Geopolymer resins have found their application in the field of repair and reconstruction of industrial and manufacturing enterprises. Geopolymers can be used both to strengthen the foundation of existing structures and to modernize premises for the installation of more powerful equipment.
Industrial buildings are often subjected to excessive loads during operation. This can be both static loads due to the peculiarities of mechanical production, and continuous dynamic actions and vibrations caused by the production process.
Such loads can lead to compaction of the soil under the foundation and the floor of the first floor of the building, as well as to subsidence of individual sections of the foundation under the influence of production mechanisms. The situation can be corrected and the cause of subsidence of the foundation can be eliminated by injecting Premium Technologies geopolymer resins into the soil.
STRENGTHENING THE FOUNDATIONS OF OPERATING ENTERPRISES
Geopolymer injection works are carried out quickly and with minimal disruption to the production process. For injection, compact mobile units are used, which pump geopolymer material through holes in the floor of the first floor or in the coating (soil) around the perimeter of the building. The process of introducing geopolymers is carried out through small-diameter pipes. The resins harden and the bearing capacity of the foundation increases in a matter of minutes.
It is also important that the use of geopolymers to strengthen areas of the foundation and the base soil that are subjected to excessive dynamic loads is very effective. The fact is that these materials have the property of elasticity and are able to restore their volume after the end of excessive dynamic impact.
MODERNIZATION OF INDUSTRIAL FACILITIES
Reconstruction of old industrial buildings most often implies the need to increase the permissible load limit on the foundation and the floor of the first floor of the building. This must be done when expanding production capacity, purposeful reorientation of the premises, increasing the company’s cargo turnover, etc. After all, most often the installation of more powerful equipment involves a stronger impact on the soil under the foundation.
If the premises are not designed for such a load, the soil under the foundation can also be strengthened using the Deep Lifting method. To do this, according to a similar scheme, geopolymers are injected into the base soil to a considerable depth, which leads to strengthening the foundation of the entire structure. Injection is carried out until the soil acquires the necessary load-bearing capacity.