Civil & Structural Infrastructure Service-Life Modeling & Prediction Through our partnership and investment in SIMCO, STRUCTURAL TECHNOLOGIES provides industry-leading expertise in life-cycle analysis and service-life prediction.
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Utilizing field data and samples gathered by STRUCTURAL TECHNOLOGIES during a condition assessment, SIMCO’s experts develop a detailed service-life evaluation utilizing the STADIUM® durability model. This evaluation allows our team of experts to predict the service-life of the structure without repair, as well as the extension of service-life with repair and additional protection strategies.
Types of Specialized Testing Specialized testing methods used to calculate service-life include: • Petrographic Analysis • Ionic Migration
• Half-cell Potentials of Uncoated Reinforcing Steel in Concrete
• Pore Solution Extraction (Barneyback and Diamond procedure)
• Effects of Chemical Admixtures on Corrosion of Embedded Steel
• Moisture Transport
• Reinforcement in Concrete Exposed to Chloride Environment
• X-Ray Diffraction Analysis • X-Ray Fluorescence Analysis • Chemical Analysis
• Seawater Analysis • Paste Content
Industry-Leading Service-Life Prediction Tools
After a review of all existing technologies, the U.S. Department of Defense recognizes SIMCO’s STADIUM® as the only accurate solution for the prediction of long-term behavior of reinforced concrete structures exposed to a wide range of aggressive environments. Unlike other models, STADIUM® considers a wide range of physical and chemical factors that have a strong influence on long-term performance and overall servicelife of reinforced concrete. STADIUM® also incorporates local exposure conditions and current contamination levels when matched with a condition assessment from STRUCTURAL TECHNOLOGIES.
About STRUCTURAL TECHNOLOGIES – STRUCTURAL TECHNOLOGIES is firmly committed to its mission of making structures stronger and last longer. We develop and integrate products, engineering support, repair and maintenance services to provide value-added solutions to owners, engineers and contractors. STRUCTURAL TECHNOLOGIES provides state-of-the-art proprietary products and engineering support, and delivers repair & maintenance services through our construction companies. © 2019 Structural Group, Inc. • EOE