Lifting of concrete slabs and soil compaction at Vao Agro silo storage
THE PROBLEM
Over the years, acidic silage effluent had caused leaks in the concrete gutters of the silo and silage effluent seeped from the silo to soil, eroding the soil beneath concrete slabs and polluting adjacent fields. Silo had already been repaired two or three times, but to no avail, and the company eventually contacted the URETEK Baltic team.
WORK PROCESS WITH URETEK TECHNOLOGY
URETEK technology was used first to fill the voids and restore the load-bearing capacity of soil. Then geopolymer was injected behind the gutters to stop the leaks.
THE RESULT
This work took 4 hours, whereas in the case of using the traditional method, cutting out the concrete slab would have increased the cost of work three times. In terms of time, such a job would have taken approximately 2—3 weeks.