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Extending the Life of Critical Concrete Infrastructure

Protecting Highways and Bridges

The Demands on Highway Infrastructure. Across the UK, highways and bridges are expected to do more than ever. They carry increasing traffic volumes, support vital...

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Keeping Highways Moving

Protecting Concrete Infrastructure for the Long Term

Concrete assets under pressure Highway infrastructure must perform under some of the most demanding conditions in the built environment. Bridges, retaining walls, tunnels, culverts, parapets...

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The Prince of Wales bridge that connects England to Wales. (Second Severn Crossing)

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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Proactive concrete maintenance is crucial for marine and civil infrastructure

Disrupting the Concrete Maintenance Cycle

Reducing costs for the longer term

What Concrete Maintenance Cycle? There are certain situations where the concrete maintenance of a structure becomes a significant, frequent, ongoing cost. We often talk about...

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What does airport concrete need?

Concrete transport infrastructure deserves some special attention

Despite the recent disruptions, air transport remains a crucial part of freight and resource logistics, and for public transport. And hey, there’s a lot of...

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Concrete corrosion and cracking in marine structures

‘There’s cracking in that structure!’

Oh no! Does this mean that it is at the end of its service life?

Is Concrete Corrosion a Structural Death Knell? Definitely not! As long as there is uncured calcium (free lime) in the concrete there’s scope for service...

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Resist attacks from contaminants on concrete

Resist Attacks!

Softwater and other reactants hazardous to concrete

What attacks are we resisting? 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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Concrete Rail Infrastructure Needs Protection!

Protection against environmental and operational challenges

Rail transport remains a crucial part of freight and resource logistics, and for public transport. And rail infrastructure includes an impressive amount of concrete. Markham...

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Water infrastructure need safe treatments for long-term durability

Safe Concrete Treatments for Water Infrastructure

Extremely critical!

Water Infrastructure? Safety is Essential. 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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Bridge destruction by neglect

Bridge Destruction by Neglect

The importance of pro-active maintenance.

Let’s talk about … maintaining concrete bridges. Stop yawning already. This is an expensive topic. Neglect caused by the tension of costs If you are...

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