c) & (f)
s.13(1) and s.17(1)(f) s.13(1) and s.17(1)(c) & (f)
s.13(1) and s.17(1)(f) s.13(1) and s.17(1)(c) & (f)
s.13(1) and s.17(1)(f) s.13(1) and s.17(1)(c) & (f)