On March 3, Zinkinfo, together with Building with Steel and Infosteel, hosted a webinar on hot-dip galvanized steel bridges. In this webinar, Prof. Wim Hoeckman, Prof. Barbara Rossie and Bruno Dursin explained how and why it should be self-evident for clients to choose hot-dip galvanizing as a surface treatment for steel bridges. They also refuted with clear arguments some persistent misunderstandings regarding the application of hot-dip galvanizing on fatigue-sensitive structures. Finally, they also elaborated on the excellent performance of hot-dip galvanizing in terms of service life and circularity.

Balustrades, balconies, canopies, all types of urban furniture, as well as guardrail systems, light poles and traffic portals are examples where discontinuous hot-dip galvanizing ensures maximum service life of the steel components.

Bridges are also particularly suitable for this type of corrosion protection, as long as the designers take into account certain boundary conditions such as the maximum length of the parts to be galvanized. Durable corrosion protection is particularly necessary for traffic and railroad bridges, given the significant impact on the Total Life Cycle Cost and the environmental impact associated with repeated repainting of the steel.

Zinkinfo is pleased to invite you to (re)view the webinar in full below. Please do not hesitate to contact us for further information about it.