CONTENTS 



Section I. INTRODUCTION . 

 Section II. STEEL PILING 



1. General 



2. Ordinary Carbon Steel 



3. High Strength and Corrosion Resistant Steels 



Section III. SEAWATER 



General 



Salinity and Chlorinity 



Temperature 



Electrolytic Qualities . 

 Electrical Resistance 



pH Value 



Fouling Organisms . . . 

 Bacteria 



Section IV. CORROSION OF STEEL PILING IN SEAWATER 



General 



The Corrosion Process 



Section V. FACTORS AFFECTING THE CORROSION OF STEEL PILING IN SEAWATER 6 



General 



Temperature 



Oxygen Concentration 



pH Value 



Salinity 



Water Velocity 



Marine Organisms 



Galvanic Effect of Unlike Metals 



Section VI. CORROSION RATE OF UNPROTECTED STEEL PILING IN SEAWATER 



1. General 



2. Ordinary Carton Steel 



3. Low Alloy Steels . . . 



Section VII. CORROSION PROTECTION FOR STEEL PILING 



1. General 



2. Protective Coatings 



a. Metallic Coatings 



b. Non-Metallic Coatings 



c. Surface Preparation for Coatings 



d. Primers for Steel Piling .... 



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