WEBINAR
On March 3, 2026, Zinkinfo, together with Building with Steel and Infosteel, is hosting a webinar on hot-dip galvanized steel bridges.
In this webinar, experts explain how and why it should be an obvious choice for clients to choose hot-dip galvanizing as a surface treatment for steel bridges. They also refute with clear arguments some persistent misunderstandings about the application of hot-dip galvanizing on fatigue-sensitive structures. Finally, we also elaborate 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.
1:30 p.m. – Content.
Wim Hoeckman, engineer-architect, em. prof. Vrije Universiteit Brussel, independent expert/consultant: The benefits and challenges of galvanized steel bridges
Barbara Rossi, Associate Professor at the University of Oxford: Design Aspects – Fatigue
Bruno Dursin, Believe in Steel: durability and hot-dip galvanizing
Q&A
2:30 p.m. – End
