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LU Lin-feng, NIE Shao-feng, DING Song-lin, MA Zhong-yi, LI Rui, WANG Wei, RAFTERY Gary. Corrosion degradation of shear performance in friction-type connections with high-strength bolts for steel structures[J]. Journal of Traffic and Transportation Engineering, 2025, 25(2): 218-234. doi: 10.19818/j.cnki.1671-1637.2025.02.014
Citation: LU Lin-feng, NIE Shao-feng, DING Song-lin, MA Zhong-yi, LI Rui, WANG Wei, RAFTERY Gary. Corrosion degradation of shear performance in friction-type connections with high-strength bolts for steel structures[J]. Journal of Traffic and Transportation Engineering, 2025, 25(2): 218-234. doi: 10.19818/j.cnki.1671-1637.2025.02.014
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Corrosion degradation of shear performance in friction-type connections with high-strength bolts for steel structures

doi: 10.19818/j.cnki.1671-1637.2025.02.014
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    School of civil engineering, Chang'an University, Xi'an 710061, Shaanxi, China

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    School of Engineering Teaching and Research, The University of Waikato, Hamilton 3216, Waikato, New Zealand

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    School of Engineering, University of Auckland, Auckland 1142, Auckland, New Zealand

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  • Corresponding author: NIE Shao-feng (1981-), male, professor, PhD, niesf@gfscw.cn
  • Received Date: 2024-01-02
  • Publish Date: 2025-04-28
    Abstract
  • In order to investigate and compare the effects of external and internal anti-corrosion coating on the shear performance in friction-type connections with high-strength bolts, a relevant experimental study was carried out. The preset conditions included the presence or absence of anti-corrosion coating on the friction surface, the presence or absence of external anti-corrosion coating, and the maintenance of external anti-corrosion coating. Under these conditions, shear performance tests before and after corrosion were carried out on 43 specimens featuring friction-type connections with high-strength bolts in 17 groups. Calibration tests were conducted on the anti-slip coefficient of the friction surface painted with epoxy zinc-rich primer, alcohol-soluble inorganic anti-rust and anti-slip primer for bridges, and sandblasted friction surfaces. Test results show that the anti-slip coefficient of sandblasted friction surfaces is 0.44, which does not meet the recommended code value. The anti-slip coefficient of the friction surface coated with epoxy zinc-rich primer is 0.27, and it is 0.50 when the friction surface is coated with alcohol-soluble inorganic anti-rust and anti-slip primer for bridges. Both values are higher than the recommended code value. A C4 atmospheric corrosion environment was artificially simulated, and an alternate wet and dry copper accelerated acetic acid salt spray test (CASS) was carried out. One-time corrosion tests were completed for specimens with sandblasted friction surfaces, epoxy zinc-rich primer, alcohol-soluble inorganic anti-rust and anti-slip primer for bridges, external anti-corrosion coating, and no corrosion protection. A second corrosion of the external anti-corrosion coating following maintenance was performed. The test results show that the acceleration of laboratory accelerated corrosion tests is predictable and controllable. Significant degradation of shear performance in friction-type connections with high-strength bolts is not prevented by external corrosion coatings, with a degradation range of 4.9%-19.0%. The corrosion degradation of the shear bearing capacity of the connection can be delayed after the friction surface is treated with an anti-corrosion coating. The anti-corrosion ability of the external anti-corrosion coating of the steel structure will gradually decrease after maintenance. Through the anti-slip tests of friction-type connections with high-strength bolts, the effect of corrosion on the shear performance of friction-type connections with high-strength bolts under different preset conditions (internal and external anti-corrosion coating, external anti-corrosion coating maintenance) in a simulated C4 atmospheric corrosion environment was investigated. It is concluded that the degree of degradation of the shear bearing capacity of friction-type connections with high-strength bolts without external anti-corrosion coating is about 1.5-1.8 times that of the specimens with external anti-corrosion coating. In the C4 atmospheric corrosion environment, the reduction of the anti-slip coefficient is the main factor affecting the degradation of the shear bearing capacity of friction-type connections with high-strength bolts with external anti-corrosion coating. The loss of the pre-tightening force of high-strength bolts is the main reason for friction-type connections with high-strength bolts without external anti-corrosion coating.

     

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