‘Exploded’ Paint Chips Plague ME Bridge

According to reports, the Maine Department of Transportation is examining the Westport Island-Wiscasset Bridge after a “catastrophic failure” of the paint on the bridge earlier this year.

Cars Damaged by IN-KY Bridge Dripping Paint

According to reports, several vehicles were splattered by paint dripping from the top of the Sherman Minton Bridge, due to a paint system failure.

Paint Issues Cause IA Pool to Close

Last week, the Splash Landing Family Aquatic Center in Bettendorf, Iowa, announced that it would no longer be open to the public for the remainder of the season.

Outgassing: It’s Not Just Hot Air

by Warren Brand

I am intimately familiar with the fine art of “eye-rolling.” As the followers of my b...

When Bad Specs Happen to Good Projects

by Lee Wilson

As we are well aware, many factors can and do cause premature coating failure. The us...

An update provided on the Surfside, Florida, tower collapse indicated that which part of the building failed to comply with building codes and led to severe strength deficiency?

A Penn State University assistant professor received a $400,000 federal award to study corrosive damage caused by what in nuclear reactors?

A runway at Reno-Tahoe International Airport was shut down due to surface scaling less than a year after the runway opened. While contractors and consultants are working to determine the cause, what do you believe could be the cause of this issue?

A recent D+D feature described several cases of roof-coating failure that had initially stumped roofing professionals. Have you ever had a job failure that wasn’t caused by what you initially thought?

How do I deal with the small cracks and fractures that occur along the edges and corners of the stone imprints in some of my stamped concrete work?

How do you keep sealants in control joints from cracking or separating from the substrate?

Analysis of Coating Blister Failures and Associated Coating and Substrate Risks

from JPCL, April 2020 ; by Michael Kibler and Patrick Cassidy, Elzly Technology Corp.; and and Jay Ong, Naval Surface Warfare Center, Carderock

For years, the causes and mechanisms of blistering have been studied to determine its...

Investigating Failure

from JPCL, October 2019

Free Webinar: Condition Assessment-Evaluation and Solution

June 21, 2017

Coatings Regulations & Analytical Methods Conference

May 14 - May 15, 2013

KTA Tator - Coating Failure Analysis

May 18, 2010

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.