Water Intrusion Maintenance
Market: Manufacturing Material: Cement Issue: Water intrusion from the silo roof Project Background: This customer reported water intrusion from the roof of their silo. Pictured here, the roof is in two stages. At the bottom of the photo shows the roof as it is prepared for the bonding, rubber coating to seal […]
New Roof Coating
Market: Manufacturing Material: Cement Issue: Removal of existing roof and applying new roof coating Project Background: The customer reported that the urethane foam roof coating on three silos (50' diameter by 110' tall) were leaking. The roof remediation, pictured below, was managed in two stages. At the bottom of the photo the […]
Do your bolted steel silo joints leak?
Market: Manufacturing Material: Any material Issue: Do your bolted steel silo joints leak? Project Background: If your facility has bolt together steel silos, tanks or vessels, they may be leaking. If so, they might look like the examples pictured below. Here's why. Over time, if the gasket placed between the flanges that […]
Does your concrete silo roof leak?
Market: Manufacturing Material: Cement Issue: Does your concrete silo roof leak? Project Background: Does your facility have leaking concrete silos? A lot of concrete silos have either a membrane cover or consist of just the concrete slab or other material covering the silo roof. Over time, roof covers develop holes, allowing water […]
Concrete Silo Inspection
Market: Manufacturing Material: Raw materials in granular and powder form Issue: Exterior wall, spalling concrete exposing reinforcing steel. Project Background: The first image to the right shows an experienced silo engineer performing an exterior inspection of a Slip Form concrete silo. To check for exterior wall delamination, the engineer performs a concrete […]
Leaking metal storage building roofs?
Market: Aviation Material: Aircraft hanger Issue: Leaking metal, low pitch roof. Project Background: Does your facility have metal roofs on storage buildings that are leaking? Metal roofs are durable, but like all types of roofing materials, they must be maintained. A leaking metal roof is typically past the maintenance phase and requires […]
Corroding bolted steel silos?
Market: Power Generation Material: Fly Ash Issue: Leaking, bolted steel silos. Project Background: Does your facility have bolted steel silos, tanks or vessels? Badly corroded bolted steel silos, tanks or vessels, like those pictured right, are in desperate need of repair. Over time, the gasket placed between the flanges that bolt together […]
Grout Finish on Two Clarifying Units – KY
Market: Power Material: Bottom Ash in Water Issue: Needed smooth, top layer of grout on the bottom of two clarifier units. Project Background: Bottom ash is a by-product of a coal-burning power generation facility. After the coal has been consumed, bottom ash remains and must be removed from the bottom of the […]