MC Building Chemicals
Client: NETWORK RAIL
MC Building Chemicals were contacted by the client to discuss options of water ingress through the deck plate joints of the cast iron structure.
The initial project was to grit blast, repair and paint the host cast iron. However, this was proving to be impossible due to the water ingress.
MC Building Chemicals have developed a technique to seal steel/cast structures and after a short trial period works on the structure were carried out offering a lead-tight solution to all leaking deck plate joints.
The joints were reinforced with a MC Building Chemicals flexible polyurethane for the client to overpaint with the Network Rail approved paint to match existing.
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Hâ‚‚S gas is extremely acidic and will quickly degrade all alkaline based substrates such as concrete, precast concrete and pointing mortar in brickwork. M C Building Chemicals are a world renowned manufacturer of specialist Hâ‚‚S resistant coatings that are hybrid silicate based offering complete protection from Hâ‚‚S gas degradation. Ombran CPS (corrosion protection system)…
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H2S is a gas that seriously degrades all concrete and pointing mortar in brickwork. H2S is an acidic gas that is often formed in the sewage network and other process systems. The chemical attack is referred to as biogenous sulphuric acid corrosion with the live bacteria excreting sulphuric acid in the gas zone above the water line of the…
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STRUCTURAL CRACK REPAIRS IN CONCRETE Regardless of the care taken in placement concrete can often crack. The reasons can be attributed to poor reinforcement design, premature loading or simple shrinkage cracking that has occurred during the concrete curing phase. MC Building Chemicals are world leading experts in structural crack repair and have solutions for both dry and water-bearing cracks. …