Abstract
High pressure water jetting was evaluated as a surface preparation tool for bridge maintenance painting. The tests were conducted on the John F. Kennedy Bridge, which has lead containing existing paint system. The primary concerns were the surface preparation and the lead levels of the wastewater. Test areas were washed at 10,000 psi, 15,000 psi, and 20,000 psi and wastewater was collected for analysis. Lead tests were conducted on unfiltered wastewater and wastewater filtered through a variety of filter fabrics. High-pressure water jetting produces and excellent surface for painting but, on bridges with existing lead paint, the wastewater lead levels are too high for conventional KyDOH filtering requirements.
Report Date
9-1999
Report Number
KTC-99-58
Digital Object Identifier
http://dx.doi.org/10.13023/KTC.RR.1999.58
Repository Citation
Meade, Bobby W.; Hopwood, Theodore II; and Palle, Sudhir, "An Analysis of Wastewater Generated During Water Jetting Tests on the I-65 John F. Kennedy Bridge at Louisville" (1999). Kentucky Transportation Center Research Report. 325.
https://uknowledge.uky.edu/ktc_researchreports/325
Notes
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