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AU665479B2 - Method of sealing concrete structure - Google Patents

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AU665479B2
AU665479B2 AU53851/94A AU5385194A AU665479B2 AU 665479 B2 AU665479 B2 AU 665479B2 AU 53851/94 A AU53851/94 A AU 53851/94A AU 5385194 A AU5385194 A AU 5385194A AU 665479 B2 AU665479 B2 AU 665479B2
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400004 0o I a i ea o o 0 0 00 0 0 ^0 os oo o a a 0 a a 0 04 00 00 oae 0404 0 00 0 O B 0 4 00 0 TO BE COMPLETED BY APPLICANT Name of Applicant: Actual Inventor(s): Address for Service: NOTWHEAT PTY LTD BRIAN CUTLER WRAY ASSOCIATES, Primary Industry House, Terrace, Perth, Wester- Australia, 6000.
239 Adelaide Attorney code: WR 1 1 0 4 0 Invention Title: "METHOD OF SEALING CONCRETE STRUCTURE" 1: Details of Associated Provisional Application: No: PL6838 The following statement is a full description of this invention, including the best method of performing it known to us:- -1- I -2- THIS INVENTION relates to a method of sealing concrete structures.
In particular the invention has application to the sealing of concrete structures which are located in a water bearing medium and which are required to provide a protective environment from the water bearing medium. Such structures can comprise underwater tunnels, caissons, pylons, walls, slabs and building foundations which may be located underwater or in water bearing ground formations.
Throughout the specification the term "concrete structure" is to be taken to include the abovementioned structures.
The previous methods of sealing concrete structures have comprised the application of sealing composition to the "dry" side of the structure. Such compositions have generally comprised epoxy resins, caulking compositions j °and the like which are applied over the "dry" surface in the region of the ,seepage and in some cases over the whole of the "dry" surface. While such S, methods have in some cases been satisfactory in the short term in preventing any further seepage of water from the concrete structure in the region of the seepage it has been found that such a method has not provided a long term solution to the problem. The difficulty with such previous systems is that the concrete structure in the region of the seepage remains saturated. As a result the contaminants contained in the water, such as sulphate ions and chloride ions, in the water can effect the integrity of the concrete structure by promoting o or facilitating corrosion of the reinforcing within the concrete structure and the breakdown of the bonding between the particles of the concrete.
Accordingly the invention resides in a method of sealing a concrete structure of the form described above where one face is in contact with the water bearing medium, the -3method comprising monitoring the presence of calcium ions in water flowing to the other face of the structure at seepage locations in the structure, and where the calcium ions are of a predetermined concentration, introducing an aqueous silicate solution to the one face in the region of the seepage location, maintaining the delivery of the aqueous silicate until the passage of water through to the other face at the seepage locations is substantially eliminated.
According to a preferred feature where the concentration of calcium ions is less than the predetermined concentration, said method further comprising introducing an aqueous solution containing calcium ions at the one face in the region of the seepage location, prior to and/or in conjunction with the application of the aqueous silicate solution maintaining the delivery of the calcium ion solution, if required, and/or the aqueous silicate solution, to the one face until the passage of water through to the other face at the seepage locations is substantially eliminated.
.0 According to a further preferred feature of the invention, a set of pipes or e e 4 S: conduits or the like are located in the region of the seepage location for the 0 0° delivery of aqueous silicate solution to the one face of the concrete structure in the region of the seepage location.
0*0: According to a further preferred feature of the invention, a second set of pipes or conduits or the like are located in the region of the seepage location for the delivery of aqueous calcium solution to the one face of the concrete structure in the region of the seepage location.
According to a further preferred feature of the invention the set of pipes or conduits are located within the one face of the concrete structure.
4 According to yet another preferred feature of the invention, the set of pipes or conduits or the like are located adjacent the external surface of the one face of the concrete structure in the region of the seepage location to allow for direct delivery of solutions to the one face of the concrete structure.
According to another preferred feature of the invention at least one passage is formed through the concrete structure in the region of the seepage location, where the passage extends to the one face of the concrete structure, and the solutions are delivered through said passage.
According to another preferred feature of the invention a passage is formed in the water bearing medium to terminate adjacent the one face in the region of the seepage location and said solutions are delivered through the passage.
According to yet another preferred feature of the invention the aqueous solutions are applied to the one face of the concrete structure, in the region of the seepage location, under pressure at least equal to the hydrostatic pressure of the one face.
According to yet another preferred feature of the invention the aqueous silicate solution is applied in association with an appropriate wetting agent or wetting agents.
According to another preferred feature of the invention the pipes or conduits can be isolated into sections to allow selective delivery of the aqueous solutions to various locations along the concrete structure.
According to another preferred feature of the invention the aqueous calcium solution is calcium acetate.
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-t 5 According to another preferred feature of the invention the aqueous silicate solution is sodium silicate.
The invention will be more fully understood in the light of the following description of several specific embodiments.
The embodiment relates to a r.ethod for preventing the seepage of water through a concrete structure where one face of the concrete structure is in contact with a water bearing medium.
It is an important feature of the embodiment that the concentration of calcium ions contained within the water seeping through the concrete structure is of a predetermined concentration. Therefore it is necessary to measure the concentration of calcium ions in the water seeping through to the other face of the concrete structure at the seepage location.
The method comprises forming a series of holes through the concrete structure in the region of the seepage location where the holes extend through to the one face of the concrete structure which is located in the water bearing medium. Suitable pipes or conduits are located in each of the holes and each of the conduits are connected to a pump.
Where it is found that the concentration of calcium ions in the water being carried through the concrete structure is sufficiently high, an aqueous solution of sodium silicate is introduced through the pipes or conduits into the region surrounding the seepage location at the one face.
As a result the silicate solution is dispersed into the water surrounding the seepage location at the one face and is carried through the seepage locations in the concrete structure through to the other face. Due to the presence of the calcium ions, calcium silicate will precipitate from 6 solution in the seepage flow paths and become deposited in the seepage flow paths in the concrete structure. Due to the presence of calcium ions, in the region of the one face, calcium silicate may also precipitate from solution and become deposited on the one face thus adding further to the sealing effect.
During the injection process the water seeping to the other face of the concrete structure is monitored to monitor the concentration of calcium ions in the water being carried through the structure. In the event that there is insufficient calcium ions in the water which is being carried through the concrete structure to guarantee the precipitation of calcium silicate, an aqueous solution containing calcium ions in the form of a solution of calcium acetate is injected through the pipes into the region surrounding the seepage locations together with the solution of silicate ions in order to increase the concentration of calcium ions.
The injection of the calcium ion solution and the silicate solution is effected through separate series of conduits surrounding the leakage or seepage points and the solutions are delivered to the conduits through a dual action pump.
The ratio of the calcium ion solution and silicate solution being delivered to the one face of the concrete structure is adjusted according to the concentration of calcium ions contained in the water being carried to the other face of the concrete structure through the seepage flow paths. The injection of the calcium ion solution and the silicate solution into the concrete structure is maintained until there is no further seepage of water at the location.
The silicate solution is associated with appropriate wetting agents to ensure that the silicate solution passes through and into all of the interstices surrounding the seepage locations for reaction with calcium ions which may o Q o 00 0 0000 00 00 -7 be present as a result of the injection of the calcium ion solution or as a result of leaching the calcium ions from the concrete structure.
The dual action pump which is utilised in the delivery of the calcium ion solution and the silicate solution comprises a pair of pumps which are driven from a common drive shaft where each pumping chamber is provided with a diaphragm which is caused to move to increase and decrease the volume of the pumping chamber through the application of hydraulic pressure. The required ratio of solutions passing from each pump is varied by varying the degree of diaphragm travel in each pumping chamber. The pump is capable of producing a wide variety of pressures in order to be able to counteract the hydrostatic pressure which may exist at the one face of the concrete structure to ensure the injection of each solution into the region surrounding the one face. By utilisation of the pump a very accurate control is maintained of the ratio of calcium ions to silicate ions being introduced into the region surrounding 20 the seepage location and the pressure of injection into that face can be controlled to match the hydrostatic pressure.
The method of controlling seepage and leakage through a concrete structure can be utilised in existing concrete structures by the formation of passageways through the concrete structure and installing of pipes through those passageways for connection to the pump. In addition the method can be utilised in new concrete structures by installing outside the concrete structure a network of conduits which have delivery outlets opening into the one face of the new concrete structure where the network may comprise a number of circuits which can be isolated from each other for the delivery of the appropriate solutions to specific locations at the one face of the concrete
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-8structure in the event of a leakage occurring in the concrete structure due to subsequent structural movement.
In some instances it is not possible or appropriate to gain access to the one face of the concrete structure by forming holes through the concrete structure from the other face. In such instances the injection of the calcium ion solution (if required) and the silicate solution can be effected by direct application to the one face. This can be effected by locating the pipe work delivering the solution in the water bearing medium around the exterior of the concrete structure such that the delivery point of the conduit is located adjacent the seepage location.
In the case of an underground tunnel or building foundation, holes are bored through the ground to the location adjacent the concrete structure through which pipes are passed for delivering of the solutions to the desired locations.
If the concrete structure is located underwater delivery pipes can be mounted to the exterior of the structure such that the outlets are located directly adjacent the structure in the region of the seepage locations whereby the solutions will be delivered to the surface of the structure in the region of the seepage and be drawn into the concrete structure as a result of the water flow therethrough. If a general application is to be applied over the whole of a concrete structure which may have suffered significant deterioration, a network of conduits can be located adjacent the exterior face of the structure for the application of the cc r the whole of the exterior face.
The effect of the method according to the embodiment is that the sealing action is effected by materials which are carried by the water as it enters the structure and therefore any pores, microcracks or other minute interstices have the sealing agent delivered into them by the water. On the precipitation of calcium silicate in
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k -9such spaces in the concrete no further water is permitted to pass through those locations which prevents any further wetting or saturation of the concrete structure and contaminant damage to the integrity of the concrete structure by the presence of water and any undesirable contaminants which may effect the reinforcing and/or the bonding between the constituents of the concrete.
It should be appreciated that the scope of the present invention need not be limited to the particular scope of the embodiment described above.
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1. A method of sealing a concrete structure where one face of the structure is in contact with a water bearing medium comprising monitoring the presence of calcium ions in water flowing to the other face of the structure at seepage locations in the structure, and where the calcium ions are of a predetermined concentration, introducing an aqueous silicate solution to the one face in the region of the seepage location maintaining the delivery of the aqueous silicate until the passage of water through to the other face at the seepage locations is substantially eliminated.
2. A method of sealing a concrete structure as claimed at claim 1 where the concentration of calcium ions is less than the predetermined concentration, said method further comprising introducing an aqueous solution containing calcium ions at the one in the region of the seepage location, prior to and/or in conjunction with the application of the aqueous silicate solution, maintaining the delivery of the calcium ion solution, if required, and/or the aqueous silicate solution, to the one face until the passage of water through to the other face at the seepage locations is substantially eliminated.
3. A method as claimed in claim 1 or 2 where a set of pipes or conduits or the like are located in the region of the seepage location for the delivery of aqueous silicate solution to the one face of the concrete structure in the region of the seepage location.
4. A method as claimed in claim 3 as dependant on claim 2 wherein, a second set of pipes or conduits or the like are provided for the delivery of aqueous calcium solution, to the one face of the concrete structure in the region of the seepage location.
Ii A method as claimed in claim 3 where the set of pipes or conduits are located within the one face of the concrete structure.
6. A method as claimed in claim 3 only where the set of pipes or conduits are located adjacent the external surface of the one face of the concrete structure.
7. A method as claimed in any one of claims 1 to 3 comprising forming at least one passage through the concrete structure in the region of the seepage location where the passage extends to the one face of the concrete structure, and delivering the solutions through said passage.
8. A method as claimed in any one of claims 1 to 3 wherein a passage is formed in the water bearing medium to terminate adjacent the one face in the region of the seepage location and said solutions are delivered through the passage.
9. A method as claimed in claims 1 to 8 where the aqueous solutions are delivered to the one face under pressure at least equal to the hydrostatic S* pressure at said face.
I o oe A method as claimed in any one of claims 1 to 9 where the aqueous silicate solution is associated with an appropriate wetting agent or wetting agents.
11. A method as claimed in any one of claims 1 to 10 where the sets of pipes or conduits can be isolated into sections.
12. A method as claimed in anyone of claims 1 to 11 wherein the aqueous calcium solution is calcium acetate. 11 -P~-XUCII: 12
13. A method as claimed in any one of claims 1 to 12 wherein the aqueous silicate solution is sodium silicate.
14. A method substantially as herein described. DATED this EIGHTEENTH day of NOTWHEAT PTY LTD Applicant. JANUARY 1994 0I 0 ow t 09 I 9 0I 000 WRAY ASSOCIATES, Perth, Western Australia, Patent Attorneys for the Applicant. 0600 a 41 011440e J, I e e L~, S13 jABSTRACT A method of sealing a concrete structure where one face of the structure is in contact with a water bearing medium comprising monitoring the presence of calcium ions in water flowing to the other face of the structure at seepage o locations in the structure, and where the calcium ions are :.00 of a predetermined concentration, introducing an aqueous 00o silicate solution to the one face in the region of the 0 00 :0"0o seepage location maintaining the delivery of the aqueous oo silicate until the passage of water through to the other face at the seepage locations is eliminated. lo
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