The detail structure of heavy rust layers with large swelling and laminated layers formed on weathering steel bridges have been investigated by optical microscope and laboratory powder X Ray diffraction (XRD) and synchrotron XRD in SPring 8. Some large gaps (inter layer) and many linearly arrayed voids (LAV) were found along layers. The mass ratio of spinel type iron oxide [mainly Magnetite (Fe 3 O 4 )] in average composition of the whole layer was 30 40 mass. In contrast the mass ratio of spinel in its local parts, i.e. outer layer, inter layer and inner layer position was not higher in common but mass ratio of b FeOOH was higher. Thus we propose a multilayer model structure for these unique rust layers which are made of Spinel Poor, Rich and Poor unit cell structure (SPRaP cell) compartmentalized by LAV.
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