UHPC Technology and the Ocean

 

In more than 25 years we have carried out a number of projects in the offshore industry and have developed special UHPC systems for many of our current customers.
The future for us started a few years ago in UHPC development, in terms of UHPC material development for floating offshore power generation, floating city constructions and coastal protection. The UHPC materials are ready for use today. These materials are far superior to all other materials.

 

Monopile

Previously used material: UHPC
UHPC is used since the year 2000 in the new transition piece
(more than 200,000 tons have been installed so far).
Other possible uses:
Tower construction, corrosion protection in the underwater
area, Increase in stability, expansion of a foundation part for
sustainable species protection
UHPC properties:
High compressive and tensile strength, fast curing, very good
pumpability, curing under water, very good corrosion
protection, ductile properties, absolutely sea water resistant
Processing:
On site at sea - Transition piece
On land - Tower elements as prefabricated parts - assembly
of the prefabricated parts partly on land, partly at sea

 

Tripot

Previously used material: UHPC
UHPC is used since the year 2000 in the new transition
piece (more than 200,000 tons have been installed so far).
Other possible uses:
Corrosion protection in underwater areas, increase in
stability, expansion of a foundation part for sustainable
species protection
UHPC properties:
High compressive and tensile strength, fast curing, very
good pumpability, curing under water, very good
corrosion protection, ductile properties, absolutely
seawater resistant
Processing:
On site at sea

Offshore

Previously used material: UHPC
UHPC is used since the year 2000 for repairs of structures
Other possible uses:
Platform construction, platform structures, corrosion
protection in the underwater area, increasing the static
load-bearing capacity
UHPC properties:
High compressive and tensile strength, fast curing, very
good pumpability, curing under water, very good
corrosion protection, temperature resistance up to
1200°C, ice-resistant, absolutely seawater-resistant,
waterproof after a layer thickness of a few millimeters
Processing:
On site at sea
On land: - Production of precast elements

Jetty

Previously used material is concrete, steel or UHPC
UHPC has been used since the year 2000 to repair the
supports and the deck
Other possible uses:
Complete jetty constructions, repair of existing jetties,
improvement of the load-bearing capacity of the jetties,
significant extension of the operating time compared to
wood, concrete and steel
UHPC properties:
High compressive and tensile strength, fast curing,
very good pumpability, curing under water, very good
corrosion protection, weight reduction compared to
concrete or steel, absolutely seawater resistant,
waterproof after a layer thickness of a few millimeters
Processing:
On site at sea and on land

Floating Offshore

Previously used material is steel and anti-corrosion paint
systems
Other possible uses: 
Platform construction, platform structures, corrosion
protection in the underwater area, increasing the static
load-bearing capacity
UHPC properties:
High compressive and tensile strength, fast curing,
very good pumpability, curing under water, very
good corrosion protection, temperature resistance
up to 1200°C, ice-resistant, absolutely
seawater-resistant, waterproof after a layer
thickness of a few millimeters
Processing:
On site at sea
On land - Production of precast elements

Floating Windmill

Material used so far is steel and concrete
Other possible uses:
Floating construction, tower construction, corrosion
protection in underwater areas, increasing the static
load-bearing capacity
UHPC properties:
High compressive and tensile strength, fast curing,
very good pumpability, curing under water, very
good corrosion protection, ice-resistant, absolutely
seawater-resistant, waterproof after a layer thickness
of a few millimeters
Processing:
On site at sea for repair or in dry dock

Barge

Previously used material is steel or UHPC
UHPC is used since 2002 as a new barge constructions
Other possible uses:
Ship hulls, houseboats, pontoons, working platforms
UHPC properties:
High compressive and tensile strength, fast curing, very
good pumpability, curing under water, very good
corrosion protection, very good wear protection,
absolutely seawater-resistant, good ductility,
processing as shotcrete or casting compound possible,
Waterproof after a layer thickness of a few millimeters
Processing:
On land

Floating dock

Previously used material is steel or UHPC
UHPC was used in the year 2018 for the construction
of a new floating dock.
Other possible uses:
Ship hulls, houseboats, pontoons, work platforms
UHPC properties:
High compressive and tensile strength, fast curing,
very good pumpability, curing under water, very
good corrosion protection, very good wear protection,
absolutely seawater-resistant, good ductility,
processing as shotcrete or casting compound possible,
Waterproof after a layer thickness of a few millimeters
Processing:
At shore in the dock

Flood protection erosion

Previously used material is concrete
UHPC could be used as an alternative to concrete in
dike and bank protection.
UHPC properties:
High compressive and tensile strength, fast curing,
very good pumpability, curing under water, very
good corrosion protection, very good wear protection,
absolutely seawater-resistant, processing as shotcrete
or casting compound possible
Processing:
On land as precast concrete parts or mats in all sizes,
structures and shapes.

Cliff protection

Previously used material is concrete or other materials
UHPC could be used as an alternative to concrete or other
materials.
UHPC properties:
High compressive and tensile strength, fast curing, very
good pumpability, curing under water, very good corrosion
protection, very good wear protection, absolutely
seawater-resistant, processing as shotcrete or casting
compound possible
Processing:
On land as precast concrete parts or as shotcrete directly
on site

Reef protection

Previously used material is concrete or other materials
UHPC could be used as an alternative to concrete or other
materials.
UHPC properties:
High compressive and tensile strength, fast curing, very
good pumpability, curing under water, very good corrosion
protection, very good wear protection, absolutely
seawater-resistant, processing as shotcrete or casting
compound possible
Processing:
On land as precast concrete parts or as casting compound
directly on site

Flood gate

Previously used material is steel
UHPC will be used in the year 2021 as an replacement for
steel structures
UHPC properties:
High compressive and tensile strength, fast curing, very good
pumpability, curing underwater, very good corrosion protection,
ice-resistant, absolutely seawater-resistant, waterproof after a
layer thickness of a few millimeters
Processing on land:
Production of precast elements



Underwater living areas

Previously used material is concrete
UHPC properties:
High compressive and tensile strength, fast curing, very good
pumpability, curing under water, very good corrosion protection,
temperature resistance up to 1200°C, ice-resistant, absolutely
seawater-resistant, waterproof after a layer thickness of a few
millimeters
Processing on land:
Production of precast elements or complete construction



Pontoon, Caisson

Previously used material is concrete
UHPC properties:
High compressive and tensile strength, fast curing, very good
pumpability, curing under water, very good corrosion protection,
temperature resistance up to 1200°C, ice-resistant, absolutely
seawater-resistant, waterproof after a layer thickness of a few
millimeters
Processing:
On site at sea
On land - Manufacture of complete constructions



Protection mesh sub sea pipeline

Previously used material is concrete
UHPC properties:
High compressive and tensile strength, fast curing, very
good pumpability, curing under water, very good corrosion
protection, absolutely seawater resistant
Processing:
On site at sea
On land - Production of precast elements



Protection mesh sub sea cable

Previously used material is concrete
UHPC properties:
High compressive and tensile strength, fast curing, very
good pumpability, curing under water, very good corrosion
protection, ice-resistant, absolutely seawater-resistant
Processing:
On site at sea
On land - Production of precast elements

Energy spherical pressure accumulator systems

 

Deep sea pressure storage systems for offshore wind turbines
Previously used material is concrete
UHPC properties:
High compressive and tensile strength, fast curing, very good
pumpability, curing under water, very good corrosion protection,
temperature resistance up to 1200°C, ice-resistant, absolutely
seawater-resistant, waterproof after a layer thickness of a few
millimeters
Processing:
On site at sea
On land - Manufacture of prefabricated structures

Offshore LNG storage

 

Floating platforms as quays, gas or oil interim storage
facilities and processing centers
Material used so far is steel and concrete
UHPC properties:
High compressive and tensile strength, fast curing, very good
pumpability, curing under water, very good corrosion
protection, temperature resistance up to 1200°C, ice-resistant,
absolutely seawater-resistant, waterproof after a layer
thickness of a few millimeters
Processing:
On site at sea
On land - Production of precast elements

Offshore rocket launch site systems

 

The launch systems such as small and medium-sized rockets for
the transport of satellite systems can be provided on ship
systems or floating platform systems.
UHPC properties:
High compressive and tensile strength, fast
curing, very good pumpability, curing under water, very good
corrosion protection, temperature resistance up to 1200°C,
ice-resistant, absolutely seawater-resistant, waterproof after a
layer thickness of a few millimeters
Processing:
On site at sea
On land - Production of precast elements



Floating city

 

Development of floating platforms for living and working with
independent energy generation. In coastal areas and estuaries.
The platforms can also be provided with port facilities and runways.
Platform construction, platform structures, corrosion protection
in the underwater area, increasing the static load-bearing capacity
UHPC properties:
High compressive and tensile strength, fast curing, very good
pumpability, curing under water, very good corrosion
protection, temperature resistance up to 1200°C, ice-resistant,
absolutely seawater-resistant, waterproof after a layer thickness
of a few millimeters
Processing:
On site at sea
On land - Production of precast elements

Floating underwater tunnel tubes

 

Other possible uses:
Platform construction, platform structures, corrosion protection in
the underwater area, increasing the static load-bearing capacity
UHPC properties:
High compressive and tensile strength, fast curing, very good
pumpability, curing under water, very good corrosion protection,
temperature resistance up to 1200°C, ice-resistant, absolutely
seawater-resistant, waterproof after a layer thickness of a few
millimeters
Processing:
On site at sea
On land: Production of precast elements

Deep sea constuction

UHPC was tested in the year 2018 under water pressure conditions
from 3000 meters deep for the compressive strength of a test
construction. The test turned out positive
Possible uses:
Constructions for the deep sea, residential constructions, working
constructions, military
UHPC properties:
Very high compressive and tensile strength, fast curing, very good
pumpability, curing under water, very good corrosion protection,
very good wear protection, absolutely seawater-resistant, good
ductility, processing as shotcrete or casting compound possible
Processing:
On land

 

WPE DK International

Phone: 0049 176 601 73146
E-mail: info@wpe-dk.dk
Homepage: www.wpe-dk.com

Absolutely saltwater-resistant UHPC structural concrete for seawater desalination plants

Every UHPC binder designed and produced by us, with which UHPC concrete is produced in the right mixture, is already waterproof from a layer thickness of 10 mm. UHPC concretes are absolutely seawater resistant, as they have proven for more than 30 years in the offshore and potash industries.

In seawater desalination plants, UHPC concrete can replace all plastic, glass, aluminium and carbon fibre structures such as piping and tank structures. The cost and service life difference between plastic structures and UHPC concrete structures shows clear advantages for a UHPC concrete structure.

UHPC concrete is non-combustible and highly wear-resistant. It can be produced as mortar, casting compound and shotcrete. The minimum compressive strength is well above 100 MPa in the standard binder systems. In Arab countries, our UHPC desert sand concrete can also be used. It consists of desert sand and a special UHPC binder.

La formation UHPC 2023 pour nos partenaires et clients commence.

 La nouvelle année est déjà vieille de quelques jours et nous ouvrons déjà la nouvelle saison de formation
UHPC. Au début du mois prochain, nous lancerons les cours de formation UHPC avec des partenaires et des clients de Suisse et de Pologne. Ensuite, des clients de deux pays arabes se sont inscrits et il est possible que nous organisions des formations sur place pour ces clients. Une formation sur site aux États-Unis est également en cours de planification. Des clients français, espagnols et turcs figurent également sur notre liste de clients potentiels.
Nous tenons compte des souhaits de nos clients dans le déroulement de nos formations. Grâce à des entretiens préalables intensifs, nous discutons de ces souhaits et les intégrons dans notre formation. Notre formation comprend la technologie UHPC, le traitement de l'UHPC et la technologie d'application pour différentes applications dans les industries les plus diverses. A cela s'ajoutent les souhaits du client. Il est également possible d'ajouter une formation pratique.

L'année dernière, nous avons accueilli plusieurs clients européens et asiatiques lors de notre formation.
La formation elle-même est gratuite et nos clients ne paient que leurs frais de déplacement.

The UHPC Training 2023 for our partners and customers starts.

The new year is already a few days old and we are already opening the new UHPC training season. At the beginning of next month we will start the UHPC training courses with partners and clients from Switzerland and Poland. 

After that, clients from two Arab countries and from one African country have signed up, and we will possibly conduct the training for these clients locally. We are also planning in this year an on-site training in the USA. We still have clients from France, Spain and Turkey on our list of interested parties.

We take our customers' wishes into account in our training programme. These wishes are discussed in intensive preliminary talks and incorporated into our training. Our training covers UHPC technology, processing of UHPC and application technology for various applications in different industries. In addition, the customer's wishes are also taken into account. In addition, a practical training can be booked.

Last year, we had several European and Asian partner and customers as guests at our training.
The training in Germany itself is free of charge - our guests only pay their own travel expenses.

풍력 터빈용 UHPC 콘크리트 타워 구조물

 풍력 터빈의 타워 구조도 이제 콘크리트로 만들어집니다. 이것은 강철 구조물에 비해 여러 가지 장
점이 있습니다. 대부분의 경우, 콘크리트 구조물은 링 또는 완전한 링으로 조립되는 세그먼트로 타워를 형성하기 위해 현장에 설치되는 프리캐스트 콘크리트 요소로 구성됩니다. 콘크리트 강도 범위는 표준 타워 크기의 경우 80 - 100 MPa / 11600 - 14500 psi입니다. 타워 높이에 관한 한 아시아는 이미 유럽보다 훨씬 앞서 있습니다. 200m 이상의 타워 높이에는 초고강도 콘크리트를 사용해야 합니다. 180 - 240 MPa / 26100 - 34800 psi 사이의 강도 값이 필요합니다.

파트너인 WPE materials Korea와 함께 이러한 UHPC 바인더 품질을 보유하고 있습니다. 현재 당사의 UHPC 바인더는 최대 300미터 높이의 타워에 대해 지정 및 승인을 받기 위해 아시아의 여러 회사에서 광범위하게 테스트되고 있습니다.

동시에 우리의 해상 바인더 시스템 중 일부는 아시아에서 플로팅 플랫폼 건설을 위해 테스트되고

있습니다. 이러한 UHPC 해양 바인더는 이전에 사용된 강철 구조에 비해 여러 가지 장점이 있습니다. 여기에서도 고객이 인증 프로세스를 시작했습니다.

Estructuras de torre de hormigón UHPC para turbinas eólicas

Las torres de los aerogeneradores ahora también son de hormigón. Esto tiene una serie de ventajas sobre
las estructuras de acero. En la mayoría de los casos, las estructuras de hormigón consisten en piezas prefabricadas de hormigón que se instalan in situ para formar una torre, ya sea como segmentos que se ensamblan en anillos o anillos completos. La resistencia del hormigón oscila entre 80 y 100 MPa para los tamaños de torre estándar. En cuanto a la altura de las torres, Asia ya está mucho más adelantada que Europa. Para torres de más de 200 metros de altura es necesario utilizar hormigones de muy alta resistencia. Se requieren valores de resistencia de entre 180 y 240 MPa.
Disponemos de tales cualidades aglutinantes UHPC. En la actualidad, nuestros aglutinantes UHPC están siendo sometidos a pruebas exhaustivas por varias empresas de Asia con el fin de ser especificados y aprobados.
Al mismo tiempo, algunos de nuestros sistemas aglutinantes offshore se están probando en Asia para la

construcción de plataformas flotantes. Estos aglomerantes submarinos de UHPC presentan una serie de ventajas con respecto a las construcciones de acero utilizadas hasta ahora. También en este caso, el proceso de certificación ha sido iniciado por nuestros clientes.

Constructions de tours en béton UHPC pour les éoliennes

 Les structures des tours d'éoliennes sont désormais également fabriquées en béton. Cela présente de
nombreux avantages par rapport aux constructions en acier. Dans la plupart des cas, les constructions en béton sont constituées d'éléments préfabriqués en béton qui sont installés sur place pour former une tour, qu'il s'agisse de segments montés en anneaux ou d'anneaux complets. La résistance du béton varie de 80 à 100 MPa pour les tours de taille standard. En Asie, les hauteurs de tours sont bien plus élevées qu'en Europe. Pour les tours de plus de 200 mètres de haut, il faut utiliser des bétons extrêmement résistants. Des valeurs de résistance comprises entre 180 et 240 MPa sont exigées.
Nous disposons de telles qualités de liant UHPC. Actuellement, différentes entreprises en Asie testent nos liants UHPC de manière approfondie avant de les spécifier et de les approuver.

Parallèlement, certains de nos systèmes de liants offshore sont testés en Asie pour la construction de

plates-formes flottantes. Ces liants UHPC offshore présentent de nombreux avantages par rapport aux constructions en acier utilisées jusqu'à présent. Ici aussi, le processus de certification a été lancé par nos clients.

UHPC concrete tower structures for wind turbines

Tower structures for wind turbines are now also made of concrete. This has a number of advantages over
steel structures. In most cases, the concrete structures consist of precast elements of concrete that are installed on site to form a tower, whether as segments that are assembled into rings or complete rings. Concrete strengths range from 80 - 100 MPa / 11600 - 14500 psi for standard tower sizes. In Asia, tower heights are much more advanced than in Europe. For tower heights above 200 meters, extremely high-strength concretes must be used. Strength values between 180 - 240 MPa / 26100 - 38800 psi are required.
We have such UHPC binder qualities at our disposal. At present, our UHPC binders are being extensively tested by various companies in Asia in order to be specified and approved.

At the same time, some of our offshore binder systems are being tested in Asia for the construction of floating platforms. These UHPC offshore binders have a number of advantages over the previously used steel structures. Here too, the certification process has been initiated by our customer.

UHPC - Matériau de construction pour les maisons flottantes, les villes et les voiliers

À l'heure où les logements se font de plus en plus rares dans toutes les grandes villes, les architectes, les designers et les municipalités découvrent l'habitat sur l'eau, que ce soit sur un fleuve ou sur la côte.

Ces maisons, hôtels ou centres de loisirs flottants sont conçus pour être durables et respectueux de l'environnement en termes d'énergie, d'eau et de gestion des déchets.
Traditionnellement, les maisons flottantes sont basées sur des coques de bateaux.
de différents designs et matériaux, ainsi que sur des pontons existants
des constructions de pontons. La plupart du temps, on utilise des coques en métal ou en plastique.

Dans ce contexte, une technologie très ancienne et éprouvée a fait ses preuves dans la construction de coques de bateaux, le ferrociment.
Malheureusement, les concepteurs de bateaux et les designers modernes n'ont pas réalisé que la technologie du béton a considérablement évolué au cours des vingt dernières années. Les matériaux UHPC (Ultra High Performance Concrete) ont depuis longtemps remplacé avec succès le béton, les plastiques et les métaux standard de l'industrie. . Dans le passé, les coques en béton présentaient des avantages, mais aussi de nombreux inconvénients. Les constructeurs de bateaux plus âgés se souviennent peut-être d'avoir construit des coques de voiliers et de bateaux à moteur en béton et certains de ces yachts naviguent encore aujourd'hui sur les mers. .
Les produits UHPC sont utilisés depuis des décennies dans l'industrie offshore et dans les
de nombreuses autres industries dans des
les conditions de température, d'usure et de corrosion les plus difficiles.
En architecture, l'UHPC est utilisé pour des structures très résistantes et extrêmement fines. L'UHPC est déjà beaucoup plus écologique lors de sa mise en œuvre.
plus écologique dans sa mise en œuvre que le plastique, la fibre de verre et le métal utilisés jusqu'à présent.
Les péniches peuvent être entièrement construites à partir de coques et de structures UHPC préfabriquées. Les éléments préfabriqués en UHPC peuvent être fabriqués avec une précision d'une fraction de millimètre.

L'avantage lors de la mise en œuvre est
 Peu ou pas de production de poussière
 Pas de matières premières dangereuses
 Aucune installation de filtrage ou d'aspiration n'est  nécessaire
 Pas de nuisances olfactives
 Pas de déchets spéciaux

Méthodes d'installation
    Coulage
    Pulvérisation

Dans la plupart des cas, il est possible d'ajouter des fibres de verre ou des
de fibres céramiques pour renforcer la structure en béton UHPC.
Structure en béton armé.

Dans ce cas, les matériaux UHPC ont offert aux constructeurs et aux concepteurs de navires de nouvelles possibilités pour l'avenir.

Les avantages des structures de navire en UHPC sont les suivants :
 - Pas de porosité  - Résistance absolue à l'eau de mer
 - Plus de 70% de la résistance nominale est atteinte après
    48 heures après la projection ou le coulage.
 - Des surfaces très lisses peuvent être obtenues sans travaux de ponçage fastidieux.
 - Une peinture antisalissure n'est pas nécessaire.
 - La durée de vie dépasse celle de tous les autres matériaux de construction navale de plusieurs fois
 - Des épaisseurs de paroi de 10 mm et plus sont possibles en fonction de la charge
 - Une résistance à la compression et à la traction extrêmement élevée par rapport au béton normal
 - Une très grande résistance à la corrosion
 - Une très grande résistance à la température
 - Facile à travailler
 - Utilisation d'armatures en fibre de verre et en fibre céramique.
 - L'armature métallique n'est pas nécessaire
 - Toute géométrie et taille de corps peuvent être produites.
 - Nous pouvons mélanger le béton UHPC avec des isolants thermiques spéciaux mélanger ou combiner des produits d'isolation
 - Résistant à tout type de pollution
 - Haute résistance mécanique
 - Nous présenterons prochainement un matériau UHPC qui est insubmersible.
- Les matériaux UHPC sont entièrement recyclables.

Vino e UHPC: come funziona?

 L'anno scorso siamo stati contattati da architetti italiani e spagnoli che ci hanno chiesto se potevamo immaginare di lavorare a un progetto di ristrutturazione. In questo caso, si tratta della ristrutturazione di una cantina molto vecchia.
In particolare, il pavimento della cantina ha bisogno di essere ristrutturato, così come alcune fondamenta di stoccaggio per le grandi botti di vino. In alcuni punti il pavimento presenta, tra l'altro, danni da umidità. Con pochi millimetri di UHPC TopLayer, siamo riusciti a rendere il pavimento permanentemente impermeabile. Il nuovo pavimento deve essere il più leggero possibile e avere una certa struttura, cosa possibile anche con UHPC TopLayer.

In uno dei progetti, la vecchia volta della cantina doveva essere ristrutturata in alcuni punti e gli architetti volevano ridisegnare una sala molto grande per le degustazioni di vino. I primi modelli con combinazioni di UHPC e legno vecchio saranno realizzati da noi nel prossimo futuro. Tra l'altro, utilizziamo vecchie viti come materiale di legno.

Per un altro progetto di terreno abbiamo proposto un terreno UHPC Phalt, cioè una miscela di asfalto e malta UHPC. L'aspetto interessante di questa soluzione è il possibile contrasto cromatico tra asfalto, aggregati e malta UHPC. La malta UHPC può essere colorata in varie tonalità. La levigatura della superficie crea una sorta di disegno a terrazo.
L'UHPC Phalt viene utilizzato da molti anni come pavimento di design in ristoranti e negozi esclusivi.

Entrambe le soluzioni di pavimentazione hanno una resistenza molto elevata, in modo che barili e contenitori pesanti possano essere posizionati o spostati su questo pavimento senza problemi.

Per aumentare la sostenibilità dei progetti, abbiamo proposto che tutto il vecchio materiale da costruzione rimosso per la nuova pavimentazione venga mescolato alla nuova pavimentazione laddove non è richiesta un'elevata resistenza.

Esclusivo legante UHPC iperbianco

Da oltre cinque anni produciamo un calcestruzzo UHPC iperbianco ad alta resistenza. Da allora, questo speciale legante UHPC è stato utilizzato nelle facciate e nella progettazione del calcestruzzo.

Per produrre un calcestruzzo UHPC iperbianco, non è sufficiente un additivo pigmentato.
La resistenza del calcestruzzo UHPC deve essere molto elevata, circa 180-200 MPa, perché finora sono stati prodotti elementi di facciata e di design molto sottili e molto filigranati.
Produciamo UHPC iperbianco come materiale monocomponente, che può essere utilizzato come calcestruzzo colabile, come calcestruzzo per malta e come calcestruzzo proiettato.

A causa dei requisiti molto elevati di questo legante UHPC, abbiamo dovuto sviluppare nuove formulazioni UHPC molto insolite. Per il legante vengono utilizzate solo materie prime bianche di altissima qualità ed è stato sviluppato e installato un nostro piccolo impianto di miscelazione speciale, in cui vengono miscelati solo questi leganti UHPC iperbianchi.

Vorremmo sottolineare che questo calcestruzzo UHPC è molto costoso rispetto al calcestruzzo convenzionale. Anche se paragonato al nostro UHPC di qualità superiore, questo calcestruzzo speciale UHPC è ancora molto costoso. I tempi di consegna sono più lunghi perché le materie prime utilizzate hanno tempi di consegna molto lunghi.

Questo materiale UHPC iperbianco viene prodotto solo su richiesta del cliente. Raccomandiamo inoltre ai nostri clienti di utilizzare questo legante solo in miscelatori nuovi, perché anche la più piccola contaminazione può portare a cambiamenti di colore. Lo stesso vale ovviamente per gli stampi utilizzati.

Vin et UHPC - Comment ça marche ?

L'année dernière, des bureaux d'architectes italiens et espagnols nous ont demandé si nous pouvions envisager de collaborer à un projet de rénovation. Il s'agit en l'occurrence de rénover une très ancienne cave à vin.
C'est surtout le sol de la cave qui a besoin d'être rénové, ainsi que certaines fondations de stockage pour de grands fûts de vin. À certains endroits, le sol est notamment endommagé par l'humidité. Avec quelques millimètres d'UHPC TopLayer, nous avons pu rendre le sol durablement étanche. Le nouveau revêtement de sol devait être le plus clair possible et avoir une certaine structure, ce qui est également possible avec UHPC TopLayer.

Dans l'un des projets, l'ancienne voûte de la cave devait être rénovée à certains endroits et les architectes souhaitaient réaménager une très grande salle pour des dégustations de vin. Les premiers modèles avec des combinaisons UHPC/vieux bois seront réalisés par nos soins dans un avenir proche. Nous utilisons notamment de vieux sarments de vigne comme matériau bois.

Pour un autre projet de sol, nous avons proposé un sol UHPC Phalt, c'est-à-dire un mélange d'asphalte et de mortier UHPC. L'intérêt de cette solution est le contraste de couleur possible entre l'asphalte, les agrégats et le mortier UHPC. Le mortier UHPC peut être coloré dans les teintes les plus diverses. En ponçant la surface, on obtient une sorte de design terrazo.
UHPC Phalt est utilisé depuis de nombreuses années comme sol design dans les restaurants et les magasins exclusifs.

Les deux solutions de sol ont une très grande résistance, de sorte que les fûts et les conteneurs lourds peuvent être placés ou déplacés sans problème sur ce sol.

Afin d'augmenter la durabilité des projets, nous avons proposé que tous les anciens matériaux de construction qui seront enlevés pour le nouveau revêtement de sol soient incorporés dans le nouveau revêtement de sol, là où une résistance élevée n'est pas nécessaire.

Wine and UHPC - How does it work?

Last year we were approached by Italian and Spanish architectural firms to see if we could imagine
working on a renovation project. In this case, it is about the renovation of a very old wine cellar.
Especially the cellar floor is in need of renovation, as well as some storage foundations for large wine barrels. In some places the floor has moisture damage, among other things. With a few millimeters of UHPC TopLayer, we were able to make the floor permanently waterproof. The new flooring should be as light as possible and have a certain structure, which is also possible with UHPC TopLayer.

In one of the projects, the old cellar vault was to be renovated in some places and the architects wanted to

redesign a very large room for wine tastings. First models with UHPC/old wood combinations will be executed by us in the near future. As wood material we use among other things old vines.

For another floor project we have proposed a UHPC Phalt floor, that is a mixture of asphalt and UHPC mortar. The interesting thing about this solution is the possible color contrast between asphalt, aggregates and UHPC mortar. The UHPC mortar can be colored in various shades. By grinding the surface, a kind of terrazo design is created.
UHPC Phalt has been used for many years as a design floor in restaurants and exclusive stores.

Both flooring solutions have a very high strength so that heavy barrels and containers can be placed or moved on this floor without any problems.
To increase the sustainability of the projects, we have proposed that all the old building material that is removed for the new flooring is mixed into the new flooring where high strength is not required.