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30th September 2013Diagnostics – How to Determine the Health of Concrete Structures
Diagnostics – How to Determine the Health of Concrete Structures Mike Rutherford, Freyssinet Australia Pty Ltd Our ageing infrastructure is, in most cases, under more demand than originally designed for with asset maintenance to be undertaken over the balance of infrastructure service life becoming a major challenge to provide reliable and sustainable services. Operating ageing...
11th September 2013Case Studies of Waste Water Structure Rehabilitation – Products, Methods and Outcomes
Case Studies of Waste Water Structure Rehabilitation – Products, Methods and Outcomes Nicholas Critchley, Savcor Concrete waste water structures can deteriorate at a rapid pace when measureable concentrations of hydrogen sulphide gas are present in a local environment. Hydrogen sulphide is formed in sewerage systems when sulphates are reduced by anaerobic bacteria. Whilst not a corrosive agent...
11th September 2013Mind the Gap – the Hidden Threat of Failing Passive Fire Protection
Mind the Gap – the Hidden Threat of Failing Passive Fire Protection David Hunter is Managing Director – Global Distribution of Mascoat. This article originally appeared in CoatingsPro Magazine. Facilities that process flammable materials face unique challenges. Oftentimes, a facility must process the volatiles at high temperatures and pressures, as well as store large amounts...
11th September 2013New Systems Open Opportunities for Cathodic Protection in Concrete Repair
New Systems Open Opportunities for Cathodic Protection in Concrete Repair Frank Papworth, Specialist Repair & Construction Products Cathodic protection (CP) offers the advantage of permanent repair that does not require the expensive break out of sound but chloride contaminated concrete. Current is passed between an anode and the reinforcement, the reinforcement becomes cathodic and corrosion is halted,...
11th September 2013HMB Endeavour Hull Preservation
HMB Endeavour Hull Preservation John Dingley, Sponge-jet Product manager Bruno Favretti, Favcote Managing Director Project Outline The ablative anti-fouling bottom paint on HMB Endeavour, a modern-day replica of the vessel that took Captain James Cook on his 1768–71 voyage of discovery, desperately needed attention. Since commissioned in 1994 this 33.3-meter-long (length overall), splendid specimen of...
11th September 2013Case History: Canusa 3-Layer Heat Shrink Sleeve System Used on QSN3 Project
Case History: Canusa 3-Layer Heat Shrink Sleeve System Used on QSN3 Project David Anderson: Sales and Marketing Manager, Universal Corrosion Coatings Pty Ltd. Nasa Chaabani: Manager Australasia, Canusa-CPS. ‘It never rains but it pours’ The QSN3 (Queensland South Australia NSW) pipeline project was a mammoth construction project with the design aim of transporting greatly increased...
11th September 2013Getting it Right – The First Time
Getting it Right – The First Time Daniel McKeown, Dulux Protective Coatings We all know there is a cost associated with corrosion, but the exact numbers are hard to quantify. Suffice to say there have been plenty of lessons learnt in the past that should enable us to maximise the value of every dollar spent...
11th September 2013Pipelines and Polyurethane Coatings: A Winning Combination
Pipelines and Polyurethane Coatings: A Winning Combination By Jennifer Frakes Photos courtesy of ITW Polymers Coatings — Futura and Northwest Pipe Company. This article was originally published in the March 2013 issue of CoatingsPro (www.coatingspromag.com). Reprinted with permission. ©NACE International. When it comes to the lining and coating of pipelines for the water industry, polyurethane...
11th September 2013Sydney Desalination Pipeline Cathodic Protection System
Sydney Desalination Pipeline Cathodic Protection System Performance Review After 3 Years Jim Galanos, Engineering Manager, Corrosion Control Engineering Introduction As part of a NSW State Government initiative to provide Sydney with a long term drought proof water supply solution, a desalination plant was built in Kurnell. The delivery point for the desalinated water was Erskineville, a Sydney...
11th September 2013Overcoming corrosion challenges faced in alumina processing
Overcoming corrosion challenges faced in alumina processing Buel Over the past 6 years Buel has performed a significant number of inspection, maintenance and repair projects associated with tank corrosion of various types in the Alumina processing industry. The majority of this work has been specifically focused around flat bottomed and cone bottomed precipitator tanks and...
11th September 2013Don’t Gamble on Your Coating Selection
Don’t Gamble on Your Coating Selection Alex Spillett, Industrial Galvanizers (Australia) The redevelopment of the Star City Casino (now known as ‘The Star’) beside Sydney’s Darling Harbour is a recent application of Hot-Dip Galvanized (HDG) steel in a high profile project. The use of architecturally exposed structural steel is becoming increasingly popular, and was a...
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