Villa Car Park, constructed in 2015-16 on the corner of Litchfield and Madras Sts in Christchurch NZ, was one of the first multi-storey car parks...
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Metro tunnels – How to prevent Concrete Carbonation
A concrete deterioration mechanism.
If I was stationed in a cold, dark tunnel, with trains regularly hurtling past shaking the surroundings and pounding my heart into my throat, I...
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Concrete Curing: Investing Today for a Sustainable Future
Curing for both today and tomorrow
When it comes to the durability of concrete structures, a little investment during the design, construction, and curing phase can result in significant savings in...
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Waterproofing Civil Concrete Infrastructure?
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Of course, concrete will withstand water exposure. After all, concrete’s innate durability is one of the reasons the material is used so extensively in construction....
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Curing Concrete: starting a long-term investment on the right foot
Curing for both today and tomorrow
Wolter Reinold de Sitter, a part-time Professor in the design of structures in concrete at the Eindhoven University of Technology, proposed a Law of Fives...
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Quality and Durability at the OJI Fibre Solutions Warehouse
Constructing durability from day one
35,000m2 of investment at the new OJI warehouse in Christchurch. MARKHAM was involved supplying and applying the SLAB-TECT® system to the concrete floor, to ensure...
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Silica. Silicosis. Siliconfusion.
We get it, there’s a lot of disjointed information out there.
Read until the end! SILICOSIS IS IN THE NEWS. SO WHAT IS IT? “What is silicosis? Silicosis is a long-term lung disease caused by inhaling...
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Truly, madly, deeply hard floor slabs?
The special needs of warehouse concrete floors
Ever been involved in building a warehouse? You can probably skip over some of this preliminary stuff, you know it already. Warehouse floors are under...
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Curing Concrete is Not Just for Today
Curing for both today and tomorrow
Wolter Reinold de Sitter, part-time Professor in the design of structures in concrete at the Eindhoven University of Technology, proposed a Law of Fives for...
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Concrete Carbonation?
Why Should I Care?
Firstly, What is Carbonation? Let’s hear from some of the experts in the concrete industry: “Carbonation occurs when CO2 (carbon dioxide) from the air penetrates...
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