Opinions expressed by Digital Journal contributors are their own. Steel structures face constant exposure to moisture, pollutants, abrasion, and temperature shifts. Over time, these factors lead to ...

Failure of a coating can be either predictable or unpredictable. All coatings are meant to provide a specific performance level in a particular environment. A premature failure specifies that there is ...

Preparation chemicals that penetrate unsealed overlaps or via poor-quality welds boil out of the connection at the time of galvanization and cause coating misses and surface contamination during ...