Precast concrete

If you’re involved in concrete infrastructure maintenance …   If you’re under pressure to meet budget constraints and make repairs cost-effective …   Read on! HERE ARE FIVE REASONS TO USE CONCRETE HYDROGELS FOR CIVIL INFRASTRUCTURE MAINTENANCE Aquron concrete hydrogel ... Read More

Acres of vertical concrete can be seen in the commercial, industrial and retail buildings in any city. And driving along the road you’ll doubtless see the repetitive texture of flat concrete, used for retaining walls on cuttings and embankments. One ... Read More

Right, you read our recent article “Let’s Go Natural”, and you’re keen to increase the exposure of your concrete. What, you haven’t read the article? No excuses! Here’s the link! The thing about natural concrete is that it does tend ... Read More

Every construction designer must know the old adage ‘If you can’t hide it, make a feature of it.’ This is classicly illustrated in the use of concrete in construction. In Australasia, there’s a tendency to hide the primary concrete elements ... Read More

Wolter Reinold de Sitter, part-time Professor in design of structures in concrete at Eindhoven University of Technology, proposed a Law of Fives for structural concrete maintenance. There are various English versions extant, but fundamentally the Law reads as follows: The ... Read More

There’s no need for us to tell you about the issues surrounding civil infrastructure. Funding for initial construction and ongoing maintenance are ongoing challenges, often driven by circumstances unrelated to the structure itself. You need cost-effective construction, long service life, ... Read More

It’s not unusual for precast concrete elements to be left exposed with a bare surface. This is true of both construction and infrastructure elements. For building construction, the appearance is usually very important, and needs to be kept at its ... Read More