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  Engineering and Spec Writing

  The Growing Disconnect in the Pipe Coating Industry

  In the last twenty or thirty years, the oil and gas pipeline coatings industry has seen a lot of changes. From the days of coal tar coatings with relatively little...

  By: Greg Denton | Pipeline Coatings Application Consultant, Crest Industrial Chemicals

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  Corrosion Prevention

  How to Control Corrosion by Improving Design

  The proper design to minimize corrosion is as important as the selection of materials. In many structures, a lack of design consideration the weakest link in corrosion...

  By: Alan Kehr | Managing Consultant, Alan Kehr Anti-Corrosion, LLC

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  Corrosion Failure

  The Effects of Stress Concentration on Crack Propagation

  When a structure or a machine is designed, it has to satisfy certain reliability and safety thresholds, based on a number of factors: the loads it is subjected to, the...

  By: Nemanja Pavlovic

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  Corrosion Prevention

  Quality Assurance in the Coatings Industry: A Job Description

  The importance of an adequate and well-coordinated coating system cannot be overstated. Many industries rely on the passive corrosion protection offered by coatings to...

  By: Krystal Nanan | Civil Engineer

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  Scientific Properties

  The Effects of Corrosion on the Shear Behavior of Materials

  Shear strength is a material property analogous to the ultimate tensile strength (UTS), with the key difference being in the plane in which the strain acts. It is still...

  By: Nemanja Pavlovic

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  Industry News

  Come Write For Corrosionpedia: An Exciting Opportunity is Waiting

  It's no secret that the world at large is facing an alarmingly high unemployment rate. According to Trading Economics, The U.S. unemployment rate skyrocketed to 14...

  By: Corrosionpedia Staff

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  Prevention

  Corrosion Control Considerations in the Equipment Design Process

  Corrosion is a global challenge that design engineers must address to reduce failures throughout the equipment life cycle. The electrochemical reaction that costs...

  By: Corrosionpedia Staff

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  Corrosion

  Top 5 Corrosion Threats Caused by Neglect

  Corrosion is defined as a naturally occurring chemical or electrochemical reaction that causes materials (primarily metals) to deteriorate. Like other natural hazards,...

  By: Krystal Nanan | Civil Engineer

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  Concrete

  The Root Causes of Today's Multifactorial Concrete Problems

  Regular and planned asset maintenance is vital for reinforced concrete structures. Such maintenance should not be a "cosmetic repair" but rather a proper root...

  By: Hamid Khan

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  Inspection / Monitoring

  Beginners Guide to Becoming an Offshore Coating Inspector

  Offshore coating inspectors, as their name suggests, are coating inspectors that work mainly in marine and offshore environments. It is, therefore, essential for these...

  By: Krystal Nanan | Civil Engineer

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  Coatings

  How to Enhance Safety When Working With Volatile Organic Compounds

  Volatile organic compounds (VOCs) are a group of carbon-based products that are able to vaporize at room temperature. Historically VOCs were quite common in coating...

  By: Mohamed Adel Mohamadein | Head of the Corrosion, Arab Petroleum Pipelines

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  Corrosion Prevention

  Corrosion Knowledge Management Vs. Corrosion Management

  Contributing AuthorThis article with co-authored by Farzaneh Akvan Corrosion Department, Faranegarzarfam Company, Tehran, Iran.AbstractCorrosion management (CM) is a...

  By: Reza Javaherdashti | Corrosion Department, Faranegarzarfam Company, Tehran, Iran