JULY 2012
Epoxy Floor Repair PAGE 40
FEATURES 40 PET FOOD FLOOR REPAIR
In a race against time, the coatings crew faces an unusual request to reslope a concrete floor using high-tech epoxy instead of concrete.
48 MORTAR LININGS FOR STEEL WATER PIPELINES Part II in our series about portland cement mortar
examines its effective use on large-diameter steel water pipelines.
54 FIVE MILLION GALLON WATER TANK RECOAT
Everything is bigger in Texas, including the water tanks—and the change orders. Here's the story of one crew's race to keep Houston hydrated.
68 FIREPROOFING THE FRACTIONATOR Three jobsites, three crews, one mission—to fireproof
and ultimately assemble the steel components for the support structure leading to an oil refinery's fractionator.
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the exterior of the massive 80,000 sq. ft. (7,432.24m2 —Photo courtesy of Raleigh Whitehead
The coatings crew from Houston-based Blastco applied a three-step Carboline system to ) water tank.
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62 SPOTLIGHT 2012 Hot Industry products to watch.
NEVER AGAIN 74 ADHESION TEST METHODS
Adhesion testing is common during coating failure investigations—but are the right tests being conducted? Mike O'Brien examines the basics to make sure the testing results stick.
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