Cast-in-Place

Background The Al-Falak building is a residential/commercial building in Dammam, Saudi Arabia. When investigating waterproofing options for the building's below grade slab, walls and water tank, the project team knew they needed a system that was cost-effective and low-maintenance. However, their search was made more complicated by a number of factors. First, the area's soil … Read More

Background The 3,000 cubic metres (3900 cubic yards) of concrete placed for the huge raft slab foundation of the Shaw Tower set the record for the largest continuous pour in the history of Vancouver. When complete the tower will stand at 149 metres (490 feet) tall. More than 38,000 cubic metres (50,000 cubic yards) of … Read More

Background In 1999, American Airlines began construction on a USD 1.4 billion terminal complex on the area of 200,000 square kilometres (50,000 acres) to replace Terminals 8 and 9 at New York’s JFK International Airport. Scheduled to be completed in 2007, the complex was meant to serve domestic and international passengers on three concourses and … Read More

Background Winner! 2011 Project of the Year: GreenSite Awards This projected was selected as the Judge’s Choice for the Project of the Year under the Industrial category. Based in Los Angeles, California, TreePeople is a non–profit organization that addresses urban issues such as water and energy conservation, flood prevention and storm water pollution. The TreePeople Center … Read More

Background Many of the estimated 28.9 million people (approximately 79 000 daily) that visit the Orlando International Airport each year utilize the airport’s parking facilities. In recent years, however, increased traffic has created a bottleneck at the four access points that carry visitors from the parking garages into the terminal. To improve traffic flow, the … Read More

Background Protecting the parking lot below from possible leakage from these water systems was imperative. Solution To reinforce and supplement conventional waterproofing systems, Intrawest utilized Krystol Internal Membrane (KIM) and the KIM Waterstop joint design system to seal and waterproof the water systems. KIM was added to the concrete pour for the roof slab and … Read More

Background A conventional external waterproofing membrane was specified for this Fire Vehicle Repair Facility but during construction concern grew for potential leakage. Many details in the below grade concrete such as mechanics’ trenches, hoist pits and sump pits proved to be difficult for conventional membrane installation. Also, poor soil conditions in high water table areas … Read More

Background The swimming pool is situated on the 5th floor in the office building of Dalian Sunbetter Group, in the same length of the building and uses the slab of 5th floor as its bottom slab. This kind of design requires the corrosion resistance for rebar, as well as the prevention of cracks and leakages caused by … Read More

Background La Cite is a residential apartment building located on Rue Sidani, about 4 or 5 city blocks from the Corniche and the Mediterranean Sea. The Engineer of this outstanding development is a trend setter in the construction world with many colleagues often following his work and duplicating it in their own projects. A waterproofing … Read More

Background Different sections in the stations for the new subway line in Shanghai faced problems due to sulfate attack, chloride penetration and corrosion. An effective waterproofing system and a watertight corrosion free concrete solution were needed to overcome these problems. The system had to provide cost effective quality and low cost maintenance while performing without … Read More