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TRB Webinar: Controlling Corrosion of Infrastructure Systems


Date(s)
August 04, 2016 02:00 PM - 03:30 PM U.S. Eastern
Cost (for your seat)
$95.00
Professional Development Hours for this webinar
1.50 hour(s)
Continuing Education Hours for this webinar
AAE: 0.00 hour(s)
AICP: 0.00 hour(s)
CLE: 0.00 hour(s)
Details
TRB conducted a webinar on Thursday, August 4, 2016 from 2:00PM to 3:30PM ET that discusses corrosion control. Corrosion poses a risk to public safety and the environment; the annual direct cost of corrosion in the United States is estimated to be more than 3 percent of national GDP. This webinar helped engineers bridge the gap between academic research and practices to address corrosion infrastructure durability. Presenters discussed the causes of corrosion, the methods of monitoring corrosion, and methods to reduce corrosion and rehabilitate structures.

This webinar was requested by the TRB Standing Committee on Corrosion. A certificate for 1.5 Professional Development Hours (PDHs) was provided to attendees who registered and attended the webinar as an individual. Contact Reggie Gillum at RGillum@nas.edu for instructions on receiving a copy of the recorded webinar.

Here are the slides.

Webinar Presenters
  • Kingsley Lau, Florida International University
  • Matthew O'Reilly, University of Kansas
Moderated by: David Darwin, University of Kansas

Webinar Outline
  1. Introduction
    • Cost of corrosion
    • Structural components impacted by corrosion
  2. Fundamentals
    • Corrosion mechanism
    • Causes of corrosion in civil infrastructure
    • Case studies/examples
  3. Corrosion control systems
    • Coatings
    • Corrosion resistant materials
    • Cathodic protection
  4. Corrosion monitoring and measurement
    • Common test methods
    • Concrete testing and corrosion limitations of test methods
  5. Service life prediction
    • Models and limitations
The first 60 minutes of the webinar will be for presentations and the final 30 minutes will be reserved for audience questions. The Registered Continuing Education Program (RCEP) categorizes this webinar activity as relating to health, safety, and welfare including core technical.

Learning Objectives

At the end of this webinar, participants will be able to:
  • Understand the likelihood of corrosion degradation of a structure given the environment in which that structure is located
  • Identify the appropriate test methods for monitoring corrosion and how to analyze the results
  • Understand how to predict the service life of an existing structure using corrosion models based
Registration Information

There is no fee for employees of TRB Sponsors or TRB Sustaining Affiliates who register using their work email address. In addition to employees of TRB sponsor organizations, the following are eligible to receive complimentary webinar registration:
  • TRB and National Academies employees;
  • Chairs of TRB standing committees, sections, or groups;
  • Members of the media;
  • Employees of tribal governments; and
  • Members of Congress or their staff.
Other sites must pay $95 per site. View our pricing page for details.

After registering you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the webinar.

Professional Development Hour Information

A certificate for 1.5 Professional Development Hours (PDHs) will be provided to Professional Engineers (PEs) who register and attend the webinar as an individual. For groups, only the person that registers and attends the session will receive a PDH certificate.

Individuals registered as Florida PEs are no longer required to email TRB with your license number to report your attendance. Instead, please use your certificate that TRB provides through RCEP.net as verification of your attendance to the Florida Board of Professional Engineers.

Please check with your licensing board to ensure that TRB webinar PDHs are approved by your board.

This webinar was developed in March 2016. TRB has met the standards and requirements of the Registered Continuing Education Program (RCEP). Credit earned on completion of this program will be reported to RCEP by TRB. Certificates of Completion will be issued to individuals who register for and attend the entire webinar session. Complaints about registered providers may be sent to RCEP, 1015 15th Street, NW, 8th Floor, Washington, DC 20005. Website: www.RCEP.net.

Registration questions? Contact Reggie Gillum at RGillum@nas.edu.