Inspection of the Precast/Prestressed Concrete Fabricat...
New eBook! Coatings for Cast Iron/ Ductile Iron Surface...
Preparation of Precast Concrete for Painting
Introduction – Precast Concrete refers to concrete that is poured (cast) into a form (mold) at a manufacturing facility and allowed to cure under controlled conditions. A release agent is applied to the form prior to pouring to facilitate removal of the casting from the form. Details on the casting process can be found in…
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Preparation of Precast Concrete for Painting
Introduction – Precast Concrete refers to concrete that is poured (cast) into a form (mold) at a manufacturing facility and allowed to cure under controlled conditions. A release agent is applied to the form prio...
Inspection of the Precast/Prestressed Concrete Fabrication Proces
Introduction – Inspections are an essential part of the precast concrete production process. Items such as sound walls, traffic barriers, and retaining walls are a few types of precast concrete products. Precast concrete dif...
New eBook! Coatings for Cast Iron/ Ductile Iron Surfaces
Our new eBook teaches the reader about Preparation, Coating Application, and Inspection of Surface Preparation for Cast Iron/Ductile Iron Surfaces. It was written by KTA’s Bruce Rutherford & Jay Helsel. Click below to ge...
Cleaning and Painting Aluminum Substrates
Introduction – Aluminum and aluminum alloys exhibit good corrosion resistance by virtue of a layer of aluminum oxide that forms on the surface. While aluminum is often not coated because of its good corrosion resistance propertie...
Evaluating Color: Systems and Instruments – Color Measureme
The human eye can interpret over a million colors. There are three types of photoreceptors in the human eye that are responsible for interpreting a different range of wavelengths: long, medium, or small, or red, green, or blue sen...
Inspection of FRP Cleaning and Painting
Introduction – Fiber Reinforced Plastic (FRP) surfaces undergo both chemical and physical aging during their useful life. Designers and manufacturers may specify that FRP surfaces be coated as a maintenance strategy to...
Surface Preparation and Coatings for FRP
Introduction – If Fiber Reinforced Plastic (FRP), also known as glass reinforced plastic (GRP), is specified to be coated, the appropriate coatings must be selected and the surface properly prepared, to assure long-term performanc...
Inspection of the FRP Fabrication Process
Introduction – Fiber Reinforced Plastic (or polymer) is known as FRP. It may also be referred to as GRP (glass reinforced plastic), which is the same material. As the name for GRP suggests, glass fibers are used to pro...
Inspection of Surface Preparation and Coating Application of Cast
Introduction – While cast iron and ductile iron can be used unpainted in some environments, there are many occasions, such as piping, when it is painted. For the coatings to adhere and provide the desired service life,...
Coatings for Cast Iron/Ductile Iron
Introduction – Cast iron and ductile iron can be coated with a variety of coating systems for both beautification and protection. The selection of specific coatings depends on the service environment and the requiremen...