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...
24th June 2019
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...
11th June 2019
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)...
2nd May 2019
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...
9th April 2019
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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