Mike Reina

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Basic Dehumidifier Sizing to Control Conditions for Painting Tank Interiors

            Surface preparation and painting the interior of tank structures is sometimes viewed as one of the more easily completed industrial painting endeavors.  While it is true that for most tank interiors, the structure itself comprises the containment, there are no logistics involved with traffic restrictions or other trades working in the same areas, and

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Bridge Expansion Joint Designs: Corrosion of Steel Framing Below Deck and Pier Cap Reinforcement

My wife thinks that my driving skills are poor.  She is not entirely wrong in this opinion.  Whenever I am on a long drive or I am driving in an unfamiliar area, my eyes tend to stray from the road and examine any bridge or sign structures I come upon.  If you do the same

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Slip Coefficient of Bolted Connections: What is it and Why is it Important?

Nearly every structure is an assemblage of individual parts or members that must be fastened together, usually at the ends of the member, by some means.  Welding is one such means and is quite effective.  The other usual means is to use fasteners such as rivets or bolts.  This article is concerned with bolting, in

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Keeping Coatings in the Game

Testing at five-major league baseball stadiums offers insights into paint and coatings performance While grand architectural and aesthetic considerations for buildings may be less common than in past generations, they still matter to professional and collegiate sports stadium owners. They have important fan bases to consider. Keeping stadium structural steel looking sharp can be as

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