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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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Proactively maintaining highway infrastructure?

Cracking. Chloride attack. Corrosion. Escalating maintenance budgets.

Significant Highway Maintenance Costs Considering highway and civil infrastructure, the cost of maintaining the structure is a significant factor. The same entity (local council or...

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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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Concrete cracking can lead to premature deterioration

Cracking, Sealing, and Healing

How does all concrete have self-healing capabilities?

Let’s start at the start! What causes Concrete Cracking? Concrete can crack in a whole lot of ways. Surprisingly, much of it is related to...

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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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Sustainability and Concrete

Is that an oxymoron?

Environmental Bad Boy When it comes to environmental sustainability, concrete gets a bad rap. It is commonly regarded as being environmentally destructive, exacerbated by its...

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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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Warehouse

Rejuvenating a Factory Floor?

or a warehouse, or a data centre, or...

So – maybe you own or maintain a factory or warehouse, and the concrete floor is showing signs of age but its fundamental purpose still...

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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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