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
The Arthur C Kennett Award
The AC Kennett Award is awarded each year to the best paper presented under the auspices of the ACA that deals with corrosion or degradation of non-metals such as polymers, polymeric coatings, composites and concrete.
21st February 2017
The Marshall Fordham Research Paper Award
The Marshall Fordham Research Paper Award is awarded annually to the best research paper either published in Corrosion & Materials or in the Annual ACA Conference Proceedings.
20th February 2017
Theodora Karastergiou (Hogan) | Melbourne Water
Company: Melbourne Water Position: Civil Asset Engineer What does your role entail and what does your company do? I work for Water and Strategic Asset Management which is part of...
19th February 2017
Welcome to our new Members
The ACA is proud to add the following members into our community. Want to be on this list? Join Us Benjamin Brown – NSW Konstantin Yem – VIC...
18th February 2017