System and method for protective coating of reinforcement

摘要

A coated member is disclosed. The coated member has a member and a coating disposed on the member. The member is metallic and the member is bent at two or more locations along a length of the member. The coating is an elastomeric coating. The coated member is a soil reinforcing member.

主权项

1. A soil reinforcing member comprising:
a metallic member extending between a first end and a second end, the first end being engageable with a structural member, and the metallic member being bent at two or more locations along a length of the metallic member, such that the metallic member elongates with a soil surrounding the soil reinforcing member; and an elastomeric coating disposed on the metallic member to mitigate corrosion of a cross-sectional area of the metallic member; wherein the elastomeric coating includes a dielectric strength sufficient to electrically isolate the metallic member from the soil, and an elongation equal to or greater than an elongation of the metallic member to mitigate cracking of the elastomeric coating upon elongation of the metallic member, such that the cross-sectional area of the metallic member is less than a cross-sectional area of an equivalent metallic soil reinforcing member without the elastomeric coating.