Assisting in adaptive re-use of existing structures
How MARKHAM protected exposed concrete floors from heavy contamination! OBJECTIVE An existing wool store in Hawkes Bay, New Zealand, was being restored and upgraded. The...
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Tomorrow’s pain points killed today
Culling future maintenance costs
This is not about getting a few more years’ life out of your Ford F100 and saving some bucks at the mechanic. This is about...
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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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Is Your Concrete Safe from Sulphate Attacks?
Concrete deterioration due to sulphur reactivity is more common than you may realize
Both an essential substance and a potential menace, sulphates pose a specific risk to concrete structures around the world, yet many are not aware of...
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Challenges: Waterproofing concrete structures?
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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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Penetrating Protection Against Rebar Corrosion
Corrosion of concrete's reinforcing steel leads to major decay
It’s well known that strengthening concrete with steel bars results in a combination stronger than either material alone. It’s also commonly understood that concrete’s high...
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