Type K Concrete
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Reduce Concrete Permeablity, Fight Cracks, and Stop Leaks with Type K Concrete
Type K Concrete Provides a Cure for Concrete Shrinkage to WTP Designers and Engineers
Improve Concrete Resistance to Sulfate Attack and ASR by Specifying Type K Concrete
Reduce Construction Costs by Designing with Larger Concrete Placements and Reduced Joints and Waterstop
Type K Concrete is Easily Specified - Conforms to ASTM C845. Install per ACI 223
Houston, TX, WWTP
Over 100,000 cy of Type K Concrete
69th Street Wastewater Treatment and Sludge Disposal Complex
Houston, TX. WWTP
Over 100,000 cy of Type K Concrete
69th Street Wastewater Treatment and Sludge Disposal Complex
La Verne, CA. Water Junction
50 cy of Type K Concrete
The Metropolitan Water District of Southern California, Weymouth Junction Structure
Baltimore, MD. WWTP
35,000 cy of Type K Concrete
Montebello Wastewater Treatment Plant, Filtration Reservoir
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Why Type K?
Water Treatment Plants are unique structures that require a fundamentally different concrete compared to the typical mixes offered by local ready mix concrete producers.
When specifying water treatment plant concrete, engineers should carefully consider the effects of concrete shrinkage, sulfate attack, ASR, and constructability.
A small change to the concrete mix design can lead to big gains in terms of long-life durability and reduced installation costs for water treatment plant structures.
In many cases, the right concrete for water treatment structures has proven to be a concrete mix that meets ASTM C845 (Type K concrete). Type K concrete is a durable, shrinkage-compensating concrete that offers many benefits to water treatment plant designers and engineers.
Occasionally an engineer will specify a shrinkage reducing admixture (SRA) in a concrete mix attemting to get the same benefits of Type K. In reality, the SRA's only offer a delay in shrinkage and can't compare to the cost savings and increased durability of Type K.
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