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Blended Learning with the ACA

Justin Rigby takes us though the difference between traditional classroom only learning and Blended learning

Using Stainless Steel in a Marine Environment

Graham’s lecture focusses on the selection and use of stainless steel in seawater (especially in piping), the importance of correct procedures and practices in fabrication and the usefulness of Copper Nickel alloys.

Managing Corrosion Using Integrity Operating Windows

Unexpected corrosion damage is just as likely to arise from defective process control & lack of recognition of potential damage mechanisms, as incorrect alloy selection.

Operating plant is subject to variability of service condition arising from changes in feedstock, temporary process upsets, shutdowns for inspection and restart all representing a significant challenge to reliable operation.  Corrosion damage mechanisms may proceed intermittently or steadily and time to failure may range from seconds to years and consist of initiation and propagation phases.

Conservation of Cultural Heritage

Our island nations are littered with historic shipwrecks which have been recording the microenvironment of the oceans since 1622 off the Western Australian coast. A study of the layers of decay recorded on degraded metal objects provides climate and corrosion scientists with a unique insight into the changing conditions on the seabed and with data on seawater temperatures.

Working Through COVID 19 For the Corrosion Industry

The COVID-19 global health crisis has impacted all our lives to an extent not experienced this century. Our personal, family, social and vocational lives are all going through unprecedented change and the need for all of us to adapt and innovate has been forced upon us by one of the most significant market disruptions many of us have ever faced. While many of the challenges we face are universal, every industry, organisation and business is unique and the complications and opportunities that have arisen are varied. To explore how this crisis is affecting those within the corrosion mitigation industry, the ACA hosted an interactive webinar panel featuring a selection of guests speakers from different industry subsets representing Contractors, Asset Owners, Consultants, Coating Suppliers and Equipment Suppliers.

Organic Corrosion Inhibitors | Jessi Jackson Meyer; MCI

Organic Corrosion Inhibitors - Presentation by Jessi Jackson Meyer. This video is taken from the 2017 Brian Cherry Symposium.

ACA AGM Announcement

The ACA AGM for 2020 will take place in the format of an online webinar on Wednesday 27 May at 5:00 PM AEST. We encourage all our members to register...

Removal of surface contaminates with Laser

Contamination deposited on the horizontal surfaces supporting the walkway and platform decking had compromised the integrity of the coating subjecting the steel structure to the onset of corrosion in a coastal marine environment

Corrosion Awareness Day, Chairman and Chief Executive’s Update.

Today is Corrosion Awareness Day, to recognise the occasion we wanted to share with you what we've been getting up to at the ACA over the past few weeks, from our first blended training course, to our first webinars, to continue in our efforts to support Australasian corrosion community. We've also got some updates from around the world and about what's coming next for the ACA.

ACA’s First NACE CIP1 Blended Training Course

ACA NACE lead lecturer Justin Rigby delivered the first NACE CIP1 Blended (Online Theory + Classroom Practical) course from the ACA Melbourne HQ, to 13 online students via a Live Virtual Classroom,...

ACA WA Branch – “Corrosion in Medical Devices: What we have learned from Retrieval Studies” Review

ACA WA Branch Technical Meeting March 4th 2020 – Dr Moreica Pabbruwe, Biomedical Engineer, Centre for Implant Technology and Retrieval Analysis (CITRA), Royal Perth Hospital. Dr Moreica Pabbruwe delivered an excellent presentation to...

New Zealand Experiences with Concrete Service Life Prediction Models: A Brief History

N. LeeOpus Research, Petone, New Zealand SUMMARY: As an island nation, much of New Zealand’s infrastructure and many of our metropolitan areas are in close proximity to the sea and...

Corrosion and Prevention 2020 Postponed

The ACA Board has resolved that this year’s C&P 2020 Conference will be postponed until 2021, due to restrictions regarding COVID-19 and a high likelihood of travel bans in 2020....

Modelling Durability of Reinforced Concrete Structures

R.E. Melchers Centre for Infrastructure Performance and Reliability,The University of Newcastle, Australia SUMMARY:  Management of reinforced concrete assets increasingly relies on analytical models to predict the time to reinforcement corrosion,...

Queensland Branch President’s Update

Hello All, I trust you and your families are safe and healthy. Just wanting to provide an update on where we are and what is happening with the Qld Branch...