Project Luderitz Culvert Repairs, Namibia


Yard	Culvert Repairs in Luderitz, Namibia
Location	Namibia, Namibia
Subcategory	SEWER
Built in	2016
Opened in	2016
Application	Concrete Repair and waterproofing to Culvert in Luderitz, Namibia
Start and finish date	2016
Application Type	Concrete restoration
Client	Ministry of Works and Transport, Government of Namibia
Contractor company	Windhoek Waterproofing
MAPEI Distributor	Dynamic Concrete Solutions
Credits	Dynamic Concrete Solutions
Other	The Ministry of Works and Transport for the government of Namibia sought to conduct repairs to railway drainage culverts damaged by aggressive ground water on the Aus to Lüderitz railway line in Southern Namibia Mapei South Africa distributor in Namibia, Dynamic Concrete Solutions, along with a other suppliers, was approached by the engineers on the project with regards to the evaluation of the site conditions and providing a concrete repair and protection solution. All material suppliers were invited to propose the solution, and the system specified by Mapei South Africa was evaluated as the most comprehensive, and finally accepted in the tender document. In their assessment, much consideration was given by the engineers to various reference applications and sites in South Africa and other countries where similar work was done. A final decision was made taking into consideration the quality of Mapei’s products in conjunction with similar projects successfully completed. The following products were selected and used in the project: •Mapefer 1k - Steel Re-Bar Protection (to DIN 5002) •Eporip - Wet to Dry Concrete/Grout Bonding Agent •Planigrout Smooth & Repair R4 - Structural (Class R4 to EN 1504-3) Cementitious Mortar •Mapelastic Smart ME- Cementitious, spray applied, Mortar for Concrete Protection (complies with EN 1504-9 & EN 1504-2)

Yard

Culvert Repairs in Luderitz, Namibia

Location

Namibia, Namibia

Subcategory

SEWER

Built in

2016

Opened in

2016

Application

Concrete Repair and waterproofing to Culvert in Luderitz, Namibia

Start and finish date

2016

Application Type

Concrete restoration

Client

Ministry of Works and Transport, Government of Namibia

Contractor company

Windhoek Waterproofing

MAPEI Distributor

Dynamic Concrete Solutions

Credits

Dynamic Concrete Solutions

Other

The Ministry of Works and Transport for the government of Namibia sought to conduct repairs to railway drainage culverts damaged by aggressive ground water on the Aus to Lüderitz railway line in Southern Namibia

Mapei South Africa distributor in Namibia, Dynamic Concrete Solutions, along with a other suppliers, was approached by the engineers on the project with regards to the evaluation of the site conditions and providing a concrete repair and protection solution. All material suppliers were invited to propose the solution, and the system specified by Mapei South Africa was evaluated as the most comprehensive, and finally accepted in the tender document.
In their assessment, much consideration was given by the engineers to various reference applications and sites in South Africa and other countries where similar work was done. A final decision was made taking into consideration the quality of Mapei’s products in conjunction with similar projects successfully completed.

The following products were selected and used in the project:

•Mapefer 1k - Steel Re-Bar Protection (to DIN 5002)
•Eporip - Wet to Dry Concrete/Grout Bonding Agent
•Planigrout Smooth & Repair R4 - Structural (Class R4 to EN 1504-3) Cementitious Mortar
•Mapelastic Smart ME- Cementitious, spray applied, Mortar for Concrete Protection (complies with EN 1504-9 & EN 1504-2)