Organic corrosion inhibitors – new build and existing structures performance
Corrosion of embedded steel is a leading cause of deterioration in reinforced concrete structures.
30th March 2020
Brian Cherry Paper Series
Over the next few weeks we will be publishing a series of digital papers collated from the 2017 Brian Cherry Forum. These papers are free to read for ACA members. Our first paper is "Up to Date Overview of Aspects of Steel Reinforcement Corrosion in Concrete" by Warren Green, Frank Collins and Maria Forsyth.
24th March 2020
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
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
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
NZTA Experiences with the Protection and Repair of Concrete Road Bridges
This post is taken from an original paper presented at Brian Cherry International Concrete Symposium 2017. Author:Barry Wright New Zealand Transport Authority A summary of New Zealand Transport Agency (NZTA) experiences with corrosion of concrete road bridges on the NZ state highway network. In summary it covers research findings together with specific examples of corrosion...
2nd May 2019
Protective Coatings & Applications Technical Event Review
The ACA’s annual premier coatings event occurred on 4 April and was held at the Royal Society of Victoria in Melbourne’s CBD. The event was a great success with a mixture of presentations ranging from; future trends for the coating industry, current product development plans, case study’s on corrosion issues and remediation methods & information...
9th April 2019
Protective Coatings in the Real World – Presentations
This one day event will bring together all stakeholders to discuss various corrosion issues focusing on lessons learnt and exploring both successes and failures across the Coatings and Applicators Industries.
28th February 2019
Rusticles and Wrecks
Nickolas is a Corrosion Technician working at the Australian Maritime Museum of Australia (ANMM) and recently published a blog article on the ANMM website . Republished with permission
24th January 2019
Maritime Event | Roundup
The technical program included speakers from: Dulux, Marine and Civil Maintenance, AECOM, Fibrecon, V-Rod, ASC Shipbuilding, Jotun Marine and the ACA. Special thanks as always to our sponsor for the event – Dulux Protective Coatings – without whose support the event wouldn’t have been the success it was. We were especially pleased to welcome and...
22nd November 2018
Maritime Event in Cairns
There are a few place left on this event on the 20th November This one-day seminar takes a look at corrosion mitigation systems and different management strategies for marine infrastructure. This event is for anyone who has involvement with managing corrosion in marine environments. Engineers Asset owners Maintenance managers Designers Managers Ship builders Contractors The...
14th November 2018
Anti-fouling Innovation | Keeping ships at sea longer
Dr Andrew Ang of Swinburne University of Technology (Melbourne, Australia) has been selected overall winner for the prestigious 2018 Fresh Science Victoria Award for work related to corrosion and biofouling, A new corrosion-resistant coating that halved the build-up of algae and barnacles on ship hydraulic components is now being trialled on HMAS Canberra, one of...
21st October 2018
Detection and Prevention of Corrosion in the Oil & Gas Industries
The Oil & Gas Technical Group provides a technical platform for the Oil & Gas Industries. The forum to discussed the latest developments and best practice in materials engineering, corrosion control in onshore and offshore environments. Speakers and participants shared their work and experiences from the Oil & Gas Industries. Thanks to everyone who attended...
11th September 2018
Digging in for tunnel durability
Tunnels that carry road, rail and utility services are usually built to minimise the cost and time it takes to move people, freight and services around a city or country.
4th September 2018
Detection and Prevention of Corrosion in the Oil & Gas Industries
The Oil & Gas Technical Group provides a technical platform for the Oil & Gas Industries. It is a forum to discuss the latest developments and best practices in materials engineering and corrosion control in onshore and offshore environments.
26th August 2018