Spillway Design Tested by CSU Engineers

Last week, civil engineers at Colorado State University were reported to be testing an experimental spillway intended for Gross Dam located in southwest Boulder County, Colorado.

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Material Selection Conference: Panel Discussion No. 1

Durability + Design is set to launch its inaugural Material Selection Conference, a one-day seminar on Tuesday, Sept. 26, at the Hyatt Regency Pittsburgh International Airport in Pittsburgh....

5 Benefits of Building Enclosure Commissioning

by Wiss, Janney, Elstner Associates Inc.

Despite this standardization and a growing history of proven results, many misconcept...

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 ...

What is an acronym for one pneumatic adhesion tester?

True or false: In a study of shop-applied topcoats reported in JPCL, a polyaspartic coating performed best in resisting handling damage in the shortest amount of time at lower temperatures (50°F) and higher humidity (75% RH).

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

Is the MEK rub test a conclusive test to check the cure of IOZ 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 ...

Free Webinar: Spot QA Assessments

March 26, 2014

Building Innovation 2014

January 6 - January 10, 2014

Workshop: Evaluating Antifouling Performance

November 28 - December 1, 2012

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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...