Climbex - Hydrodemolition Technology

• drinking water tanks
• wastewater treatment plants
• bridges, flyovers, footbridges
• cooling towers
• chimneys
• underground car parks
• hydro-engineering structures – dams, weirs, sluices, docks

The hydrodemolition method is used to remove both new and old concrete:

• removal of bleeding water
• removal of carbonated concrete or deteriorated pavements
• exposing of aggregate
• preparation of surfaces for gunite placement, stopping and painting
• removal of new concrete that has been wrongly selected or poured in an unexpected location, without damaging the reinforcement
• removal of concrete in order to uncover the reinforcement mesh and to apply corrosion protection – without damaging the steel structure of the bars (most often, when the investor wants to connect to the existing building in order to expand it)
• removal of all coatings from concrete – resins, epoxies, laminates, bitumen, waterproofing of all types

Benefits of the hydrodemolition technique:

• Protects against micro-cracks in the structure
• Does not affect and does not weaken reinforcement bars when removing concrete; additionally removes all corrosion elements from the steel surface
• Flushes out all sulfides and chlorides from the surface of concrete
• Does not emit noise downstream the element being removed – does not transmit vibrations
• Does not emit additional tonnes of abrasive to be disposed of – ca. 50 kg of copper slag per m2 in the case of sandblasting