Hydro excavation
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Transpacific’s highly trained team provide an advanced solution for removing concrete by way of non-destructive digging.
Our dedicated range of hydro excavation equipment includes high pressure water jets used to remove both sound and unsound or deteriorating concrete in old and new constructions.
Our hydro excavation services are ideal for removing concrete that has started to break down due to moisture and drying, extreme heat and cold, chemical reactions within the concrete, chemicals soaking in to the concrete, broken reinforcing steel or tensioning rods within the concrete structure, or production batch errors.
Transpacific’s hydro excavation process provides a range of benefits over traditional jack hammering methods:
- Dust suppression and noise reduction
- Creation of a superior substrate bonding surface
- Protects the integrity of assets and avoids additional structural damage
- Selective removal of inferior concrete and minimisation of sound concrete removal
- Reinforcement steel and tensioning rods are cleaned, descaled and not damaged
- A faster removal process than mechanical methods
- Entrained chlorides are washed away
- Safety and environmental risks are reduced
Ultra High Pressure Water Jetting
Our specialist ultra high pressure water jetting services are ideal for exposing corroded reinforcement bars, roughening concrete surfaces, raking out joints, widening cracks for refilling, removing coatings and residues and selectively cold cutting without adversely influencing the surface structure or mechanical properties of the material.
The use of ultra high pressure water jetting for abrasive cutting (cold cutting) offers a cost effective alternative to diamond saw cutting on concrete, and grinder and blow torch cutting on steel. Cold cutting is an extremely accurate and efficient method for cutting through materials such as concrete, glass, refractory, steel and plastics.
Transpacific tailors high pressure water-jet abrasive cutting to suit almost any application, including in refineries and chemical plants where volatile gases are present.
Find out more about our hydro excavation services.
