Water
Crack and joint injection
A crack that carries water corrodes the steel and keeps growing. We inject it from the dry side: polyurethane or acrylate gel where water is moving, epoxy where the crack must be bonded so the concrete works as one piece again.
When to call us
The signs
- Leaking cracks and joints in basements, tanks, galleries and tunnels.
- Manholes and chambers letting groundwater in or sewage out.
- Spigot and collar joints in pipelines.
- Structural cracks in beams, slabs, walls and bridges.
- 1Note 1: A crack through the wall carrying water from the ground behind.
- 2Note 2: Holes drilled at an angle, to cross the crack inside the wall.
- 3Note 3: Packers set in each hole and injected from the lowest one up.
- 4Note 4: Resin fills the crack: PU or acrylate gel where water is moving, epoxy where the crack must be bonded.
- 5Note 5: The resin pushes the water out of the crack ahead of it.
- 6Note 6: Once the resin has cured, packers come out and the holes are sealed.
How we do it
Method, step by step
Inspect
Cracks mapped, with their width, their movement and whether they carry water.
Choose the resin
PU or acrylate gel for wet or moving cracks; epoxy for dry structural cracks.
Drill and set packers
Holes at an angle to cross the crack inside the element, with packers along the crack.
Inject
From the lowest packer up, until resin shows at the next one.
Finish
Packers removed, holes sealed and the surface made good.
What we use
Made at our plant in Alwar
Quality
Checks and proof
- Resin seen at the next packer before moving up.
- Leaks re-checked after cure.
- Cores through bonded structural cracks where the specification calls for them.
Questions
What clients ask
PU or epoxy?
PU for cracks that carry water or still move: it seals and stays flexible. Epoxy for dry cracks that must carry load again: it bonds. A leaking crack that also needs bonding is usually sealed first and bonded after.
Can a manhole be repaired without digging it out?
In most cases, yes. Joints and cracks are injected from inside, and the ground around a leaking chamber can be sealed by injecting through its wall.
Related services
Often used together
Waterproofing and polyurea linings
PU membranes and polyurea linings for decks, tanks, tunnels and water structures.
Tunnel water ingress control
Leaks and inflow stopped in tunnels, shafts and underground structures.
Tunnel rehabilitation
Old and operating tunnels: seepage stopped, ground consolidated and lining repaired, under traffic.
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