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Built to Last? Helping Concrete Survive Extreme Environments

Extreme conditions demand a smarter approach

The Challenge of Extreme Environments Concrete infrastructure is expected to perform reliably for decades. But when structures are in extreme environments, the pressure on their...

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Australian mine site - concrete infrastructure needs protection

Struggling with Short Maintenance Cycles?

Take a look at the bigger picture

Caring for concrete structures in extreme environments? Struggling with short-cycle maintenance? There are certain situations where the maintenance of a concrete structure becomes a significant...

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Revelstoke Ruskin Dam - pre-history before the MARKHAM days

Pre-History! Before the MARKHAM days.

The Ruskin Dam project remains a significant example of the technology we continue to use today.

Here’s a spot of pre-history. The works at the Ruskin Dam, Canada, were not a MARKHAM project. In fact, they were carried out immediately before...

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Concrete marine structures are subject to extreme challenges and need protection

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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Marine and river concrete structures are at risk from sulphate attack

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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Water treatment plant needs safe treatments for concrete

Safe Treatments for Concrete Water Infrastructure

Extremely critical!

Safe treatments for water infrastructure? Here’s the situation. You’ve got the care of your council’s water storage and supply infrastructure, which includes many elements constructed...

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Water storage dam wall - water infrastructure needs protection

Water Infrastructure – 5 Benefits of Advanced Protection

We’d like to help make the concrete stronger, and last longer.

Water infrastructure is a big subject – delivering water, removing water, storage, and processing, not to mention effluent. And there’s a lot of concrete involved....

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Dam concrete vs residential concrete

Dam Concrete vs Residential Concrete? What’s the Difference?

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  Dam Concrete? Dr. David Harris worked for the US Bureau of Reclamation for almost 40 years. The Bureau owns and operates about 400 dams...

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VIDEO: Dam Concrete – How Did They Build The Hoover Dam?

A fascinating study of the concrete technology in the Hoover Dam

  “Hoover Dam is a concrete arch-gravity dam in the Black Canyon of the Colorado River, on the border between the U.S. states of Nevada...

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Concrete water storage tanks need protection

Preserving Concrete Water Storage Tanks

What’s the use of a water storage tank that doesn’t hold water?

Concrete water storage tanks and concrete durability Concrete is innately durable, and waterproof of itself if properly constructed, making it a suitable material for water...

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