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Recovering Construction Sites After Major Floods

UK Construction Blog

This article explores how UK construction businesses can recover from major water damage—and come back even stronger. Businesses were forced to pause operations for weeks, facing everything from foundation washouts to damaged site machinery. For construction firms, bouncing back requires more than just drying out the site.

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Waterproofing mass transit systems

GCP Applied Technologies

Waterproofing mass transit systems. Water and moisture intrusion can cause significant damage to mass transit systems, resulting in high replacement costs, lost revenue, and serious disruption in travel. The following examples illustrate how many transit systems are tackling these challenges. Phillip.fry@gc…. Challenges.

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Waterproof concrete: Is it enough for protecting foundations?

GCP Applied Technologies

Waterproof concrete: Is it enough for protecting foundations? Waterproofing protects your structure and the assets within it against damaging moisture, humidity, and floods. Creating waterproof concrete. Waterproof admixtures are used to create waterproof concrete. When to use waterproof concrete.

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Waterproofing structures in extreme climates

GCP Applied Technologies

Waterproofing structures in extreme climates. Developed on reclaimed land, the museum’s foundation rests below the water table, subjecting foundations to highly aggressive chloride and sulfate conditions that can quickly deteriorate the concrete and significantly reduce the life of the structure. Phillip.fry@gc…. March 28, 2018.

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Mastering blindside waterproofing: A proactive, integrated approach

Construction Specifier

These scenarios can force the team to scramble and either reluctantly accept installation details that may compromise the intended performance or consider time-consuming or costly changes to the waterproofing or building design. Consequently, the SOE system and its features are integral to the blindside waterproofing system.

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Specifying below grade waterproofing

GCP Applied Technologies

Specifying below grade waterproofing. Waterproofing basements and other below grade spaces takes special considerations. Here are five points to consider when specifying waterproofing for these spaces. . Be sure that your waterproofing membrane bonds adhesively to the structure. Phillip.fry@gc…. Mon, 05/14/2018 - 12:08.

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Understanding your geotechnical report

GCP Applied Technologies

Reviewing the following report elements will help determine waterproofing needs. Understanding the elevation of the groundwater table is critical both from a structural standpoint and for determining what waterproofing is needed. Is there any maintenance required for the barrier system? Groundwater table. Ground settlement.