Fresh poured 'cement' damages signalling on Victoria line
Jan 24th 2014, 9:50 pm
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Fresh poured 'cement' damages signalling on Victoria line
Yeah that's gona be a b#$ch to clean, probably have to install new gear.
The Telegraph calls it cement, but it's really cementious mortar, grout or concrete (assuming it has aggregate in it).
http://usvsth3m.com/post/74285062011...e-is-currently
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/ukne...oria-Line.html
The Telegraph calls it cement, but it's really cementious mortar, grout or concrete (assuming it has aggregate in it).
http://usvsth3m.com/post/74285062011...e-is-currently
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/ukne...oria-Line.html
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Jan 24th 2014, 10:19 pm
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Re: Fresh poured 'cement' damages signalling on Victoria line
Flowing concrete... But someone knew what they were doing and chucked a load of sugar in which prevents it setting
A top tip if you ever need to stop some setting in a hurry, or sabotage something belonging to someone else !
A top tip if you ever need to stop some setting in a hurry, or sabotage something belonging to someone else !
Jan 25th 2014, 3:18 am
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Re: Fresh poured 'cement' damages signalling on Victoria line
Don't you just love it when contractors fail to grasp the concept of 'flowing'''?
Many years ago I remember a job in Grimsby when several extra drains got filled got filled along with the intended one before the contractor finally got it..
Many years ago I remember a job in Grimsby when several extra drains got filled got filled along with the intended one before the contractor finally got it..
Jan 25th 2014, 3:23 am
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Re: Fresh poured 'cement' damages signalling on Victoria line
All concrete in the middle east flows, it's just a matter of adding enough water. (after you take some test cubes of course!)
Jan 25th 2014, 9:00 am
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Re: Fresh poured 'cement' damages signalling on Victoria line
Didn't know about the sugar trick--what's the chemistry behind it?
Jan 25th 2014, 9:07 am
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Jan 25th 2014, 11:04 am
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Jan 25th 2014, 1:08 pm
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Re: Fresh poured 'cement' damages signalling on Victoria line
Do you mean the concrete in the mixer truck has too much water added or do you mean due to the high humidity very little water is needed?
Jan 25th 2014, 4:27 pm
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Re: Fresh poured 'cement' damages signalling on Victoria line
Less scrupulous contractors I mean of course
