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Methods for the Detection of Soluble Salts (48 min)

KTA-Tator, Inc. has made the subject 48-minute training Webinar available. Topics Covered: • Overview & purpose – SSPC Guide 15 • Listing of ISO Standards for soluble salt detection • Methods of surface extraction • Methods of analysis in the shop or field • Conversions based on assumption of sodium chloride Access the Subject Webinar

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Coating Adhesion Testing Methods and Equipment (50 min)

KTA-Tator, Inc. has made the subject 50-minute training Webinar available. Topics Covered: • Why measure adhesion properties? • What is being measured? • Selecting an adhesion testing method • Measuring adhesion by the tape test • Measuring adhesion by the knife test • Measuring pull-off adhesion • Special requirements for testing concrete coating adhesion • Common pitfalls when testing…

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SSPC-PA 2: Procedure for Determining Conformance to Dry Coating Thickness Requirements (44 min)

KTA-Tator, Inc. has made the subject 44-minute training Webinar available. Topics Covered: Background of SSPC- PA 2 Overview and purpose of SSPC-PA 2 Purpose of ASTM D 7091 Definitions Gage Descriptions Calibration, Verification of Accuracy, and Adjustment Measurement Procedures Frequency and number of measurements Conformance to specified thickness Content of nine appendices Access the Subject Webinar

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“The Maintenance Manager”, Fall 2013

AASHTO’s quarterly maintenance newsletter is now available.  The newsletter contains information related to: Equipment Technical Working Group Highway Safety and Reliability Technical Working Group Bridge Technical Working Group Pavements Technical Working Group Roadway / Roadsides Technical Working Group ACPA, ISSA, and SSPC Web-based Training Opportunities Maintenance Leadership Academy Federal Funds for In-House Work Survey 2014 Summer Meeting Information Download…

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SHRP2 Project on Bridge Service Life Beyond 100 Years is Topic of Next SHRP2 Tuesday Webinar

AASHTO Journal, 20 September 2013 The Transportation Research Board announced it will host a webinar late next month on the second Strategic Highway Research Program (SHRP2) product “Bridge for Service Life Beyond 100 Years: Innovative Systems, Subsystems, and Components (R19A).” The “Bridge for Service Life Beyond 100 Years: Innovative Systems, Subsystems, and Components” project produced the “Design Guide for…

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Hydraulic Design of Safe Bridges

The National Highway Institute’s (NHI) 3.5-day 135090 Hydraulic Design of Safe Bridges course provides participants with an intensive training on the hydraulic analysis and design of bridges. The goal of this course is to provide information needed to safely build bridges, while optimizing costs and limiting the impact to property and the environment. This engaging course includes 14 mandatory…

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NHI 135047 – Stream Stability and Scour at Highway Bridges for Bridge Inspectors

This course is an abbreviated presentation of 135046 Stream Stability and Scour at Highway Bridges. The course provides an understanding of and assistance in detecting hydraulic-related problems at highway bridges. The effects of stream instability, scour, erosion, and stream aggradation and degradation are covered. Countermeasures to these problems are discussed. This course concentrates on visual keys to detecting scour…

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