Four different bridges use steel as the principal load-bearing component. With all other things being equal, in which bridge will steel undergo the fastest corrosion? A In a bridge near an industrial area where cars comprise the majority of vehicles that pass through. B In a bridge near an industrial area where heavy trucks comprise the majority of vehicles that pass through. In a bridge in a rural area where heavy trucks comprise the majority of vehicles that pass through. D In a pedestrian-only bridge in a rural area.
Science behind corrosion-test
Corrosion is defined as an activity that transforms refined metals into more chemically stable forms such as oxide, hydroxide, carbonate, or sulfide. It refers to the slow decomposition of things (typically metals); thanks to chemical and/or electrochemical reactions with their surroundings. Corrosion engineering is the science of preventing and controlling corrosion.
Corrosion
Corrosion is defined as an activity that transforms refined metals into more chemically stable forms such as oxide, hydroxide, carbonate, or sulfide. It refers to the slow decomposition of things (typically metals); thanks to chemical and/or electrochemical reactions with their surroundings. Corrosion engineering is the science of preventing and controlling corrosion.
![Four different bridges use steel as the principal load-bearing component. With all other things being equal, in which
bridge will steel undergo the fastest corrosion?
A In a bridge near an industrial area where cars comprise the majority of vehicles that pass through.
B In a bridge near an industrial area where heavy trucks comprise the majority of vehicles that pass through.
In a bridge in a rural area where heavy trucks comprise the majority of vehicles that pass through.
D In a pedestrian-only bridge in a rural area.](/v2/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcontent.bartleby.com%2Fqna-images%2Fquestion%2Fc29a3836-14a7-4640-bf07-f55a00e3b6d6%2Fcaf18c7f-4bdb-4335-8aaa-d44feaf2018e%2Fhkw12yh_processed.png&w=3840&q=75)
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