Data Centre Generator Yards

Location:

Groningen

Country:

The Netherlands

Project Type:

Data Centres | Commercial

Project Scale:

5,001 – 10,000 m²

The image shows a row of large industrial generators installed outdoors at a data centre. The generators are positioned on a concrete platform, with safety barriers surrounding the area. The background features a modern data centre building with a clear sky overhead.

The image shows a generator yard with multiple large metal cabinets, likely housing electrical equipment, positioned on a concrete surface. Metal cable trays are installed on the ground, supporting electrical cables and conduits, indicating an organized setup for power distribution in a data centre environment.

The image shows a construction site at a data centre with a worker in high-visibility clothing using a power trowel to smooth a freshly poured concrete surface. In the background, there is a large industrial building emitting smoke and a wind turbine, under a partly cloudy sky.

The image shows a concrete yard at a data centre with multiple generator units on the left side. In the background, there are wind turbines and industrial buildings, indicating a renewable energy and data infrastructure site.

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Adding Life to Concrete – How MARKHAM applied hydrogel systems to the Generator Service Yard areas at a new Data Centre in the Netherlands.

OBJECTIVE

MARKHAM were tasked with providing a treatment process for the new concrete slabs forming Generator Yards at a new data centre. This was to increase the effective cover, enhancing the durability and increasing the lifespan of these slabs and, probably most importantly, protecting the concrete slabs against weathering and rainfall that these areas will be subject to.

SOLUTION

The MARKHAM system put forward to achieve these goals was the spray application of AQURON 2000. This retro spray application provides surface densification and effective cover enhancement with the product penetrating up to 125mm into the concrete. This remains within the substrate for the lifespan of the concrete, providing a durable, maintenance free surface.

RESULTS

The application of AQURON 2000 was a very rapid and cost-effective solution for cover enhancement and concrete densification for the areas treated.

With construction work by other trades continuing in these Yard areas, the application of AQURON 2000 was carried out simultaneously, with pedestrian traffic across the treated areas carrying on within a few minutes of application. Application to the concrete was also carried out beneath the Generator Support Framework without the requirement to remove any of this existing steelwork.

This meant that these areas were successfully treated with next to no impact on other contractors works and this in turn meant there was no negative impact on the overall construction schedule.
With this depth of penetration, the AQURON 2000 is present within the matrix of the concrete for the lifespan of the concrete, making it a maintenance free solution that won’t require any further applications.

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Project Details – Data Centre Generator Yards
Description	Concrete Generator Service Yards requiring effective cover enhancement and surface densification to increase durability and resistance to weathering and rainfall.
Area Treated	9,270m²
Age of Structure	New (2024)
Requirements	Effective Cover Enhancement Surface Densification Zero Maintenance Minimum interruption to construction schedule
Operation Downtime / Interruptions	All areas were treated while construction work was proceeding and as the areas could be put back into use immediately. As a result the application works had minimal negative impact on the project schedule.
Application Method	High Pressure Airless Sprayer – beneath steel framework Medium Pressure Boom Sprayer – open slab areas
Proposed Further Works	No further works required.
OHS Requirements	AQURON is nil VOC. No product-specific PPE required

Concrete Products & Solutions used.

These related products and concrete solutions were used to protect the concrete of this project.

AQURON 2000 - Concrete Waterproofing & Durability

AQURON 2000 | SPRAY-ON