Concrete Dams

The benefits are :

• stop water infiltration, bridge joints and large cracks
• reduce/prevent the formation of uplift pressures
• provide freeze/thaw protection to the face
• promote a substantial reduction in water content of the dam body (dehydration)
• may assist in retarding alkali-aggregate reaction (AAR)
• can withstand seismic events, bridging potential openings of cracks and fissures
• minimum surface preparation is required
• can be quickly installed, in the dry and underwater
• has a well documented long durability

Carpi has lined more than 55 large concrete dams of all types. The geomembrane is generally exposed. All installations, some of which are more than 30 years old, prove the system’s excellent durability, even in the most severe climates.