SA Branch Event | YCG Knockout 8 Ball
[envira-gallery id="1471"] The SA YCG Annual Knock Out 8 Ball Competition was held on Friday 10 March at the Ballroom Billiard Saloon on The Parade. Fun was had by all!...
19th March 2017
Newcastle Branch Site Visit
On 22 February The Newcastle Branch held their first Technical Event. [envira-gallery id=”1223″] Participants visited Pipe Lining & Coating Pty Ltd, who specialise in manufacturing and supply of pipework...
19th March 2017
NSW Branch Event – AGM, Technical Night & Trade Show
[envira-gallery id=”1458″] On 14 March 2017, The NSW Branch of the ACA held it’s Annual General Meeting followed by a Technical Presentation & Mini Trade Show. AGM Past President Peter...
19th March 2017
ADVANCED PIPELINE PROTECTION
Monitoring the impact of corrosion on subsea pipelines and offshore structures is a critical aspect of ensuring pipeline integrity. A key way of minimising corrosion is to employ the most...
7th March 2017
PROTECTING PETROLEUM PIPELINES
As the global economy continues to grow the markets for petroleum products continue to expand. To meet increasing demand, more and more oil and gas infrastructure is being built. Corrosion...
1st March 2017
ADVANCED PIPELINE PROTECTION – Page 5
To ensure that there is no danger of a pipeline rupturing, most countries require regular inspections of any company operating both onshore and offshore fields and they must be able...
28th February 2017
ADVANCED PIPELINE PROTECTION – Page 4
Another aspect that makes the interface difficult is that the crossing is often through an environmentally sensitive area. For example, on Australia’s North West coast, the shore crossing for one...
28th February 2017ADVANCED PIPELINE PROTECTION – Page 3
One corrosion control method used on pipelines is cathodic protection (CP). This is a technique used to control the corrosion of a metal surface by making it the cathode of...
28th February 2017ADVANCED PIPELINE PROTECTION – Page 2
“Historically, pipelines were designed for 20 to 25 years, following which time they underwent a ‘life extension’,” he said. “These days the design life is set at 50 years for...
28th February 2017
The Corrosion Medal
The Corrosion Medal is the Association's most prestigious award. It is bestowed for outstanding scientific or technological work in the field of corrosion in Australasia or Meritorious contributions in Australasia to the mitigation of corrosion.
21st February 2017
Life Membership
Award Criteria Life Membership is awarded to an ACA Member for outstanding service over an extended period to the Australasian Corrosion Association, either to a Branch or Branches and/or the...
21st February 2017
The Importance of Asset Management Systems in Long Term Corrosion Control
Too often we as engineers and managers of critical infrastructure focus on the technical details in a bid to control corrosion. We focus on the design and the performance of...
21st February 2017
CORRECTING CONCRETE CORROSION
Corrosion of the reinforcing steel in concrete is a worldwide problem that causes a range of economic, aesthetic and utilisation issues. However, if corrosion effects are considered in the design...
21st February 2017
COST OF URBAN WATER INFRASTRUCTURE FAILURE
The economic impact of corrosion and it’s degradation of infrastructure and assets is estimated to be 3 to 5 per cent of GDP each year. This represents an annual cost...
21st February 2017
Subsea Pipeline Corrosion Management
At offshore oil and gas fields around the world, there are thousands of kilometres of subsea pipelines connecting drilling rigs and production platforms to wellheads and onshore facilities. These represent...
21st February 2017