{"id":3350,"date":"2018-09-25T11:35:25","date_gmt":"2018-09-25T11:35:25","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/localhost\/zydexgroup-elementor\/?p=3350"},"modified":"2021-12-16T11:37:09","modified_gmt":"2021-12-16T11:37:09","slug":"is-waterproof-concrete-effective-in-safeguarding-the-foundation-of-structures","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/zydexgroup.com\/us\/is-waterproof-concrete-effective-in-safeguarding-the-foundation-of-structures\/","title":{"rendered":"Is waterproof concrete effective in safeguarding the foundation of structures?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Concrete is highly prone to water pressure, either high or low. Few years after construction, it starts eroding and gradually exposes the base material &amp; matrix laid. Simple concrete structures show these signs early and even come to the point of partial collapse.\u00a0 More than 80% of issues in a structure are concerned with moisture intrusion, results in huge renovation costs.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Overcoming water ingress in concrete with Waterproofing<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Water ingress results from water seepage in the structural defects like voids, honeycombs. If the structure stands on a water table or a near a high soil moisture area; concrete faces the threat of an early degradation.<\/p>\n<p>Waterproof concrete prevents water ingress thus extending longevity to the structure. Use of sustainable\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/zydexgroup.com\/us\/services\/paints-waterproofing-chemicals\">waterproofing membranes<\/a>\u00a0during construction, can protect the structure by sealing pores.<\/p>\n<p><strong>A durable concrete foundation<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/zydexgroup.com\/us\/\">Waterproofing<\/a>\u00a0makes the structure resistant to extreme water pressures by providing hard-wearing protection that is difficult to penetrate.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Replenish concrete gaps<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 Shrinkage cracks &amp; structure defects that leave space for water ingress, are replenished, resulting in effective\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/zydexgroup.com\/us\/services\/paints-waterproofing-chemicals\/cold-joints-bonding\">concrete bonding<\/a>, leading to prolongs structure life.<\/p>\n<p><strong>A SUSTAINABLE SOLUTION FOR EFFECTIVE CONCRETE BONDING- COLD BOND<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>PCC (Plain Cement Concrete) or RCC (Reinforced Cement Concrete) are cast in parts, leading to formation of cold joints.<\/p>\n<p>Joints between the old and the newly cast part become a weak link due to migration of water from newly cast concrete to the cured side.<\/p>\n<p>Cold joints experience shrinkage stresses resulting in cracking &amp; de bonding, leading to water ingress.<br \/>\nColdBond is a unique formulation of Acrylic reactive nanotechnology. It exhibits dual properties of reactive Organosilane and acrylic copolymer viz.<br \/>\n(1) Penetration &amp; Reaction which makes the concrete surface water resistant.<\/p>\n<p>(2) Penetrative property ensures Water Resistance<\/p>\n<p>(3) Strong Chemical bonding &amp; sealing prevents de-bonding<\/p>\n<p>ColdBond absorb shrinkage stresses, sustain thermal cycling &amp; produces a water resistant bonding interface.<\/p>\n<p>Concrete bonding with Cold Bond is a sustainable way to create monolithic joints, eliminating seepage &amp; leakage and ensuring a firm foundation for the structure.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Concrete is highly prone to water pressure, either high or low. Few years after construction, it starts eroding and gradually exposes the base material &amp; matrix laid. Simple concrete structures show these signs early and even come to the point of partial collapse.\u00a0 More than 80% of issues in a structure are concerned with moisture &hellip; <\/p>\n<p class=\"link-more\"><a href=\"https:\/\/zydexgroup.com\/us\/is-waterproof-concrete-effective-in-safeguarding-the-foundation-of-structures\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;Is waterproof concrete effective in safeguarding the foundation of structures?&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":3351,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[21],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-3350","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-waterproofing"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/zydexgroup.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3350","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/zydexgroup.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/zydexgroup.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/zydexgroup.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/zydexgroup.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3350"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/zydexgroup.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3350\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3352,"href":"https:\/\/zydexgroup.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3350\/revisions\/3352"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/zydexgroup.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/3351"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/zydexgroup.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3350"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/zydexgroup.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3350"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/zydexgroup.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3350"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}