Cellular automata models have emerged as a valuable tool in corrosion management. This manuscript provides an overview of the application of cellular automata models in corrosion research, highlighting their benefits and contributions to understandin...
Asset maintenance management is critical in industries such as petrochemicals and oil and gas (O&G), where complex, interdependent systems heighten failure risks. Maintenance costs represent a significant portion of operational expenditures, emph...
Accurate corrosion-rate prediction for buried pipelines is fundamental to sustainable integrity management, yet industrial corrosion datasets are typically small and heterogeneous, making reliable model training challenging. This study proposes CARE-...
Corrosion and maintenance anomaly and integrity management systems (AIMS) are now the foundation of many industrial and engineering systems regarding sustainability and long-lasting assets. The oil and gas industry has started developing new, integra...
Metal fatigue management is generally well understood as reflected in the Aircraft Structural Integrity Management Plans, which, in some cases, consider environmental degradation prevention; however, limited provisions beyond find and fix exist for c...
This paper addresses corrosion risk management for pewter objects from the Belinho I shipwreck (Esposende, Portugal). A collaborative framework was established, involving community stakeholders during the critical post-recovery phase, leading to the...
Corrosion in infrastructure creates high-risk scenarios, and mitigation strategies are expensive, with significant annual costs globally. This paper advances the discourse of corrosion monitoring and tracking in infrastructure, emphasizing the import...
Corrosion-induced maintenance is a significant cost driver and availability degrader for aircraft structures. Although well-established analyses enable assessing the corrosion impact on structural integrity, this is not the case for fatigue nucleatio...
Corrosion is an ever-present phenomena of material deterioration that affects all metal structures. Timely and accurate detection of corrosion is required for structural maintenance and effective management of structural components during their life...
Supercritical CO2 (sCO2) pipeline transport is a critical link for the large-scale implementation of Carbon Capture, Utilization, and Storage (CCUS) technology, yet its safety is severely challenged by residual impurity gases (e.g., H2O, O2, SO2, H2S...
To predict the corrosion failure of carbon steel oil and gas pipelines more accurately, a new corrosion failure prediction model for submarine oil and gas transport pipelines was constructed. A corrosion failure prediction management system was also...
Reinforced Concrete Structures (RCS) are a fundamental part of a country’s civil infrastructure. However, RCSs are often affected by rebar corrosion, which poses a major problem because it reduces their service life. The traditionally used insp...
Wellbore integrity management for oil and gas wells plays a vital role throughout the typical lifespan of a well. Downhole casing leaks in oil- and gas-producing wells significantly affect their shallow water horizon, the environment, and fresh water...
Acid pickling is a vital stage in metal manufacturing during which the material is susceptible to corrosion if the process is not appropriately managed. Adding green corrosion inhibitors to the acidic solution used is one solution to this critical pr...
Corrosion is considered a leading cause of failure in pipeline systems. Therefore, frequent inspection and monitoring are essential to maintain structural integrity. Feature matching based on in-line inspections (ILIs) aligns corrosion data across in...
Durable concrete has emerged as a key material strategy for enhancing the performance and extending the service life of infrastructure in chloride-containing environments, owing to its resistance to chloride ingress and corrosion-induced deterioratio...
Hydrogen sulfide (H2S) generated in sewer networks induces corrosion which today constitutes the main cause of deterioration of concrete pipes. Information regarding the H2S concentration inside sewer networks, as well as its control and reduction, h...
Radiation induced corrosion is one of the possible modes of materials degradation in the concept of long-term management of used nuclear fuel. Depending on the environmental conditions surrounding the used fuel container, a range of radiolysis produc...
Background: Caustic ingestion represents a severe clinical emergency, leading to variable and often unpredictable outcomes. The severity depends on the nature of the corrosive agent, the amount ingested, and the timing of management. Summary: This re...
In most state-of-the-art Bridge Management Systems, structural condition is predicted by a homogeneous Markov chain model that uses condition ratings assigned during visual inspections. Although generally accepted, such an approach exhibits certain s...
The disposal of high-level radioactive waste (HLW) and spent nuclear fuel (SF) presents a unique challenge for the prediction of the long-term performance of corrodible structures since the HLW/SF canisters are expected, in some cases, to have lifeti...
The wreck site of the Australian First World War submarine HMAS AE2 in the Sea of Marmara had a salinity of 26‰ (parts per thousand) for the first 13 m, which increased to 41‰ at 21 m, after which it remained constant to the bottom at 7...
Monitoring the corrosion of steel rebars is paramount to ensuring the safety and serviceability of reinforced concrete (RC) structures. Conventional electro-chemical techniques can provide an overall estimate of the extent of corrosion. However, a de...
Atmospheric corrosion seriously affects the working life of construction metals. The quantitative knowledge of the corrosion effects helps the maintenance and the materials’ logistics. In this work, in a military airport located by the sea, the...
The research focuses on the management of oxygen lance copper tip rotation to mitigate wear on the MgO–C refractory lining in the basic oxygen furnace (BOF). This study investigates the continuous increase in the consumption of gunning mixture...
The aim of the study is to identify and determine the role of microbial degradation taking place in dusty deposits in potential threats (i.e., destruction of protective coatings and development of corrosion) to the means of transport in conditions of...
The economic cost of repairing corrosion-affected reinforced concrete structures (RCSs) means that reliable and accurate assessment and early detection methods must be sought after. Conventional techniques, such as visual inspections, or measuring ei...
This study aims to assess the compatibility of various e-thermal fluids for immersion cooling in battery electric vehicles through a copper wire resistance corrosion test. The tested fluids include a polyalphaolefin, diester, mineral oil API G-III, t...
This study proposes a new deep learning-based approach for detecting pitting corrosion on stainless-steel sheet pile surfaces in drainage channels. Conventional ultrasonic thickness measurement methods cannot detect microscopic pitting corrosion that...
Most WWER-440 reactors are operated over the planned operational lifetime of 30 years. Now, the owners/operators are preparing for the second phase of extending the operation. The paper presents an overview of the most important aspects of ageing of...
Corrosion damage is a serious problem in steel structures. The cross-sectional loss in the structural members due to corrosion reduces the load-carrying capacity of the members and the stability of their structures. In this study, the main reasons fo...
Pipeline integrity and safety depend on the detection and prediction of stress corrosion cracking (SCC) and other defects. In oil and gas pipeline systems, a variety of corrosion-monitoring techniques are used. The observed data exhibit characteristi...
Measures to counteract Acid Rock Drainage (ARD) generation need to start at the mineral surface, inhibiting mineral-oxidizing, acidophilic microbes. Laboratory and long-term field tests with pyrite-containing mining wastes—where carbonaceous ph...
Corrosion-driven section loss in steel tower structures erodes load-carrying capacity, yet field assessment still relies on subjective visual grading. This paper presents a closed-loop framework coupling quantitative image-based corrosion measurement...
Cold ironing refers to the usage of less polluting power supply sources to deliver electricity to the moored ship. Such a shore-to-ship system is used when the ship is at a port so the auxiliary combustion engines may be turned off. This paper presen...
Within the multi-barrier system proposed for the permanent disposal of used nuclear fuel, the primary engineered barrier is the sealed metallic container. The present Canadian container design utilizes a carbon steel vessel coated with Cu for corrosi...
Pipelines are the main transportation means for oil and gas products across large distances. Due to the severe conditions they operate in, they are regularly inspected using conventional Pipeline Inspection Gages (PIGs) for corrosion damage. The moti...
Construction is a powerful industry that is not indifferent to the environment. Neither the maintenance of buildings in a proper technical condition nor their eventual demolition is indifferent to the environment. The main threats to the environment...
Stormwater runoff from metal roofs has been a significant subject of discussion, especially when it comes to its treatment and the target concentrations that need to be achieved prior to discharge into the aquatic environment. To raise further awaren...
This article investigates the challenges of maintaining the Machico Cable-Stayed Bridge in a marine environment, focusing on its implications for urban mobility. The primary problem addressed is the impact of harsh marine conditions on the structural...
Corrosion costs the Oil & Gas Industry billions of pounds annually, primarily due to environmental factors such as high salinity, temperature fluctuations, and humidity in marine environments. Mobile Offshore Drilling Units (MODUs), especially ja...
Semi-flexible pavement (SFP) is a durable and cost-effective alternative to conventional rigid and flexible pavement and is formed by permeating an open-graded asphalt (OGA) layer with high-fluidity cement grout. The degradation of SFP mattresses due...
Offshore pipeline systems associated with floating platforms operate under complex environmental and operational conditions that significantly influence their structural integrity and inspection requirements. Limited accessibility, harsh marine envir...
Copper has been proposed as a container material for the disposal of used nuclear fuel in a number of countries worldwide. The container materials will be subject to various corrosion processes in a deep geological repository, including radiation-ind...
The design processes for reinforced concrete are changing. More often, durability targets are being achieved by using modelling. This paper compares some of the models available and the precision undertaken to obtain the data that underpins the calcu...
A method that employs the back propagation (BP) neural network is used to predict the growth of corrosion defect in pipelines. This method considers more diversified parameters that affect the pipeline’s corrosion rate, including pipe parameter...
The corrosion of metals has been a major technical, environmental, and financial challenge for many industries and has become a widespread problem in concrete structures and buildings. Various techniques such as utilization of synthetic corrosion inh...
The aim of this review is to clarify the mechanism and influencing factors of flow-assisted corrosion in multi-medium transmission pipelines for pipeline safety management, along with the progress in nondestructive testing in this vein. Such pipeline...
Offshore platforms are important infrastructures that often face severe environmental conditions, such as corrosion, throughout their lifetime. This can continuously decrease their structural robustness. Despite the availability of many anti-corrosio...
The conventional corrosion management process consists of defining the expected process conditions, identifying potential corrosion threats, and estimating their likely rate, then using that information to develop mitigation plans and inspection sche...
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