Angels and Demons in the Realm of Protective Coatings: The Underworld of VOCs April 2011 - Mike O’Donoghue, Ph.D.; V.J. Datta, MS; and Russell Spotten, International Paint, LLC

Potential Risks of Ballast Water Treatment Systems on Ballast Tank Coatings April 2011 - Brian Goldie, JPCL

Southern Nevada Water Authority tests linings for transmission pipe April 2011 - Cynthia L. O’Malley, Scott Christensen, and Gina Neilson

Sealant Smarts

November/December 2010 - Rodney Conn

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Testing coatings to control mussels

July 2010 - Allen Skaja, U.S. Bureau of Reclamation

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Coating on Thames Barrier Assessed after 25 Years

June 2010 - Martin Earlam, UK Environment Agency

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Hubble, Bubble, Tests, and Trouble: The Dark Side of Misreading the Relevance of Coating Testing

May 2010 - Mike O'Donoghue, Ph.D., Vijay Datta, M.S., Mike Winter, and Carl Reed, International Paint, LLC

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New Waterborne Fluoropolymer Resins for Ultra-Weatherable Coatings

December 2009 - Winn Darden and Bob Parker, AGC Chemicals Americas; and Naoko Sumi, Isao Kimura, Masakazu Ataku, and Takashige Maekawa, Asahi Glass Co. Ltd.

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Green That Gets It Done

November 2009 - Cynthia A. Challener

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Fire drill: The basics on coatings that protect

August/September 2009 - Jayson Helsel, KTA-Tator Inc.

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Spanning 25 Years of Development in Heavy-Duty Coatings

August 2009 - Michael Donkin, International Paint Ltd.

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Investigating Corrosion Protection of Offshore Wind Towers, Part 2: Results of the Site Tests

April 2009 - Andreas W. Momber, Ph.D., Muehlhan AG; Peter Plagemann, Ph.D., and Volkmar Stenzel, Ph.D., Fraunhofer Institute for Manufacturing and Applied Materials Research; and Michael Schneider, Ph.D., Fraunhofer Institute for Ceramic Technologies and Systems

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A Methodology to Evaluate the Relative Performance of Various Coating Systems

March 2009 - Shuang-Ling Chong, Federal Highway Administration (retired 2007), and Yuan Yao, SES Group & Associates

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2008 Equipment Buying Guide - Inspection

May 2008 - Technology Publishing

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Durability - The Changing World of Wood

May 2008 - Allen Zielnik, Atlast Material Testing Technology LLC

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New frontiers for fluoropolymers

March/April 2008 - Liza Capino, The Sherwin-Williams Company

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A firm foundation, part 2

January/February 2008 - Charles H. Holl, Dayton Superior Corp.

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Durability: Rules of the Grafitti Game

March/April 2007 - Allen Zielnik, Atlas Materials Testing Technology LLC

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Finishes analysis: Techniques and applications

January/February 2007 - Deborah Slaton and Joshua Freedland, Wiss, Janney, Elstner Associates

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Office Buildings - Office greenery

January/February 2007 - Joe Maty, Editor, JAC

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Defense against the microbial menace

October/November 2006 - Allen Zielnik, Atlas Materials Testing Technology LLC

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Durability: Grading of the green

April/May 2006 - Allen Zielnik, Atlas Materials Testing Technology LLC

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Durabilty: The art of graffiti prevention

July 2005 - Allen Zielnik

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The art and science of intumescents

July 2005 - Dan Heemstra

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Wood Coatings: Don’t get (sun) burned

July 2005 - R. Sam Williams

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Durability: UV resistance - Just the tip of the iceberg for testing of coatings durability

April 2005 - Allen Zielnik

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Webinar Looks At Analyzing Soluble Salts June 13, 2013

Coating Made to be Bulletproof May 28, 2013

Bay Bridge Bolts Lacked Extra Testing April 22, 2013

Bad Bolts Snag Bay Bridge Work

April 2, 2013

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TQC Heats Up New Temperature Line

February 12, 2013

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Engineers Dance to Structure’s Song

December 24, 2012

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Remote Offshore Inspections Take Honor

November 13, 2012

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Pipeline Damage Software Gets Upgrade

October 31, 2012

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Analyzer Measures Thickness and More

July 12, 2012

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Alarms Ignored; Spill Draws $3.7M Fine

July 9, 2012

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ASTM Releases Coating Standards CD-ROM

April 16, 2012

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JPCL Names Top Authors; SSPC Confers Honors

January 30, 2012

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TQC Launches US Operation

January 24, 2012

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New Gardner Paint Test Manual Released

December 9, 2011

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MPI to Move Coatings Test Lab to US

December 1, 2011

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ASTM Updates Coating Test Standard

October 24, 2011

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ASTM Drafting Test for Sewer Coatings

October 7, 2011

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Protective Coatings are Metal Free

August 26, 2011

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$24.5M for Coatings Research Keeps Mach 2.5 Raindrops Fallin’

August 12, 2011

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Coatings Test Drives a Record Finish

July 11, 2011

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Elcometer, Polyguard Expand in South

July 8, 2011

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F-22s Get New Radar Absorbent Coatings

April 13, 2011

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NDT Crack Detector Uses Eddy Current Array

February 15, 2011

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KTA-Tator Inc. Sold to Employees

January 31, 2011

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Elcometer Buys Dakota Ultrasonics

January 26, 2011

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Corrosion Test Chamber Creates 4 Environments

January 20, 2011

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CAS-MI Names Technical Affairs Chief

January 10, 2011

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Lab Corrosion Test Tougher Than Field

November 23, 2010

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Ametek Buys Atlas Material Testing Technology

November 11, 2010

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BP Cites Cement Slurry Design, QC in Disaster

September 14, 2010

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Conference on Protective Coatings Scheduled for October in Pittsburgh

August 20, 2010

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ASTM Updates Standards for Pavement Markings

August 16, 2010

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ASTM Revises 2 Adhesion Test Methods

August 10, 2010

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TQC Rolls Out 7 Testing, Sampling Instruments

July 28, 2010

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Testex Tape Takes Higher Temperatures

July 27, 2010

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Underwriters Laboratories Announces Strategic Alliance with Atlas® Material Testing Technology

March 17, 2010

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Poseidon Expands Marine Testing

February 23, 2010

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CAS-MI Labs Adds Chemist/Technologist

February 17, 2010

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Conference Planned on Coatings Testing

April 8, 2009

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

Workshop: Evaluating Antifouling Performance November 28 - December 1, 2012

Free Webinar - Pull-Off Adhesion Testing - 11 a.m. EDT July 13, 2011

Standard Test Method for Adhesion of Organic Coatings by Scrape Adhesion ASTM, June 11, 2013

SSPC-PA 15, Method for Preparing Steel Test Panels for Evaluation of Coating Performance SSPC, October 1, 2012

SSPC-PA 16, Method for Evaluating Scribe Undercutting of Exposed Steel Test Panels SSPC, October 1, 2012

Standard Specification for Standard Environment for Conditioning and Testing Paint, Varnish, Lacquer, and Related Materials

ASTM, June 28, 2011

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Standard Practice for Testing Water Resistance of Coatings in 100% Relative Humidity

ASTM, March 25, 2011

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Standard Guide to Testing Solvent-Borne Architectural Coatings

ASTM, June 30, 2010

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Standard Practice for Field Identification of Coatings

ASTM, January 20, 2010

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Standard Practice for Testing Water Resistance of Coatings Using Water Immersion

ASTM, September 30, 2009

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Standard Test Method for Determining the Resistance of Paint Films and Related Coatings to Algal Defacement

ASTM, August 12, 2009

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Standard Test Method for Measuring Total Water and Volatiles in Liquid Coatings Which Produce Cure Water Upon Heating

ASTM, May 27, 2009

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Standard Test Method for Porosity in Metallic Coatings by Humid Sulfur Vapor (“Flowers-of-Sulfur”

ASTM, October 7, 2008

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What action should be taken if the IOZ fails the MEK test? Question posted February 25 to March 3, 2013

Is the MEK rub test a conclusive test to check the cure of IOZ coatings? Question posted January 14 to January 20, 2013

When should the adhesion of an applied coating or lining multi-coat system be tested? Question posted November 26 to December 2, 2012

What are the best cycles to use in cyclic accelerated corrosion testing to achieve the highest correlation with atmospheric exposure in a northern, industrial environment?

Question posted July 4 to July 10, 2011

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An Atlas Test Cell is normally used to test the performance of what kind of coating material? Tuesday, June 11, 2013

What characteristic of organic coatings is tested with a mandrel? Friday, March 15, 2013

What was the location of the recent field testing on air barrier performance conducted by Oak Ridge National Laboratory and the Air Barrier Association of America? Thursday, March 14, 2013

How are pencils used in the testing of coatings?

Wednesday, March 13, 2013

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An Atlas Test Cell is normally used to test the performance of what kind of coating material?

Thursday, February 7, 2013

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What organization has teamed up with the Oak Ridge National Laboratory in a large research study to quantify the performance and cost-effectiveness of air barriers?

Thursday, January 31, 2013

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Synthetic dirt was recently developed by the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory for accelerated testing of what kind of coating?

Tuesday, January 29, 2013

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True or false: Comparative data on the performance of various proprietary bridge coatings systems are developed and maintained by the International Bridge, Tunnel, and Turnpike Association.

Friday, January 25, 2013

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True or false: A three-year study by Oak Ridge National Laboratory found that EIFS performed better in resisting moisture and acting as a thermal barrier than other wall assemblies, such as stucco, brick, concrete block, and cement board.

Friday, January 25, 2013

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What organization is engaged in performance testing of bridge coatings for state highway departments?

Friday, January 11, 2013

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Why is the Department of Energy developing accelerated testing to predict the long-term dirt resistance of coatings?

Monday, December 17, 2012

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A pull stub used in what kind of coating test?

Tuesday, August 7, 2012

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What is the name of the test that provides a method of determining the flammability characteristics of exterior, non-load-bearing wall assemblies/panels?

Wednesday, August 1, 2012

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True or false: The ASTM test method for pull-off adhesion of coatings is the same for both metal and concrete.

Wednesday, July 18, 2012

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What kind of instrument is used for continuity testing of coatings?

Monday, June 25, 2012

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True or false: Cyclic corrosion testing of protective coatings in the laboratory is now considered a better indicator of field performance than the traditional salt fog test, ASTM B 117.

Tuesday, May 8, 2012

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Irritant smoke and banana oil are used for what type of testing?

Tuesday, April 24, 2012

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An Atlas Test Cell is normally used to test the performance of what kind of coating material?

Monday, March 5, 2012

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True or false: A coating that passes 500 hours of QUV accelerated exposure will pass a test of 10 years’ outdoor exposure at a South Florida test site.

Monday, October 3, 2011

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A jet fire test measures what characteristic of coatings?

Friday, April 1, 2011

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Which of the following coating adhesion tests is the least quantitative?

Wednesday, December 15, 2010

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True or false: Some coatings that perform poorly in the accelerated salt spray test (ASTM B 117) may provide good service in outdoor exposures.

Friday, August 20, 2010

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