Managing Your Assets – Coatings Condition Assessment
The Speaker
David HunterCivil Engineer, API-570
NACE Protection Coating Specialist
NACE CIP Level III & Instructor
NACE CP Cathodic Protection Technician
NACE Offshore Corrosion Technician
25 years protective coatings experience
Expertise: Coatings, Composites, Passive Fire Protection, CUI, Insulative Coatings
Agenda
▪ Who is Pond?
▪ Atmospheric Corrosion Review
▪ What Elements make up a good corrosion
management program?
▪ Coating Condition Assessments
Pond By the Numbers
#3 2019 Top 25 A/E FirmsAtlanta Business Chronicle
#107 2019 Top 500 Design FirmsEngineering News – Record (ENR)
$500M+ Construction Designed &
engineered annually
550+ Professionals
23 National & International Offices
Agenda
▪ Who is this Pond?
▪Atmospheric Corrosion Review
▪ What Elements make up a good corrosion
management program?
Corrosion 101 - Review
▪Building materials are not found – their made
Corrosion 101 - Review
Corrosion 101 - Review
▪As metals are made, we strip off O2 in a low oxygen environment
Corrosion 101 - Review
▪On a microscopic level, as the materials cool, the surface exhibits differential charges
Corrosion 101 - Review
▪So how do we protect atmospheric Structures?
Corrosion 101 - Review
▪We can change materials
▪Or we use protective coatings
Agenda
▪ Who is this Pond?
▪Atmospheric Corrosion Review
▪ What Elements make up a good
corrosion management program?
Good Program Elements
Quality Specification
Qualified
Contractors
Coating Condition Surveys
(Assessments)
Quality Control
Quality Assurance
Financial Commitment
Reduction of
Operating
Costs
=
Coating Condition Assessments
For brevity, lets talk about 1
element:
Coatings Condition Assessment
Coating Condition Assessments
If the coating life can be extended
by overcoating, over time, cost of
coatings maintenance can be
reduced
Coating Condition Assessments
Coatings Surveys – quantifies the “what” and “when”
items needed to be budgeted –
Includes:
▪Coatings
▪Concrete
▪Joint Sealants
▪Composites
▪Used as an element of Warranty Inspections
Cost of a Coatings Project
15%
30%55%
Materials
Application
Surface Preparation
Coating Condition Assessments
Condition Surveys gather Data
Includes:
▪ Adhesion
▪ Coating Thickness
▪ Material Analysis
▪ Percentage of Corrosion
▪ Pattern of Corrosion
▪ Square Ft. / Linear Feet
Estimates
Coating Condition Assessments
Includes:
▪ Tanks, & Piping
Coating Condition Assessments
Includes:
▪ Equipment
Coating Condition Assessments
Includes:
▪ Access
Structures
Coating Condition Assessments
Includes:
▪ Secondary Containments
Coating Condition Assessments
Includes:
▪ Secondary
Containments
Coating Condition Assessments
Documents: Design Challenges
Coating Condition Assessments
Maintenance Challenges – Dissimilar Metals
Coating Condition Assessments
Documents: Poor Maintenance Practice
Coating Condition Assessments
Documents: Wrong Coating Materials
Coating Condition Assessments
Documents:
Coating
Failures
Summary
▪ A good corrosion management program is
made up of multiple elements
▪ Each element cannot be ignored or
discounted
▪ Implementation of the elements reduces
cost over time
Questions?
David Hunter, PCS
Coatings Program Manager
678.336.7740 (office)
404.748.4887 (direct)
832.863.6039 (mobile)
Pond Hawaii -4429 Malaai Street
Suite 104
Honolulu, HI 96818