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News Release from: Sika | Subject: Steel fibre reinforced concrete
Edited by the Buildingtalk Editorial
Team on 14 May 2008
Hard Standing for container terminal
expansion
Sika, working in close partnership with Hanson Premix, Southampton plant, have been supplying high grade, steel fibre reinforced concrete, for use at Southampton Docks.
Continually needing to adapt to the ever- increasing volume in containerised transport worldwide, Pentalver Transport, has recently increased its footprint by some 23 acres The deep-water port uniquely with 'double tides' handles many of today's largest container ships, and in turn the largest containers
This article was originally published on Buildingtalk on 8 Sep 2003 at 8.00am (UK)
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Hanson Premix using Sika admixtures were chosen to supply the concrete for this new container storage area.
The concrete mix for the 23 acre slab was critical, as it would have to withstand continual vehicle and container movements on top of the stacking and storing of the containers themselves.
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Sika and Hanson technical staff, with the assistance of Propex Concrete Systems, designed a reinforced concrete that had high flexural and compressive strength, good freeze/thaw resistance with high abrasion qualities and capable of coping with the aggressive marine environment.
A C40 concrete mix was specified incorporating Novocon FE1050 steel fibres and Sika Fibrepack polypropylene fibres to provide increased flexural toughness and resistance to early and long term cracking.
Granulated blastfurnace slag (GGBS) at 40% was also incorporated in the mix to further increase the durability of the concrete together with Sikament 10 superplasticiser for water reduction.
Starting in August 2007, Hanson Premix supplied main contractor Raymond Brown Construction with up to 1,100 cubic metres of the concrete per week from their Southampton plant two miles from the site.
Now nearing completion, the total supply has been in the region of 26,000 cubic metres.
With its double loading plant and 90 cubic metre and hour capacity, Hanson were more than capable of supplying this project whilst still servicing their other customers.
Sika and Hanson technical staff have been closely monitoring the project throughout, ensuring a good finished product and a close working relationship with the client.
Mark Watts, district sales manager for Hanson Premix said: "This has been a great project for ourselves and Sika".
"Working together we have been closely monitoring the project throughout, enabling us to meet all of the project's challenges".
"Hanson plant supervisors Martin Glasspool and Steve Briggs worked extremely hard to produce the mix and volume of concrete required throughout the project.".
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