As Rocky bounded toward the Philadelphia Art Museum, the steps below his feet were already in decay. You couldn’t see it in that inspirational scene of the classic 1976 boxing movie, but the steel ...

DOYLESTOWN, Pa.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--MATCOR, a leading cathodic protection and corrosion prevention engineering design firm, today announced its CPBD ™-III cathodic protection system has been chosen by ...

The Lifejacket system has a specially designed anode that gets encapsulated within a cavity between the existing piling and a two-piece fiberglass form. Corrosion of reinforcing steel in concrete is ...

An important aspect in the use of cathodic protection of reinforced concrete is the need for regular monitoring of performance and maintenance of the anode and electrical systems. This is to ensure ...

Successful contractors understand the importance of adding value to their clients' projects. One of the best ways to do this is to offer additional services that provide a cost-effective benefit to ...

A 1998 EPRI study, released in October of 2001, estimated the cost of corrosion in 1998 to steam generating facilities alone at $5.37 billion. The study, EPRI Report 1004662, also concluded that 22 ...

Corrosion is a chemical reaction to which even the strongest structures fall victim. Metals such as steel react with oxygen and water, going on to rust and decay. Cathodic protection plays a key role ...

Power plants have long experienced maintenance problems related to reinforced concrete structures such as cooling towers and flue stacks, typically manifested in age-related physical degradation ...