There are certain situations where the maintenance of a concrete structure becomes a significant ongoing cost and has to be considered frequently. We often talk...
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Low Cover, High Risk
What is it, why does it, and how to fix?
“Concrete cover, in reinforced concrete, is the least distance between the surface of embedded reinforcement and the outer surface of the concrete.” You can check...
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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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How to Protect Concrete Against Sulphate Attack?
Concrete deterioration due to sulphur reactivity is more common than you may realize
Let’s start at the beginning! What are sulphates? Firstly, sulphates and sulfates are the same thing, depending on whether you use UK or US spelling,...
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Highways, Bridges, and Caring for Concrete
Enhance durability and extend service life
It’s Costly to Maintain Concrete Infrastructure If you’re in charge of the care of civil road or bridge infrastructure (or the related repair budget) you’ll...
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What on earth is ‘DEF’?
A hidden threat for concrete precast elements
Don’t you love acronyms? No, us neither. However, they do have some uses, and ‘D.E.F.’ is easier to say (and spell) than Delayed Ettringite Formation....
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Resilience Needed
How can we contribute to a resilient approach to extreme natural events?
Not that long ago (June 2022) some of the team visited Sydney Build Expo. We weren’t exhibiting this time but it was good to catch...
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Disrupting the Maintenance Cycle
Reducing costs for the longer term
There are certain situations where the maintenance of a concrete structure becomes a significant ongoing cost and has to be considered frequently. We often talk...
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Damp Down There?
Concrete basement waterproofing issues?
Big subject. If we discussed all aspects, you’d probably stop reading at about the 30 second mark. WHAT ARE THE CHALLENGES? The usual challenge for...
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Building for Resilience
The ongoing challenge of floodwater
MARKHAM has been involved in #AddingLifeToConcrete for many years now. One focus of our durability and remediation treatments has been marine structures. As we’ve noted...
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