Extending the Life of Concrete and Steel Assets using Polyurea
The Queensland branch of the ACA was treated to a technical talk on how concrete and steel assets’ lives can be extended by Polyurea barrier coating systems. Bryant Wells is the Technical Manager of Liquimix, a local manufacturer of Polyurea and associated systems. Polyureas are increasingly used to protect wastewater treatment plants, potable water reservoirs, mining equipment, and...
1st August 2019
Tindo Solar Site Visit
The SA Branch of ACA organized a visit to Australia’s only remaining Solar Panel manufacturing plant at Mawson Lakes north of Adelaide. It was very well attended with a group of roughly 20 taking the time to attend. We enjoyed an engaging talk by their CEO Shayne Jaenisch and GM Robert Sporne on the evolution...
1st August 2019
VIC Branch’s Annual Corrosion Trade Show
10th July 2019 The Australasian Corrosion Association (Victoria Branch) had a ‘Corrosion Protection Trade Night’ at Oaks on Collins. There were 20 of the major suppliers and applicators of the Corrosion Protection/Coatings industry who were exhibiting and were available to answer questions on corrosion issues including coatings, painting, choosing the right system for your environment....
31st July 2019
Improving Asset Performance | Technical Seminar Review
Improving integrity management, asset performance, and operation efficiency through innovation and digitization. The ACA Oil & Gas Technical Group conducted a one-day seminar at the Stamford Plaza Hotel Brisbane QLD on Thursday 6 June 2019. It focused on Digital Inspection and cost savings The key approach was to address and highlight the value-added using digital inspection...
30th July 2019
Dr Ian MacLeod Lecture Tour
Supported by: Maritime Archaeological Association of NZ| NZ Archaeological Association| NZ Conservators of Cultural Materials| ACA NZ Branch Technical Meetings Dr Ian MacLeodFellow, Western Australian Museum Principal, Heritage Conservation Solutions Conservation of cultural heritage recovered from terrestrial and marine sites Our island nations are littered with historic shipwrecks which have been recording the microenvironment of...
23rd July 2019
NACE CIP Level 3 | Peer Review?
The ACA is taking registrations of interest with the prospect of running Peer Review interviews in Melbourne prior to ACA conference in November this year or Perth 2020
16th July 2019Say hello to our new Members | June 2019
15th July 2019
ACA Applicator Technical Group gains major industry funding from BlastOne
Justin Rigby, Chairman of the Australasian Corrosion Association (ACA) Applicator Technical Group (ATG) has been working closely with BlastOne’s Mirza Kozarcanin – National Marketing Manager to establish a 3-year sponsorship of the ATG and partnership with the ACA. “This deal is ground breaking and with the support of BlastOne, it establishes a framework for the...
24th June 2019
Advances in Corrosion Science & Corrosion Engineering Symposium
An essential, unmissable two day event for those working in the corrosion industry, is to be held at the 5 star Marriott Hotel in Melbourne, on Wednesday 24 - Thursday 25 July.
24th June 2019
ACA Board Members meet with Auckland Committee
On the 19th June the ACA Board Chairman Dean Wall, and ACA Board Member Wayne Thomson, met informally with the ACA Auckland Committee.
23rd June 2019
ACA Auckland Meeting Report, May 22nd 2019
The well-attended May meeting held at the Surrey Hotel in Grey Lynn, Auckland, was addressed by Ms Adrienne Burnie, Proprietor and Principal Microbiologist at Biodet Services Ltd, Consulting Microbiologists.
19th June 2019
The Brian Cherry Symposium Papers
We are rapidly approaching this years International Symposium in Corrosion Science and Corrosion Engineering. Over the next few weeks we be releasing the some of the papers from the 2017 Brian Cherry International Concrete Symposium. They are available in web format to everyone. Members will be able to download them in original format at the...
16th June 2019
Members who joined us in May 2019
Say hi to all our new members
15th June 2019
Predicting long-term durability of steel reinforced concrete with calcium nitrite corrosion inhibitor
N. S. Berke1, M. C. Hicks2 1Tourney Consulting Group, Kalamazoo, Michigan, USA 2Grace Construction Products, Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA Summary: Steel reinforced concrete is one of the most durable and cost-effective construction materials, but it can suffer in high chloride environments from corrosion due to chloride-induced breakdown of the normal passive layers protecting the steel. One...
11th June 2019