Alternative consumable anodes were evaluated in the laboratory for use in cathodic protection systems for steel reinforced concrete bridges in coastal environments and in areas where deicing salts are employed. The anode materials included zinc hydrogel foil and thermal-sprayed Zn, Zn-15Al, and A1-12Zn-0.2In alloys. They were evaluated for service in both impressed current (ICCP) and galvanic (GCP) cathodic protection systems. ICCP anodes were electrochemically aged at current densities of five to fifteen times that used by the Oregon Department of Transportation (Oregon DOT) in typical coastal CP systems...
Keywords: bridge, cathodic protection, ICCP, GCP, reinforced concrete, bond strength, electrochemical aging, thermal spray, zinc, zinc-15aluminum, aluminum- 12zinc-0.2indium, hydrogel. zinc