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Cleaning and Painting of the Hal Adams Bridge Mayo, Florida ‘ A Challenging Repainting Project on a Unique Florida Bridge

Product Number: 41207-375-SG

Author: Don Buwalda, Stephen Haney, Greg Richards

Publication Date: 2007

$20.00

The Hal Adams Bridge is the only suspension bridge in the state of Florida. During the 2001 routine bridge inspection the bridge was identified as a candidate to be repainted. The authors Don Buwalda, Stephen Haney, and Greg Richards participated in the assessment, plan development, and project execution.

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Compating Corrosion of Nuts & Bolts (Support Rods & Fasteners)

Product Number: 51220-244-SG

Author: John Glass, Edwin Welles

Publication Date: 2020

$20.00

The presentation will discuss the challenges, overall objective and unique characteristics of the viscous-elastic semi-solid compound and bolt cap protection system. Testing, installation procedures and previous projects will be covered. One of the projects to be covered is the system used to protect the support rods of the recently constructed San Francisco Bay Bridge connecting Oakland to San Francisco. The bridge made the news prior to opening when it was determined that a portion of the support rods were experiencing fatigue and showing signs of premature failure.

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Complicated Siphon Rehab Challenges Pre-Job Planning Process

Product Number: 51220-288-SG

Author: Greg Smith

Publication Date: 2020

$20.00

The Jim Creek siphon is located in the Arapahoe National Forest in Winter Park, Colorado, elevation 9,000 feet. The siphon was constructed as part of the original Moffat Collection System in approximately 1935/1936, commencing operation in 1937. It is a 54-inch diameter steel pipeline that conveys Fraser River water from the Fraser Canal on the south side of the Jim Creek valley to the Jim Creek-Fraser Creek Canal on the north side of Jim Creek valley. The Jim Creek valley floor includes a significant wetlands complex with sensitive terraced beaver ponds, which require protection during any rehabilitation work.

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Factors Determining the Size of Projects

Product Number: 41207-304-SG

Author: Ralph Baliunas, Louis G. Lyras

Publication Date: 2007

$20.00

This paper identifies the problems with large multi-year painting projects and discusses the benefit to Facility Owners and Contractors for breaking a large bridge project into smaller phases. It will also discuss factors that determine the optimum size, large or small, of a painting project and their impacts. The size of a project will be analyzed from the standpoint of money, time, insurance, bonding, manpower, inspection, management, bridge inventory and job quality.

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Overcoming Obstacles to Repaint a Unique Structure – From Initial Planning through Project Completion

Product Number: 41208-428-SG

Author: David S. Leyland

Publication Date: 2008

$20.00

The paper chronicles and discusses the challenges, options, choices and solutions from the design phase through the actual blast cleaning and painting of one of the most unique steel structures in the world, the largest radio telescope at Arecibo, Puerto Rico.

Products tagged with 'project challenges'

Cleaning and Painting of the Hal Adams Bridge Mayo, Florida ‘ A Challenging Repainting Project on a Unique Florida Bridge

Compating Corrosion of Nuts & Bolts (Support Rods & Fasteners)

Complicated Siphon Rehab Challenges Pre-Job Planning Process

Factors Determining the Size of Projects

Overcoming Obstacles to Repaint a Unique Structure – From Initial Planning through Project Completion

Association for Materials Protection and Performance