TABLE OF CONTENTS 



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LIST OF FIGURES iv 



LIST OF TABLES , v 



LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS vii 



ABSTRACT 1 



ADMINISTRATIVE INFORMATION , 1 



INTRODUCTION 1 



BACKGROUND 1 



OBJECTIVE 2 



SCOPE 3 



MATERIALS OF CONSTRUCTION. 



CONCRETE 3 



Nature of Concrete 4 



Recent Developments in Concrete Technology 7 



Technology Deficient Areas 8 



STEELS 9 



Corrosion in the Marine Environment 9 



Corrosion Characteristics 11 



Fouling and Its Effect on Corrosion 13 



Galvanic Interactions and Cathodic Protection 14 



Cathodic Protection of Steels 14 



Techniques for an OTEC Plant 14 



Coatings, Cathodic Protection, and Corrosion 17 



ANTICORROSION COATINGS 18 



Two-Component Epoxy Paints 18 



Single-Component Paints - 18 



Zinc-Rich Primers 19 



Anticorrosion Coatings Systems for Steel and Titanium 19 



Anticorrosion Coatings for Aluminum. . , 19 



Surface Preparation 21 



Recommended Practice for OTEC Plants 21 



Summary 22 



FIBER-REINFORCED PLASTICS 23 



Durability 25 



Summary 26 



FOULING - OUR REAL PROBLEM 26 



