Welcome to the 2013

North Central States Consortium

What is NACE?

• A not-for-profit 501(c)3 organization

• Founded by a group of 11 pipeliners in

1943, then expanded into other industries

What is NACE?

• NACE is a worldwide technical organization

of scientists, engineers, and other parties

interested in the development and

dissemination of knowledge in the study of

corrosion and its prevention.

Who is NACE?

• 32,643+ Members in 130 Countries

• 403+ Corporate Members

• 400+ Publications

• 300+ Technical Committees

• 200+ Standards and reports

• 425+ Education courses offered

• 30,345 NACE certifications held

Corrosion Control Plan for Bridges

• Authored by Jack Tinnea of Tinnea & Associates– Who also acknowledges Dr. John Broomfield – Several state departments of transportation for their

valuable assistance – And to Linda Goldberg of NACE for her assistance and

editing throughout this effort

• Discusses how and why highway bridges corrode

• Gives Solutions for employing relatively low-cost corrosion control measures

Corrosion Control Plan for Bridges

• Over 603,310 bridges in the US

• Scare funding is problem faced by local governments

• Many states facing fiscal crisis

Corrosion Control Plan for Bridges

• Offers bridge owners and operators an overview of corrosion

• Discusses low cost corrosion control measures– Including protective coatings for

structural steel

• Also covers types of bridge designs

Corrosion Control Plan for Bridges

• To download the free white paper, visit www.nace.org (search Corrosion Control Plan for Bridges)

• OR see me for a paper copy.Robin Frye, Sr. Manager – Coatings Industryrobin.frye@nace.org