Norner Receives Approval to Test Marine Coatings

Industrial polymer research and development services company Norner (Norway) has recently announced that it received certificates recognizing approval for marine coating testing.

AFRL Perseverance Testing History, Coatings

According to an article published by the Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, testing completed on the NASA Perseverance's protective coating at the WPAF Research Lab aided the rover’s touchdown...

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Assessing ‘arc’: Is it a Win?

by Robert J. Kobet, AIA

Before I get into the discussion of the U.S. Green Building Council’s new technology ...

Checklist for Evaluating Stone Durability

by Wiss, Janney, Elstner Associates Inc.

Stone, in general, is considered a durable material; however, not all stones are as d...

True or false: Municipal water tanks occasionally use the taste test as its final form of testing before approving service.

The International Association of Classification Societies (IACS) breaks down inspection assessments into all except which of the following:

At the beginning of September, it was reported that a panel of independent experts approved a $100 million fix for the sinking and tilting 58-story Millennium Tower in San Francisco. Do you think the installation of 52 new piles, extending twice the distance into the bedrock of the north and west sides will prove to reduce future sinking and improve the structure’s seismic performance?

What is the best method of testing for moisture content in concrete masonry unit (CMU) walls before application of coatings?

What tests and criteria can a coatings user specify to assure consistent lot-to-lot performance of supplied coatings?

Bridge Painting: Progress Through Community

from JPCL, July 2019 ; by Robert Kogler, Rampart LLC

Bob Kogler, a coating professional for the past three decades who has worked extensiv...

The Effect of Feathering on Coating Performance

from JPCL, June 2019 ; by Patrick Cassidy and Michael Kibler, Elzly Technology Corporation; and Cameron Miller, Paul Slebodnick and James Martin, U.S. Naval Research Laboratory

Feedback from waterfront personnel performing maintenance painting for the U.S. Navy ...

Laboratory Test Methods For Qualifying Coatings For Atmospheric Industrial Service

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This webinar will present the factors that need to be considered in developing performance requirements for coatin...

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Architectural Coatings: A PaintSquare Video Education Series

A collection of archived webinars focused on architectural coatings.

Concrete: A PaintSquare Video Education Series

A collection of archived webinars focused on concrete coatings and maintenance.

Standard Test Method for Adhesion of Organic Coatings by Scrape Adhesion

issued by ASTM

4.1 Coatings to perform satisfactorily must adhere to the substrates on which they are applied....

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

issued by SSPC

This method standardizes materials and preparation requirements for steel test panels used for ...

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

issued by SSPC

The standard establishes a procedure for evaluating rust undercutting on scribed coated steel t...