How to take care of aging concrete structures – what do the experts ...
- Albert Berenguel
- 18.10.2021
- Concrete Repair & Protection
Part 1: Professor Dr Mª Carmen Andrade, (Spain) The safety of structures, and the deterioration of the concrete from which they are made, are raising concerns in our ...
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Refurbishing aging dams for sustainable hydropower generation
- Albert Berenguel
- 13.09.2021
- Concrete Repair & Protection
Solutions and experiences from Master Builders Solutions “…infrastructure cannot be taken for granted and the world needs to overcome the environmental damage faced by ...
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Refurbishment and protection of busy viaduct in the Czech Republic
- Albert Berenguel
- 06.09.2021
- Concrete Repair & Protection
Bridges, roads or viaducts are exposed to demanding conditions daily – heavy vehicles crossing the infrastructure bring the architecture to its limit of load-bearing ...
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The urgency of aging infrastructure in our smart and urbanized world
- Lena Huhn , Engin Seyhan
- 13.08.2021
- Concrete Repair & Protection
If you look around, you can see concrete structures almost everywhere – whether they are residential or commercial buildings, roads, bridges or dams, we, humankind, are ...
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Increase insufficient concrete cover to reinforcement using coatings ...
- Albert Berenguel
- 26.05.2021
- Concrete Repair & Protection
Permeability of waterproofing membranes to gases - Part 3
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Why does concrete crack? Part 3 Limiting the cracking phenomena
- Eric Boullenois
- 04.07.2019
- Concrete Repair & Protection
In view of Part 1 and Part 2 of this article, should we conclude that the cracking of concrete cannot be avoided and should resign ourselves to the premature aging of ...
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Why does concrete crack? Part 2 - The impact of cracks
- Eric Boullenois
- 22.05.2019
- Concrete Repair & Protection
Cracks in a concrete structure reduce its strength and durability, leading to unplanned repair costs. As explained in Part 1 of this article, cracking is an unavoidable ...
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Why does concrete crack? Part 1 - The reasons
- Eric Boullenois
- 21.03.2019
- Concrete Repair & Protection
Concrete is the most common building material around the world. Since the invention of modern cement by Louis Vicat in 1817, research and development efforts have ...
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Maintenance and Repair of Concrete Structures
- Engin Seyhan
- 25.10.2018
- Risk Management
While small repairs usually don’t cost all that much, larger-scale repair work is a totally different matter – a truism, yes. But with construction projects in ...
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Torres Blancas, Spain: Corrosion stopped effectively
- Eva Spessa
- 26.02.2018
- Concrete Repair & Protection
A corrosion-inhibiting impregnator from Master Builders Solutions saved the owners of the Torres Blancas holiday apartment complex in the Spanish Mediterranean a lot of ...
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