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Stainless steel as a structural material in the drive toward net-zero bridges

 Stainless steel as a structural material in the drive toward net-zero bridges
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Presented at IABSE Symposium: Construction’s Role for a World in Emergency, Manchester, United Kingdom, 10-14 April 2024, published in , pp. 1390-1398
DOI: 10.2749/manchester.2024.1390
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In the last few decades, duplex stainless steels have emerged as a candidate material for bridges situated in demanding environments. This paper outlines some of the new design rules in the Second ...
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Author(s): (Outokumpu Stainless Ltd, Sheffield, UK)
(The Steel Construction Institute, Ascot, UK)
Medium: conference paper
Language(s): English
Conference: IABSE Symposium: Construction’s Role for a World in Emergency, Manchester, United Kingdom, 10-14 April 2024
Published in:
Page(s): 1390-1398 Total no. of pages: 9
Page(s): 1390-1398
Total no. of pages: 9
DOI: 10.2749/manchester.2024.1390
Abstract:

In the last few decades, duplex stainless steels have emerged as a candidate material for bridges situated in demanding environments. This paper outlines some of the new design rules in the Second Generation Eurocode for stainless steel, EN 1993-1-4, which are relevant to bridge structures. A main factor in choosing to use stainless steel in bridge building is longevity and very low lifetime maintenance requirements. The outcomes of a recent life cycle cost (LCC) comparison between a carbon steel and duplex stainless steel road bridge are presented. In recent years the carbon footprint of bridges has started to become more important. This paper outlines the current state of the art with respect to the carbon footprint of stainless steel production and offers an insight into how the use of stainless steel can reduce the carbon footprint of a bridge.

Keywords:
bridge stainless steel durability composite Eurocode 3 carbon footprint life cycle cost

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