“Specific Utility” in the Design 6 of Coating Systems for Bridges Top Thinkers 2012 Special Issue - Clive H. Hare

Influence of UHP Waterjetting on Shop-Primed Steel in New Construction, Part 3 August 2012 - Philippe Le Calvé, DCNS; Jean-Pierre Pautasso, Direction Générale de I’Armement; and Nathalie Le Bozec, French Corrosion Institute

Laboratory Investigations into the Edge Corrosion Protection Capacity of Organic Coatings May 2012 - Sascha Buchbach, Dr. Peter Plagemann, Fraunhofer Institute for Manufacturing Technology and Applied Materials Research; and Dr. Andreas W. Momber, Muehlhan AG

The case of…October showers bring November rust spots

May 2012 - Jayson L. Helsel, P.E., Senior Coatings Consultant, KTA-Tator, Inc. Richard Burgess, Series Editor, KTA-Tator, Inc.

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Restoring and Protecting Bridge Piles

January 2012 - Carl W. Scheffel, P.E., and H. Michael Simpson, Fox Industries

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The case of…too many choices

January 2012 - Eric S. Kline, KTA-Tator, Inc., Richard A. Burgess, Series Technical Editor

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The Dunmore Bridge: Challenges in working on a rare and historic bridge

January 2012 - Mike Rooney, Contract Resources Pty Ltd

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The Case of the Sliding Lining

December 2011 - Richard A. Burgess, KTA-Tator, Inc.

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How Coatings Perform over Waterjetting in New Construction

September 2011 - Philippe Le Calvé, DCNS, France; Jean-Pierre Pautasso, Direction Générale pour I’Armement, France; and Nathalie le Bozec, French Corrosion Institute, France

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The case of shop painting going to waste

August 2010

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2 Metals, 1 Failure

December 2009 - Rick Huntley

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Problem Solving Forum: On Abrasive Blasting Thin Steel Substrates

October 2009

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The Case of the Shop Job: Coated Equipment Sent North but Coating Performance Went South

September 2009 - Jayson L. Helsel, P.E., KTA-Tator, Inc.; Richard Burgess, KTA-Tator, Inc., Series Editor

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On lining a demineralized water tank

May 2009

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The case of the perplexing paint shop

May 2009 - E. Bud Senkowski, PE, KTA-Tator, Inc., Richard Burgess, KTA-Tator, Inc., Series Editor

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Introduction to CAS (Coating Application Specialist program) Recorded on August 22, 2012

Coatings Inspection Instruments: A PaintSquare Video Education Series Presented by KTA-Tator

Too Much Rust for the Weary From Editorial License by Karen Kapsanis Posted on 10/11/2012

Metal Construction Assn Semi-Annual Meeting June 24 - June 26, 2013

2013 AISC Steel Conference April 17 - April 19, 2013

Galvanized & Coated Steel Conference May 1 - May 2, 2012

NASCC: The Steel Conference 2012

April 18 - April 20, 2012

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Free Webinar - Protecting Steel Edges - 11 a.m. EDT

June 8, 2011

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Free Webinar - Protecting Steel Edges - 11 a.m. EDT

June 8, 2011

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SteelDay

September 24, 2010

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NASCC 2010

May 12 - May 14, 2010

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Standard Specification for Higher-Strength Martensitic Stainless Steel Plate, Sheet , and Strip ASTM, October 12, 2011

Standard Specification for Steel Sheet, Aluminum-Coated, by the Hot-Dip Process ASTM, February 2, 2011

Standard Specification for Design and Fabrication of Flue Gas Desulfurization System Components for Protective Lining Application ASTM, August 3, 2010

What is most effective treatment for steel contaminated with MIC before painting ? Question posted March 18 to March 24, 2013

What is the best way to repair localized coating breakdown on steel? Question posted March 11 to March 17, 2013

What is the maximum temperature that an epoxy powder coating can resist when applied on steel substrate? Question posted February 4 to February 10, 2013

What differences in performance and speed do you see among plural-component, conventional airless, and conventional air spraying equipment for field painting structural steel?

Question posted October 8 to October 14, 2012

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What are the most effective procedures for protecting steel and adjacent concrete together?

Question posted July 9 to July 15, 2012

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In preparing for coating, what is the best way to treat a steel surface that has been attacked by microbiologically influenced corrosion (MIC)?

Question posted May 29 to June 1, 2012

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What are the most effective procedures for protecting steel and adjacent concrete together?

Question posted May 7 to May 13, 2012

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What is the service life of a painted weathering steel bridge, compared to a painted carbon steel bridge in the same service environment?

Question posted December 12 to December 18, 2011

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How do you calibrate a DFT gauge in the magnetic field of a live power plant to measure coatings on steel substrates?

Question posted September 26 to October 2, 2011

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What is another term for surface profile on steel? Tuesday, May 28, 2013

True or false? Under certain conditions, weathering steel may require painting to protect it from corrosion. Wednesday, May 22, 2013

What type of corrosion is characterized by a definite thread-like structure and directional growth under coatings on steel? Wednesday, May 15, 2013

True or false: SSPC visual standards showing degrees of cleaning of steel take precedence over the descriptions of required cleanliness in SSPC’s written surface preparation standards.

Tuesday, April 16, 2013

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Which of the following SSPC abrasive blast cleaning standards requires the most rigorous degree of cleaning of steel?

Wednesday, April 3, 2013

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Why should the surface temperature of steel be at least 5 degrees higher than the dew point temperature before you blast-clean or paint?

Monday, April 1, 2013

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What is the common name of high-strength, low-alloy steel that provides greater resistance to atmospheric corrosion than conventional carbon steel?

Friday, March 1, 2013

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True or false: The number of surface profile peaks in abrasive-blast-cleaned steel has no effect on coating performance.

Thursday, February 14, 2013

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What is the main feature of zinc that allows it to provide cathodic protection to steel?

Friday, February 8, 2013

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True or false: The standard for non-destructive measurement of dry coating film thickness on concrete is different from the one used to measure dry coating film thickness on steel.

Monday, February 4, 2013

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True or false: Thermal spraying of zinc is sometimes used for corrosion control on steel substrates.

Thursday, January 31, 2013

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SPC-VIS 1, Visual Standards for Blast Cleaned Steel, was initially the product of another standards-writing body. Which one?

Monday, January 28, 2013

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Which of the following cleaning techniques is most likely to remove soluble salts from a heavily pitted steel surface?

Wednesday, January 2, 2013

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True or false: A research study by Roper, Weaver, and Brandon indicated that the number of peaks in a steel surface profile created by abrasive blasting has no effect on performance of coatings applied to the steel.

Thursday, December 20, 2012

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True or false: Fire-resistant, intumescent coatings for steel are applied in one to three coats.

Tuesday, October 23, 2012

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When water under pressures of 30,000-40,000 psi is used to clean steel before painting, what is this form of cleaning called?

Monday, October 22, 2012

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If you’re a contractor concerned with meeting the end condition appearance requirements for steel after blast cleaning, what precaution might you take?

Tuesday, October 16, 2012

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Power tools such as power wire brushes can burnish or polish a steel surface. Why is this a problem?

Wednesday, October 3, 2012

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According to SSPC's Surface Preparation Commentary for Steel and Concrete Substrates (SSPC-SP COM), final dry blast cleaning should not be conducted when the steel surface is less than how many Fahrenheit degrees above the dew point?

Thursday, September 27, 2012

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True or false: Thermal spray coatings of aluminum, zinc, and their alloys for corrosion protection of steel are very surface-tolerant.

Tuesday, August 28, 2012

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True or false: Painting over weld spatter on steel is an accepted practice.

Wednesday, August 22, 2012

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A high-strength, low-alloy steel that provides greater resistance to deterioration from atmospheric corrosion than conventional carbon steel has what generic name?

Thursday, August 2, 2012

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In its Technology Guide on the subject, what type of coating material does SSPC recommend for repairing imperfections in galvanized, organic zinc-, or inorganic zinc-coated steel?

Wednesday, July 25, 2012

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True or false: A combination of chemical stripping and (frozen) ice blasting has been used to remove lead-based paint from bridge steel.

Thursday, May 24, 2012

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What is the typical pressure range for water jetting when it is used to remove coatings and corrosion from structural steel?

Wednesday, May 9, 2012

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Among the options below, which is the most important in achieving the specified surface profile on steel when you are air abrasive blast cleaning?

Tuesday, April 10, 2012

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True or false: If you are removing a soft, pliable coating from a steel surface, a rounded abrasive will be more productive than an angular one.

Wednesday, March 7, 2012

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How can sponge blasting produce a profile on steel?

Friday, February 17, 2012

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What happens to the existing profile on steel when UHP water blasting is used to remove rust and/or coatings?

Tuesday, February 14, 2012

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When does mill scale form on steel?

Wednesday, January 11, 2012

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Which of the following elements of design of steel structures is most likely to promote corrosion?

Wednesday, December 21, 2011

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True or false: Abrasive blasting and other scarification techniques increase the surface area of a steel substrate and provide additional reactive sites for molecular association between paint and metal.

Wednesday, November 2, 2011

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Which technique would be least likely to remove soluble salts from a steel substrate?

Tuesday, October 25, 2011

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Which of the following is most likely to be the result of excessive profile depth on steel after blast cleaning?

Tuesday, October 18, 2011

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Why is a black light test used on a bare steel substrate?

Thursday, October 13, 2011

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What are the conditions necessary for corrosion of steel to occur?

Friday, October 7, 2011

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Which of the following factors influences the appearance of steel after blast cleaning?

Friday, September 23, 2011

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How does a dry film thickness measurement of a coating on steel take into account the blast profile on the steel?

Tuesday, August 30, 2011

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Power tools, such as power wire brushes, can burnish or polish a steel surface. What is the main problem with this?

Thursday, August 18, 2011

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Which one of the following generic coating types protects steel from corrosion by sacrificial action?

Friday, August 12, 2011

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Which of the following cleaning techniques is least likely to remove soluble salts from a steel surface?

Monday, August 8, 2011

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Sharp edges on steel present special challenges to the coating applicator for what reason?

Wednesday, August 3, 2011

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True or false: ASTM has separate test methods for steel and concrete substrates in determining the pull off adhesion of coatings.

Friday, July 22, 2011

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How can air abrasive blasting with sponge media create a profile on steel?

Thursday, July 14, 2011

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Power tools such as power wire brushes can burnish or polish a steel surface. Why is this sometimes a problem?

Friday, June 17, 2011

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What is most likely to help you achieve the specified profile on the steel you are blast cleaning?

Thursday, June 16, 2011

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True or false: Any kind of metal can be used in coatings for sacrificial protection of steel.

Thursday, June 2, 2011

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True or false: Permanent sheet pile structures are sometimes left uncoated in corrosive environments because thicker steel, rather than coatings, is used to assure design life.

Friday, May 27, 2011

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Which of the following types of coatings are normally used on the faying surfaces of steel joints?

Thursday, May 19, 2011

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Which of the following is not used for measuring the surface profile of cleaned steel?

Friday, May 13, 2011

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True or false: SSPC visual standards showing degrees of cleaning of steel take precedence over the descriptions of required cleanliness in SSPC's written surface preparation standards.

Tuesday, February 15, 2011

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True or false: In protective coatings work, "smut" refers to the metallic fines that cling to a steel substrate after it is cleaned with metallic abrasive.

Wednesday, February 9, 2011

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True or false: When steel freshly cleaned by air abrasive blasting is exposed to conditions of high humidity, moisture, or a corrosive atmosphere, the discoloration that occurs is called "rust back."

Thursday, January 27, 2011

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The oxide layer formed on steel during manufacture is called what?

Tuesday, December 7, 2010

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What is the name of the roughened surface created on steel by abrasive blast cleaning?

Monday, November 15, 2010

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Which of the methods/instruments below are used to measure surface profile of blast-cleaned steel?

Monday, November 15, 2010

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True or false: weathering steel is designed for use in boldly exposed applications where there are regular wetting and drying cycles.

Wednesday, October 6, 2010

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Which of the following can be a driving force for water absorption through a paint film to a steel substrate?

Wednesday, September 8, 2010

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True or False: SSPC-SP 16 covers electrochemical stripping of coatings from steel substrates.

Tuesday, August 31, 2010

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