EP #043 - Concrete Antibiotic
On a concrete restoration project, how do you make sure the repairs made address the underlying issue that caused the damaged concrete in the first place?
Typically, you would chip out the spalling concrete, clean it and patch it back. But how do you make sure the root cause of the deteriorating concrete is eliminated?
Hydrogel, a concrete restoration technology, is one solution that seeks to isolate the impurities that reduce concrete's greatest attribute - longevity. Jon Belkowitz with Edyston joins the show to explain what is hydrogel, the chemistry behind the technology, and how we can apply it to our deteriorating infrastructure today.
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Episode References
Guest: Jon Belkowitz | Edyston | jon@intelligent-concrete.com
Guest Website: https://www.edystonconcrete.com/
Music: Mike Dunton | https://www.mikeduntonmusic.com | mikeduntonmusic@gmail.com | Instagram @Mike_Dunton
Host: Seth Tandett, seth@concretelogicpodcast.com
Host website: concretelogicpodcast.com
Dr. Jon Belkowitz
Jon Belkowitz is the Director of Research and Development at Intelligent Concrete, LLC and Chief Technical Office for Surface Tech’s Concrete Division. Before forming Intelligent Concrete, LLC, he served in the United States Air Force from 1996 to 2006 specializing in Civil Engineering. His tour of duty introduced Dr. Belkowitz to a wide variety of concrete types and uses which were dependent upon the engineering practices of different host nation forces, developing nations, and disaster repair initiatives. Jon has worked in private testing laboratories on structural engineering proposals and materials development projects to include the application of nanotechnology in concrete. Dr. Belkowitz has worked as a consultant on projects in the United States, India, Turkey, Africa, Italy, and Germany.
Specialties: - State of the Art Testing and Consulting
- Design and Development of Concrete
- Marketing of New Technologies
- Standardized Tests for the Lab and Field
- Forensics Analysis on Failed Structures
- Educational Seminars - Basics to Advanced
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