Failure of a coating can be either predictable or unpredictable. All coatings are meant to provide a specific performance level in a particular environment. A premature failure specifies that there is ...

Opinions expressed by Digital Journal contributors are their own. Steel structures face constant exposure to moisture, pollutants, abrasion, and temperature shifts. Over time, these factors lead to ...

Regardless of customer anticipations, hot-dip galvanized structural steel has a grey coating, rather than a shiny coating. This usually leads to disagreements between galvanizers and their customers.