Tension fabric structures have served a key role as a cost-effective facility solution for years. In some cases, users have turned to fabric buildings when brick-and-mortar construction is not economically feasible or would take...
Tag: Corrosion
When properly designed and installed, plumbing systems will provide many decades of problem-free service. Careful corrosion engineering management, including attention to details such as materials selection, fluid mechanics, water-chemistry control, protective coatings, cathodic protection,...
Specifying steel curtain walls with enduring beauty
(02/28/2017)
Each year, curtain walls continue to soar higher, form angles that are more challenging, and push the building envelope closer to total transparency. A case in point is the Toronto Transit Commission’s (TTC’s) Vaughan...
Accelerated corrosion testing
(05/19/2016)
The purpose of an accelerated corrosion test is to duplicate the field corrosion performance of a building material in the laboratory. This provides scientists and engineers with a means of quickly developing new products....
Prepainted metallic-coated steel sheet for buildings has been used successfully for many years. One indicator of its popularity is the large number of roofs made with prepainted steel in place across Canada and throughout...
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