I would also like to welcome you to this first issue of 2021. Although the year hasn’t started well, both for staff and businesses, there is hope on the horizon.
Due to the lockdown at the end of last year,
there has been a less news of our industry, and fewer local branch meetings, so to counteract this, I have included four technical articles for you. Two deal with pipeline coatings and inspection, the theme of this issue, together with an article on passive fire protection (PFP), and a case study about reinforced concrete corrosion.
The first pipeline article describes the effect of stockpiling FBF coated pipe in Canada for the Keystone pipeline project, and its suitability for use after 10 years. However, it has just been announced that the new administration in the USA has cancelled the pipeline permit, so maybe the coated pipes will have to be stored even longer. The second themed article from Australia gives an introduction to the use of “Big Data” to determine the condition of active pipelines and their fitness for service. It is hoped to bring you an article covering the actual use of this technique on a pipeline later in the year. The reinforced concrete corrosion article is the second part dealing with cooling towers, and covers the use of the techniques described in the first part, in an actual case. Finally, the PFP article looks at the use of reinforced mesh.
Remember it is your magazine, so let me know if there are topics you would like covered, and remember to submit any technical questions you have for answer by our panel of experts I can be contacted at, brianpce@aol.com.
Brian Goldie, Consulting Editor
