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JPCL January 2015
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Coatings industry thought leaders from diverse sectors share their perspectives about what they anticipate in 2015, and how issues relating to regulations, government and politics, the global economy, the environment, materials, equipment and more will impact the way we work.
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by Bob Parker, AGC Chemicals Americas, Inc. This article describes fluoroethylene vinyl ether (FEVE) resin technology for bridge
coating applications. It discusses the FEVE resin chemistry, lists coating types that can be formulated with FEVE resins, and compares the performance of FEVE-based coatings with conventional topcoats typically used on steel bridges.
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by Bobby W. Meade, Greenman Pedersen, Inc.; and Sudhir Palle and Theodore Hopwood, II, Kentucky Transportation Center, University of Kentucky The authors outline a University of Kentucky research study that provides guidance on materials, means and methods of spot painting to address bridge component deterioration caused by leaking joints and extensive use of deicing chemicals.
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SSPC 2015 featuring GreenCOAT will be held Feb. 3 to 6, 2015 at the Westgate Las Vegas Resort. This article lists updates to the SSPC 2015 Advance
Program received after publication of the December 2014 JPCL.
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2015 kicks off with two new, free webinars
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Grand jury calls MWBE fraud rampant
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Problem Solving Forum
How do you gauge the remaining service life of an aging fusion-bonded epoxy (FBE)
system on a buried transmission pipeline?
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Profiles in Success
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Investigating Failure
by Dwight G. Weldon, Weldon Laboratories, Inc. Even if the cause of the failure is not
obvious upon microscopic examination, clues may be uncovered which might
suggest other areas of study.
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Basic Training
by Vaughn O'Dea, Tnemec Company, Inc.
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New self-powered dehumidifier available; Marco doubles dust collector line
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Jimmie Davis Bridge contract awarded; public picks purple paint
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Editorial
by Bill Shoup, Executive Director, SSPC
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