Waterproofing for life, while preserving safety Beautiful Adelaide, South Australia is well known as the city of churches. Leading Engineers WGA specified CWS100 as the waterproofing solution of choice, for the top deck on the new St Mark’s College car park, near St Peter’s Cathedral. Not only does CWS100 ensure life-time water proofing, but it …
Infrastructure Projects, improving the life of communities and enhancing the commercial activities of whole regions. Salaverry is a port town, located 14 kilometres southeast of Trujillo city in the La Libertad region, in Peru. The project consists of 24 concrete silos, for the needs of the area. Each silo has a capacity of 2.800 tons …
Waterproofing critical infrastructure in harsh conditions, while keeping project time to a minimum. CWS waterproofing technology was chosen to protect this Finnish bridge, in order to extend its future life. Both CWS100 and CWS Admix give protection to concrete, by preventing the ingress of water and chlorides into the matrix. Actually, this was a repair …
Constructing critical infrastructure projects while observing eco-systems protection. Not only is CWS Admix perfect for concrete waterproofing, it is also ideal for concrete protection against chloride ingress and subsequent rebar corrosion, on applications such as demanding marine structures, water-treatment plants etc. As CWS Admix is certified non-toxic and safe for use with drinking water, the …
PT. Bintang Sewu Sejahterah, the contractor of luxurious BnB Jakarta Kelapa Gading Hotel, needed to ensure that there would be no leakage of water into the basement, because of elevated water horizon. CWS Admix™ was the waterproofing product of choice for the contractor. Simplicity, speed of application and protection of deadlines. In addition to waterproofing, …
The service life of structures depends on a variety of factors, such as their purpose, the materials of construction, the surrounding environment and – mostly – the degree of maintenance. The definition of expected service life has varied over time. Whereas BS 7543 (1992), defined the ‘normal’ life of a building as 60 years, the …
Concrete waterproofing: a two-fold protecting process we often forget Read More »
Traditional membranes have no crack sealing ability. If the concrete beneath the membrane cracks to any significant degree, the membrane will split, tear away from the surface and leak permanently. The present project had been repaired twice, once with traditional membranes and once with elastomer waterproofing. It still leaked when our Authorised Applicator got there! …
A showcase of good planning that improves the lives of citizens In the year 2012, the National Infrastructure Development Company Limited (NIDCO) of Trinidad & Tobago undertook a traffic study, to assess the impact of the then proposed Curepe Interchange. It collected and analysed traffic volume data and made projections for the year 2040. The …
Espelho D’ Água: Mirror of Water This is what the people in Brazil call small artificial lakes. Called Espelho D’ Água, which means “Water Mirror”, this artificial lake project, is a small jewel outside the Headquarters of OVD Group, in Curitiba, Brazil. Usually projects require a combination of products, rather than one single product and …
Following the Genoa bridge disaster in August 2018, which claimed the lives of 43 people, the French Senate commissioned an immediate survey of the state of France’s bridges. The report, made available to AFP , the French news agency, states that “at least 25,000 bridges are in a bad structural state and pose security problems” Another survey …
