TX Bridge Rehabilitation Out for Bid

The City of Waco, Texas, is seeking contractors to perform rehabilitation of the structural foundations, anchorages and concrete deck of the Waco Suspension Bridge over the Brazos River in W...

2 Dead After Bridge Collapse In France

On Monday (Nov. 18), a 155-meter-long (510-foot-long) bridge collapsed in southwest France, resulting in two fatalities and five others being injured. Though a criminal investigation has bee...

AkzoNobel Completes Acquisition of Mapaero

Global coatings company AkzoNobel (Amsterdam) announced early last week in a media press release that it has wrapped up the acquisition of French aerospace coatings manufacturer Mapaero.

Beyond Compliance: Inspired by Confined Space Rules

by Robert Ikenberry

In the works since 1980, federal OSHA recently published new construction-specific co...

Can We Save Our Corroding Infrastructure?

by Warren Brand

It's time for a new way of thinking. Let’s first start with a story from a 60 Minu...

The San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge was just recognized as the 2015 Outstanding Structure Award from what industry association?

What organization conducted a study on identifying a coating system for bridges that would last for 100 years with minimal maintenance?

A Maryland county is the latest jurisdiction to consider banning pavement sealers containing coal tar and polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons. Should these products be banned?

NASA recently revealed the finalists for its latest Mars habitat design competition. Is it worth our time and money to work on structures to house people on Mars?

What is the best method for protecting cables on suspension bridges from corrosion?

We are restricted to applying road-marking paints during hot, humid summer nights, on surfaces very often below dew point conditions. What is the best generic type of marking paint to use?

Reducing Railcar Ownership Costs: Wise Selection of Coatings and Linings

from JPCL, September 2019 ; by Mike Manetta, Sherwin-Williams Protective & Marine Coatings

Although the freight-rail business is potentially very profitable, about 40 cents of ...

Coatings Conversation

from JPCL, August 2019

Extending Infrastructure Life Using FEVE Bridge Coatings

This webinar will cover the strengths and advantages of FEVE fluoropolymer topcoats for both new bridges and maintenance re-coating of existing bridges. The presenter will review t...

Port Authority of New York & New Jersey Conference

September 12, 2017

IntAIRCOAT 2017

May 10 - May 11, 2017

Ecolromat 2016

October 25 - October 26, 2016

E-Book: Railcar Industry Coating Systems: Selecting and Sourcing

Sponsored by Akzo Nobel

This eBook consists of a feature published in JPCL on linings for chem...

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How Automatic Spray-Applied Coatings Saved a Nashville Project Deadline

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Reducing Costs on Sault Ste. Marie Bridge Maintenance

Architectural Coatings: A PaintSquare Video Education Series

The D+D Pro Video Series: An archive of webinars hosted by DurabilityandDesign.com

A collection of archived webinars hosted by DurabilityandDesign.com focused on architectural coatings.

Concrete: A PaintSquare Video Education Series

The D+D Pro Video Series: An archive of webinars hosted by DurabilityandDesign.com

A collection of archived webinars hosted by DurabilityandDesign.com focused on concrete coatings and maintenance.

Standard Test Method for Evaluating Degree of Bleeding of Traffic Paint

issued by ASTM

Solvents in a traffic paint may cause bleeding of pavement constituents into the traffic markin...

Standard Practice for Evaluating Degree of Traffic Paint Line Wear

issued by ASTM

This practice is designed to evaluate the resistance to wear of a traffic paint. It must be rem...

Standard Practice for Using a Test Chamber for Humidity Conditioning of Test Panels of Pavement Marking Paints

issued by ASTM

The drying rate of organic coatings varies with changes in temperature, air flow, and relative ...