Technique Developed To Determine Life Expectancy Of Fire-Damaged Concrete
of evaluating fire damage to concrete, enabling contractors and building owners to make a considered choice between concrete repairs and demolition.
Tag Archive: concrete repairs
St Albans Road, Hertfordshire – Bearing Replacement & Concrete Repairs
St Albans Road, South Mimms, Hertfordshire – Bearing replacement and concrete repairs Client: Jackson Civil Engineering (JCE)Designer: AtkinsPrincipal Contractor: Jackson Civil Engineering (JCE)Works Commenced: February 2021Works Completed: April 2021 St Albans road bridge crosses the A1(M) near Potters Bar. Regular…
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Langley Footbridge, Slough – Bearing Replacement
Langley Footbridge, Langley Interchange, Slough – Bearing replacement Client: Slough Borough CouncilDesigner: Freyssinet LimitedPrincipal Contractor: Freyssinet LimitedWorks Commenced: April 2021Works Completed: July 2021 Langley Footbridge crosses the M4 junction 5 interchange in Slough and provides a vital link for cyclists…
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Work begins on M5 Golden Valley Bridge refurbishment scheme
Highways England’s Golden Valley Bridge refurbishment scheme has commenced. Freyssinet is providing temporary works design, concrete repairs, post-tensioning special inspection (PTSI) site surveys and investigation, bridge bearing supply and replacement, cathodic protection, hydro demolition and reinstatement of ballast walls and…
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Wepener Bridge Concrete Repairs & Cathodic Protection
Freyssinet was engaged to carry out concrete repairs and on-going corrosion protection to Wepener Bridge, located to the west of the Tickford roundabout on the A422 in Milton Keynes.
Concrete Repairs On Whaley Bridge Dam ‘Could Take 3 Yrs’
At the start of August, Whaley Bridge – a small town in Derbyshire – was evacuated after serious amounts of rainfall sparked fears that the local dam could collapse following damage caused by floodwaters. According to the BBC, the Canal…
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Structural Repair Work For Branston Island Flood Reservoir
The Environment Agency has announced that it has undertaken structural repair work on Branston Island Flood reservoir, seven miles south-east of Lincoln, that protects over 7,000 homes and businesses from flooding. The work, which took 11 weeks to complete, involved…
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Grovelands Shopping Centre Car Park, Oxfordshire
Concrete repairs and waterproofing of car park, Grovelands Shopping Centre car park, Oxfordshire Client: The Mid Counties Co-operative Ltd Principal Contractor: Freyssinet Limited Designer: Pennycuick Collins Works Commenced: March 2018 Works Completed: June 2018 Download the case study here. Damage…
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Waste Plastic Could Strengthen Concrete
The need for concrete repairs could become a thing of the past if a recent discovery by MIT students becomes commercialised. Undergraduate researchers there have found a way to create a cement aggregate that makes concrete up to 20 per…
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Work Begins On Clacton Pier £300k Restoration Project
Clacton Pier in seaside resort town Clacton-on-Sea in Essex is now an impressive 146 years old… so it’s perhaps no surprise that concrete repairs are now necessary on the pier itself to ensure that it stands the test of time…
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