CASE STUDY
Densostrip™ Seals North Berth Surfaces for Hinkley Nuclear Power Station
Sealing & Waterproofing
Project Data
| Location | Hinkley Nuclear Power Station, U.K. |
| Contractor | Costain |
| Products | Densostrip™ Primer, Densostrip™ |
| Date | October 2018 |
Project Details
Construction is well underway by Costain on the North Berth project that will serve the forthcoming construction of the Hinkley nuclear Power Station. Precast concrete units are being applied to the surfaces of the North Berth. As can be seen in the photo, within the black circles, Winn & Coales’ Densostrip™ is used to permanently seal the concrete units following the application of Densostrip™ Primer.
Densostrip is a compound rubber and bitumen joint sealing strip specifically for precast concrete units to provide a permanently flexible watertight seal when compressed between joint faces previously primed with Densostrip Primer. As well as being resistant to water and sea water it is also resistant to chemical and biological attack.
It is also an effective seal for precast concrete box culverts, manholes, inspection chambers, shafts, tunnels and pipe sections.
Rings and oblongs of Densostrip™ in position, ready for the application of the precast concrete sections
Rings and oblongs of Densostrip™ in position, ready for the application of the precast concrete sections
The precast units being lowered onto the Densostrip™ already laid in position on the steel berth frame
The precast unit in its final position
Rings and oblongs of Densostrip™ in position, ready for the application of the precast concrete sections
Rings and oblongs of Densostrip™ in position, ready for the application of the precast concrete sections
The precast units being lowered onto the Densostrip™ already laid in position on the steel berth frame
