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October 2012 Tech Feature
October 30, 2012ICE AND SNOW, AWAY WE GO! Painting Ships In Cold Winter Conditions Summary: This article presents several case studies about performing ship maintenance and repair, including painting work, in the Great Lakes region during the challenging ...
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September 2012 Tech Feature
September 25, 2012The Use of Personal Protective Equipment and Regulations & Standards Affecting Safe Abrasive Blasting Summary: This article reviews the basic safety regulations and standards that directly affect how abrasive blasting is performed in an ...
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August 2012 Tech Feature
August 27, 2012New Advancements in Temporary Dehumidification Equipment Summary: This paper discusses "green" dehumidification equipment. It reviews the development of DH equipment and describes those new advances in hybrid and integrated systems that ...
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July Tech Feature
July 16, 2012Self-Stratifying Coatings – The Next Generation in Performance Summary: This paper describes waterborne acrylic coatings with self-stratifying technology designed to enhance color and gloss retention. The various analytical ...
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June Tech Feature
June 08, 2012Preparing an Inspection Plan for Bridge Maintenance Painting Summary: This article reviews the purpose and benefits of developing an inspection plan, illustrates two formats for inspection plans, and demonstrates how to populate an ...
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May Tech Feature
May 16, 2012Advances In Mechanical Surface Preparation Summary: This article describes shot peening as a mechanical means of surface preparation and demonstrates how proper media selection and effective equipment operation and maintenance within ...
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April Tech Feature
April 02, 2012Coating Problems Faced by Commercial Building Owners Summary: This paper discuss the challenges faced by contractors involved with the cleaning and painting of commercial buildings. Multiple substrates, methods of cleaning and surface ...
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March Tech Feature
March 06, 2012Polyurea Great Wall: Beijing-Shanghai High Speed Railway Polyurea Protection Project Summary: This paper presents a case study showing the effectiveness of applying a polyurea coating to the concrete substrate of the Beijing-Shanghai high ...
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February Tech Feature
February 15, 2012Concrete Repair: The Ultimate Sustainability Summary: This paper provides information on the synergy between sustainability initiatives, green building practices, and concrete repair. It discusses how designing structures for long service ...
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January Tech Feature
January 10, 2012Concrete Reinforcing Steel Corrosion Assessment, Re-passivation, and Monitoring in an Industrial Environment Summary: Four separate concrete cooling towers at a coal-fired electrical generation plant exhibited reinforcing steel corrosion ...
- 2013 Revision to SSPC-AB 1, Mineral and Slag Abrasives Released
May 13, 2013 - Military Corrosion Experts from Allied Nations Convene at NATO School
May 06, 2013 - Mega Rust 2013 Discount for SSPC Members
April 30, 2013