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Protection of human life and assets is the first priority in any industrial environment.

At CCUK this too is our priority, it’s something we promise to deliver.

Industrial structures present many unique problems often compounded by challenging environments.

Fast and durable solutions are needed to challenges which otherwise might lead to unsafe working conditions and the possibility of expensive shutdowns.

Strengthening applications typically include structural repair and upgrades, seismic retrofits, corrosion mitigation, change-of-use, protection from aggressive environments, design/construction error remediation and blast hardening.

Industrial facilities present many challenges including chemical attacks, degradation caused by extreme temperatures and impact forces. In certain cases regulatory compliance requirements also offer complex challenges which need to be overcome while other facilities face the threat of spontaneous blast events.

Composites Construction UK offers a number of benefits to industrial facility owners. Through its advanced technology Composites Construction UK guarantees the unmatched prolongation of the expected life-cycle of existing structures, the undisturbed productivity during repair, the reduced maintenance cost due to the sustainable quality of the technical solution and the positive and long-lasting effect that CCUK’s work has on the environment – helping its clients to reduce their own carbon footprint

Applications

  • Used extensively to retrofit reinforced concrete support structures such as pipe racks, equipment structures, pedestals, Coker units, industrial chimneys, silos, tanks, pressure vessels, pipelines and much more.
  • The Carbon Fibre Strengthening Systems (Fibrewrap)
    products have excellent durability and chemical resistance properties and have been specially formulated to deliver long-lasting protection.
  • Repair and strengthening buildings and structural members to guard against failure or collapse in the case of an overpressure event. Control rooms, and all structures which house employees in hazardous areas are prime candidates.

Features

  • Thoroughly tested at independent laboratories
  • Extension of the service life of existing structures
  • Can lower the corrosion rate when confining existing members
  • Can prevent the onset of corrosion when applied to new structural elements
  • Can be used on circular, square, rectangular, hexagonal, flared and odd shaped cross sections with negligible shape and size modifications
  • Cost -effective
  • Low impact to facility function
  • Fast and safe application process

Benefits

  • Value-engineered approach to identify the cause and the nature of the problem
  • Prolongation of the expected lifecycle of existing structures
  • Minimum disturbance to the facility operation during repair
  • Reduced maintenance costs due to excellent long-term material behaviour
  • “Green” facility upgrade with a minimum environmental footprint
  • Resistant and protection of structural members in aggressive environment.
  • Extremely low environmental Impact
What are the Solutions?
  • Rehabilitation of corroded or distressed members
  • Strengthening of overstressed support structures
  • Damage/Leak remediation and prevention
  • Protection from corrosion and rectification
  • Protection from aggressive environments
  • Fire protection, impact force protection and blast hardening
  • Emergency repairs

Pipeline & Storage

Pipeline networks and liquid storage facilities are a basic part of any country’s infrastructure, however they are in constant need of maintenance in order to ensure a safe and cost effective operational status.

Pipes transporting drinking water, as well as sewage, oil and gas pipes carry liquids first to treatment plants and finally to the end users. They need to always be in good condition in order to satisfy the ever-increasing demands of modern living.

 

Decades of continuous service for large diameter pipes (concrete, steel and ductile iron), either buried or above ground, have led to deterioration that threatens the structural integrity of these networks.

The industry needs innovative solutions which will provide structural strengthening, the upgrade of internal pressure capacity and significant extension to the service-life of these structures. Time and cost-effective technologies are required, while minimum disturbance and disruption of every-day operations during any repair work are necessary.

Composites Construction UK uses the Carbon Fibre Strengthening Systems for the repair, strengthening and retrofit of corrosion damaged and distressed large-diameter PCCP, RCCP, and steel pressure pipelines used in municipal, industrial and other facilities.

 

Composites Construction UK ’s fully developed system can be applied internally or externally to a pipe and for a wide range of issues, such as structural degradation, corrosion, structural upgrades, internal pressure increases, relining and emergency repair.

Applications

  • Structural repair (internal or external) of pipeline networks of medium to large diameter, from reinforced concrete, steel and ductile iron
  • Repair and strengthening of liquid storage structures (walls and slabs of tanks)
  • Relining of existing pipelines
  • Joint and transition zone leak remediation and protection of pipes exposed to wear and corrosion and chemical attack

Features

  • Thoroughly tested at independent laboratories
  • Cost -effective
  • Extends the service life of existing structures
  • Significantly lowers the corrosion rate by confining existing members
  • Can be used on circular, square, rectangular, hexagonal, flared and alternative shaped cross sections with negligible shape and size modifications

Benefits

  • Trenchless technology
  • External Strengthening and leak remediation
  • Specialist coating services to prevent corrosion or chemical attack internal and external
  • Full design and installation service including guarantees and warranties
  • Cost and time effective proposals and applications
  • Minimum disturbance to the everyday activities of the client
  • Ability to repair pipelines externally with minimum interruption to their operation
  • Environmentally friendly solutions
What are the Solutions?
  • Increase of available hoop strength (increase internal pressure capacity)
  • Damage/Leak remediation and prevention
  • Protection from corrosion and rectification of the strength losses (due to corrosion)
  • Increase of bending strength
  • Increase of compression strength due to external loading
  • Seismic Upgrades
  • Update of pressure and flow
  • Emergency repairs