... enhance the lifetime of the coating system. Surface Preparation Zinc Rich Primers Maintenance INTRODUCTION The performance and durability of any coating system is significantly affected by the type and quality of the surface preparation that is done. The type of surface preparation is chosen depending...

... to the different ICCP systems utilized and details performance results for the West Basin 3 front beam ICCP system dating back more than 20 years. Monitoring results are presented and discussed. Performance assessment to protection criteria is undertaken and the CP system maintenance requirements are summarized...

...The low temperature cure liquid-applied coating systems applied during maintenance activities must meet performance expectations at the repair coating design temperatures listed in Table 2 . Cathodic Disbondment Resistance Cathodic disbondment (CD) testing examines the ability of a coating under...

...RESULTS AND DISCUSSION A maintenance survey was conducted to enable CP operations, so that whoever was in charge of CP systems can carry out routine surveys and interpret results for identifying the fault types, locations, and perform any repairs. This paper provides the details about main...

...) is a variation of the complete recoat option. Lead-Containing Paints and Coatings Abstract This paper describes a bridge coating operation and maintenance manual that was developed for the City of Vancouver (City). The City operates and maintains an inventory of 33 bridges with coated steel elements, including...

..., the maintenance and monitoring costs have been relatively high and this is often due to defects during the design and construction stage of the system. The review of performance of many operating CP systems in Australia has led to the conclusion that there are many areas of improvement which can be implemented...

... criteria that liquid applied epoxy and fusion bonded epoxy coatings shall satisfy (Table 1 in CSA Z245.30-14). Pipeline maintenance and repair work can occur during the winter season in certain northern regions in Canada due to the geographical restrictions placed by the local soil condition (e.g...

...Abstract In offshore context, maintenance coatings do not aspire to “high durability” status. New construction protective coating processes, aspiring to such status, often fail to deliver it. The “high durability” aspiration, still, produced a divide between surface tolerant materials...

... of the 5-M approach are modelling corrosion failure mechanism, mitigation, monitoring, maintenance and management. While this approach is not new, the discrepancies in application by operators have led to inconsistency and inferior results, hence the need to improve understanding and application...

...Abstract Tube material loss, leading to tube failure, due to corrosion and/or erosion is one of the leading causes of forced maintenance outages in the coal and biomass fueled power generation industry. In addition to increasing the required funds for operations and maintenance of the facilities...

... to many steel and concrete structures, for example to high rise buildings and bridges where it is not easy to do maintenance. The results showed that the protective performance of the fluoro-polymer coating system was superior to other topcoats such as the polyurethane coating. Track records of fluoro...

... the performance of coatings. In this work various maintenance coatings were applied on pre-rusted steel cleaned by two different power tools: rotating disc and rotating steel brush. The rotating disc is much more efficient in removing rust than the rotating steel brush. The effect of cleaning method...

...Maintenance surface preparation power tool bristle blast INTRODUCTION In maintaining offshore or indeed onshore structures in corrosive environments the key concern for the end user is how long the remedial coating system will last. When maintenance is carried out in areas which are difficult...

...A NEW FRAMEWORK FOR MAINTENANCE MANAGEMENT A maintenance management system focuses by definition mainly on the operation and maintenance phase. Maintainability is, however, determined within the anterior phases, and the importance of quality control and follow-up in the early phases of a project...

... for the Maintenance and Repair Market. It is environmentally compliant with a low VOC of 250g/litre (with exempt solvents). Extensive laboratory test data has been generated and demonstrates that this finish technology can pass severe testing in thermal cycles and exposure in aggressive environments such as C5M...

...INTRODUCTION Structures in restricted areas have always faced the problem of how to carry out maintenance and repair of their coating systems. The surface preparation techniques that can be used in such areas all carry with them problems relating to the long term performance of the anti-corrosive...

...Abstract To operate profitably, modern refineries and petrochemical plants must run at high temperatures and pressures with a minimum of downtime for maintenance. Under the very demanding conditions of service, corrosion and thermal stress are potential problems. To combat these threats, high...

...Many different alloy products are used in the process industries By careful planning "universal" welding products can be stocked that can be used for welding many different alloys for service in many different environments. These "multi-tasking" welding products can be a maintenance workers dream...

... are prepared, are unrealistic during coating maintenance offshore. In this work we have studied the effect of coating application and curing conditions on corrosion and adhesion properties of repair coating systems to be used on offshore structures after cleaning down to bare steel. Pre-rusted steel panels...

...Abstract Washing aircraft is a routine maintenance chore that is intended to reduce corrosion damage by removing corrodents. However, this exercise incurs costs that, when applied to a fleet, are substantial. The US Air Force (USAF) algorithm for setting wash intervals was based...