Biography
The lead author, Derek Bayliss, is a well-established name in the field. He was Past President of the Institution of Corrosion Science and Technology, and has served as Chairman of BS 5493 (concerned with coating structures against corrosion). He is widely known as a lecturer on corrosion prevention, coating and surface preparation topics.
David Deacon FICorr FTSC is the Director of the UK's Steel Protection Consultancy. He qualified as a paint technologist in 1964 and worked with British Aluminium, the British Iron & Steel Research Association, the Castoral Burmah Group and the Albright & Wilson Group. He set up as a consultant in 1972 and has been working in this capacity for the past 30 years on a range of projects worldwide.
'It describes recent developments, and the materials and processes used, including coverage of standards, codes of practice and other publications useful in quality control.' - World Surface Coatings Abstracts
'...the textbook provides a good overview of steelwork corrosion control' - E-Streams
'This handbook style textbook is strongly recommended for university libraries and community college libraries supporting engineering technology curricula.' - E-Streams'The audience will be well served by this book since it presents information in clear and understandable text.' - Applied Mechanics Reviews
