Protective Coating of the Gates on the Ord River Diversion Dam Michael Harrington – McElligott Partners Pty Ltd The initial contract included the refurbishment of four gates previously identified as...
7th August 2012Hot Dip Galvanizing – An Introduction Emmanuel Pimentel The hot dip galvanizing process is relatively simple compared to most other corrosion protection systems and it is this simplicity that makes...
7th August 2012Concrete Mine Thickener Tank Repaired with Hybrid Cathodic Protection Ian Godson & Luke Thompson – Infracorr Consulting Pty Ltd In November 2010 Infracorr Consulting Pty Ltd (formerly Ian Godson &...
31st July 2012Restoring the Pride of an Australian Icon Nour Nwiran, Structural Systems Structural Systems (Contractor) in conjunction with Diagnostech (Superintendent) were engaged on behalf of the NSW Office of Environment and...
31st July 2012Neptune Champions Alternating Current Field Measurement (ACFM) in Australia T. Cunningham (Inspections Manager), A.Leslie (NDT Inspector – ACFM) & D.Marr (NDT Inspector – ACFM). Neptune – Asset integrity Services. At...
31st July 2012Designing for Corrosion Protection – Part 2 Emmanuel Pimentel In the previous discussion, various common traps for steel designers that can compromise corrosion protection were examined. This theme is continued...
31st July 2012Engineered Maintenance of Newcastle Port Wharf Structures Warren Green, Vinsi Partners Consulting Engineers, Sydney Scott Bacon, Newcastle Port Corporation Brad Dockrill, Vinsi Partners Consulting Engineers, Newcastle Exporting over 103 million...
31st July 2012Salt Fog Testing Monty Luke, Principal Metallurgist – Bureau Veritas Asset Integrity and Reliability Services Pty Ltd It is over seventy years since the specifications of the neutral salt fog...
31st July 2012Energy savings in the HVAC environment Ray Van Haven, GM – Blygold Oceania As most facility managers are aware of, operating your HVAC equipment accounts for 40-70% of their energy bill....
31st July 2012The Tiger Stripe effect observed when MIC occurs at welds of stainless steel vessels containing stagnant water L.H. Boulton, Nickel Institute Consultant, New Zealand It has been observed over years...
31st July 2012Protective Coatings – An Introduction Emmanuel Pimentel Painting is the application of a liquid coating to a metal to protect it. It is considered the oldest method of corrosion control...
31st July 2012Pipeline external corrosion analysis using a 3D laser scanner Pierre-Hugues Allard, Creaform Pipeline operators have to inspect their pipeline network directly or through NDT inspection service companies. In-line inspection (ILI)...
31st July 2012Restoring Timeless Beauty for Future Generations Savcor has recently completed the meticulous restoration works for the facade of His Majesty’s Theatre in Perth, Western Australia. As described below, this heritage...
31st July 2011Offshore Cathodic Protection Anode Retrofitting SVT Engineering Consultants (SVT), working in a challenging marine environment, designed a cathodic protection solution to a potentially expensive problem. PTTEP Australasia (formerly Coogee Resources) until...
31st July 2011Next generation metallic coatings David Harrison, OneSteel Australian Tube Mills Hot-dip coatings are widely used for the corrosion protection of steel, with zinc based alloys providing both barrier and galvanic...
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