BELZONA PERMANENTLY SECURES HANDRAIL POSTS
Industry: Water / Wastewater (WATR)
Application: FPA-Floor Problem Areas (FPA)
Substrate: Concrete
Customer Location: Municipal sewage treatment facility in Minnesota, USA
Application Date: Spring 2000
Products:
Belzona® 4151 (Magma Quartz Resins)
Problem: Liquid was pooling around these handrails, spalling the concrete and loosening the rails at this municipal sewage plant to such an extent that worker safety was in question.
Photograph Descriptions
- Removing loose debris from the handrail post/concrete interface
- Injecting Belzona® 4151 into the handrail post hole
- Filling in the irregularity with the aggregate
- Finished repair by mounding the resin to the shed water
Application Situation
Spalled concrete around handrail posts at a sewage treatment plant.
Application Method
The application was carried out in accordance with Belzona Know-How System Leaflets FPA-10.
Belzona Facts
Other cementitious-based repair materials shrink and crack, often allowing liquid a path to migrate through.This causes further spalling in a relatively short period of time.
