Event Summary

The Cathodic Protection Technical Group on behalf of the Australasian Corrosion Association (ACA) invites all members to join us for our Hybrid 95th AEC Meeting. This will be held both in-person at The ACA Head Office, Melbourne and online via Zoom.

Event Details

Date: Friday 2nd May 2025

Time: 9.30am – 3.30pm AEST

Location: Online (via Zoom) or in-person at The ACA Head Office – 30A Jessie St, Preston VIC

Program

**95th AEC Meeting – Full program. Please note this program is subjected to change.

TimeTopicSpeaker
9:00 – 9:10Opening session and welcomeBruce Ackland
9:10 – 9:40Update from the NSW Electrolysis group
9:40 – 10:20Classic Paper Review. Cathodic Protection of Steel Piled Wharves.Bruce Ackland
10:20 – 10:50 (Morning Tea)
10:50 – 11:20Field testing and demonstration of Closed-Loop Cathodic Protection technologyDeakin University
11:20 – 12:00Managing DC stray current interference with computer modellingChristophe Baete
12:00 – 1:00 (Lunch)
1:00 – 2:30General Discussion and proposed topics:

  • Backfill materials
  • Electrolysis in different states; AC and DC trains and impacts
  • Sharing knowledge for LFI/EPR studies, incidents in industry and solutions
  • Remote data logger impact on the CP industry
  • Technology of remote monitoring, permanent monitoring facilities such as reference electrodes/ER probes/coupons
2:30 – 3:00 (Afternoon Tea)
3:00 – 3:30Q and A Victoria BranchRichard Brodribb
3:30 – 4:00Closing session and AGM

Registration

  • In-person tickets are limited.
  • In-person registrations close Wednesday 30th April at 3.00pm AEST.
  • Registration for this event includes all day catering and soft drink

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