Cracking the corrosion conundrum
It costs Australia $78 billion each year, so how are engineers working to protect critical infrastructure from corrosion?
Tag: corrosion
The familiar problem eating away at renewable energy efforts
Even as they work at the cutting edge of energy production, engineers are finding themselves battling an age-old foe: the ...
Why the cure for concrete cancer might come in atom-thick strips
teel reinforcement corrosion is a perennial problem for concrete as a construction material. Engineers are looking at novel ways to ...
Galvanizing’s gold standard gets a modern reboot
After nearly two decades, the standard for galvanized coatings has been rewritten to match the design requirement of today.
The key to designing for appearance
While galvanizing is all about durability, missing these simple steps in the design and fabrication processes can cause aesthetic challenges.
Groundbreaking new corrosion map of Australia to be launched
An engineer tasked with designing a building or piece of infrastructure will soon have access to a new tool that ...
Could self-healing concrete be the solution to wastewater pipeline corrosion?
A UniSA professor is researching the use of water treatment sludge and ‘self-healing’ concrete to counteract corrosion of concrete in ...
Sheltered micro-environments have a higher risk of corrosion
SPONSORED BY They can have a significant impact on the durability of residential construction, especially in certain areas, warns the ...
Residential construction corrosion rates higher than expected, says new advice
Micro-environment corrosion tests are challenging assumptions in residential construction, according to the Galvanizers Association of Australia (GAA).
Galvanized steel: New guide warns against poor choices of paint products
Paint delamination and under-film corrosion can strip years of service life from duplex coated structures. It can come down to ...
