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<div style= "text-align:center;">''Message: Repair exposed steel as soon as possible.''</div> | <div style= "text-align:center;">''Message: Repair exposed steel as soon as possible.''</div> | ||
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Exposed steel due to spalling and cracking allows water to corrode the steel, which quickly weakens the pipe. If you have exposed steel, repair it quickly by cleaning and grouting the impacted location. | Exposed steel due to spalling and cracking allows water to corrode the steel, which quickly weakens the pipe. If you have exposed steel, repair it quickly by cleaning and [[grouting]] the impacted location. | ||
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File:ES1.jpg|The Steel cylinder of this prestressed concrete cylinder conduit was visible in a recent inspection of this central Montana dam. Engineers determined this was a threat to the structural integrity of the conduit. The conduit was repaired by adding internal banding. | File:ES1.jpg|The Steel cylinder of this prestressed concrete cylinder conduit was visible in a recent inspection of this central [[Montana]] dam. Engineers determined this was a threat to the [[structural]] integrity of the conduit. The conduit was repaired by adding internal banding. | ||
File:ES2.jpg|Spalled concrete inside a conduit. [https://3.238.206.13/images/4/45/Fixing_Conduit.pdf Western Dam Engineering on fixing a leaking conduit] | File:ES2.jpg|Spalled concrete inside a conduit. [https://3.238.206.13/images/4/45/Fixing_Conduit.pdf Western Dam Engineering on fixing a leaking conduit] | ||
Revision as of 00:01, 2 December 2022
Exposed steel due to spalling and cracking allows water to corrode the steel, which quickly weakens the pipe. If you have exposed steel, repair it quickly by cleaning and grouting the impacted location.
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The Steel cylinder of this prestressed concrete cylinder conduit was visible in a recent inspection of this central Montana dam. Engineers determined this was a threat to the structural integrity of the conduit. The conduit was repaired by adding internal banding.
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Spalled concrete inside a conduit. Western Dam Engineering on fixing a leaking conduit
Note: The content on this page was originally created as part of DamOutletWorks.org (DOWL, 2018). It has subsequently been updated and reformatted as part of the Dam Safety Toolbox.
Revision ID: 4660
Revision Date: 12/02/2022