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The Effect of Feathering on Coating Performance
Feedback from waterfront personnel performing maintenance painting for the U.S. Navy has consistently questioned the Navy’s requirement for performing feathering. NAVSEA Standard Item (NSI) 009-321 defines feathering ...
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The Rebranding of a Safety Culture
Whether we choose to recognize it or not, every company has a safety culture that continuously changes, and even rebrands itself from time to time. ...
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The NTPEP Concrete Coatings and Sealers Evaluation Program
The National Transportation Product Evaluation Program (NTPEP) is a public-private partnership that prevents duplication of efforts among the 52 state departments of transportation. NTPEP provides ...
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A Corrosion Control Plan for Saint Lawrence Seaway Navigation Locks
The Saint Lawrence Seaway is a series of locks, canals and navigable channels that allow oceangoing vessels to travel from the Great Lakes to the ...
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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 ...
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The Effect of Surface Preparation on Coating Performance
Prediction of service life for naturally exposed coatings remains problematic. A number of factors can have an effect on coating performance, but none more so ...
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Analysis of Coating Blister Failures and Associated Coating and Substrate Risks
Blistering is a common coating failure, and for many years, the causes and mechanisms of blistering have been studied to characterize and determine the effects ...
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Painting the Natchez-Vidalia Westbound Bridge
The Natchez-Vidalia Westbound Bridge is a 4,205-foot-long through-truss structure that was built in 1940 and carries U.S. 84 westbound over the Mississippi River from Natchez, ...
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Test Your Knowledge Series – Surface Preparation Standards for Non-ferrous Metals
Background Most of the SSPC surface preparation standards focus on the preparation of steel, either by abrasive blast cleaning (dry and wet), power tool cleaning, ...
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