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...
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....
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, ...
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...
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
Corrosion Management in the Water and Wastewater Industry
The ACA’s Water & Waste Water Treatment Technical Group hosted a Technical Event and Site Tour at the Melbourne Water Western Treatment Plant. The day was designed to investigate ways...
23rd August 2018
ACA | APGA Joint Pipeline Corrosion Management Seminar
The ACA APGA Joint Pipeline Corrosion Management technical seminar addressed some of the challenges and solutions for preventing corrosion in pipelines, some of our most vital infrastructure. Presentations on technologies...
6th August 2018
Stray Traction Effects – Where’s The Problem?
During baseline corrosion interference testing associated with a new light rail project in Sydney NSW, significant stray traction current effects from existing traction systems were measured on the Energy Authority’s sub-transmission assets in Sydney CBD. This case study describes the actions taken to identify the corrosion risks and the events that led to resolving the electrolysis interference caused by defective rail safety devices located 20km away from the affected site.
5th June 2018
Anodes, Chemical Composition & Your Boat
Let us start by saying that there is nothing mystical about anodes. They sacrifice themselves to protect your hull and other immersed or buried metallic fittings against corrosion. Metals and...
24th May 2018
STRUCTURAL CORROSION ISSUES ON COLLINS CLASS SUBMARINES | 2006
Author: Mr. Roman Dankiw Senior Technical Officer Directorate of Submarine Engineering Structural & Naval Architecture Group This paper is a modified summary from a study conducted by the Submarine Branch...
2nd April 2018
Researchers discover efficient and economically sustainable way to filter salt and metal ions from water
This article has been seen around the web for the last few days. We had a look around and found that you can have a read of the original paper”...
13th February 2018
Op-Ed : Corrosion challenges facing utility companies
Corrosion challenges facing utility companies Wes Fawaz, Executive Officer, Australasian Corrosion Association My organisation often reports that the continuing challenge for utility companies is the management, mitigation and remediation of...
15th October 2017
Join the ACA Applicators Group
Founded in 2017 to represent the needs of specialist contractors in industries that serve the protection or restoration of corrosion affected structures throughout Australasia, including New Zealand. These include companies...
25th September 2017
When is a Paint Dry?
When is a Paint Dry? Rob Francis, R A Francis Consulting Services, Ashburton, Victoria, Australia This seemingly simple question of When is a paint dry may appear as exciting as...
11th September 2017