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Hurricane Sandy was among the worst disasters ever to hit the United States, causing tens of billions of dollars in damages and losses. The storm surged more than 4 m (13 ft.) above the average low tide, leaving millions without power, severe flooding and properties destroyed.
One such building that experienced flooding housed the server farm for Bloomberg’s global financial transactions. The problem was that the power plant that runs the infrastructure was at street level and was dramatically flooded. The mechanical room took 75 cm (2.5 ft) of flooding during the hurricane, due to its close proximity to the rising Hudson River.
Bloomberg’s hired engineers, Weidlinger Associates Inc., had extensive previous experience with the Kryton System, and were convince that it would be a permanent solution to mitigating future flood damage. They worked closley with Kryton distributor, Dry Concrete, to come up with a solution to protect the vital systems from potential flooding in the future.
The final solution was to surround critical systems with waterproof concrete walls incorporating Kryton’s Krystol Internal Membrane (KIM) concrete waterproofing admixture. In addition, the concrete-to-concrete joints of the walls were constructed using Kryton’s Krystol Waterstop System to fully tank the room. To provide extra protection, Krystol T1 & T2 Waterproofing System was applied to the outside of the walls.
By implementing long-term waterproofing solutions to key areas, the Bloomberg building will withstand high water exposure caused by any future massive flooding.
Krystol Internal Membrane (KIM) is a hydrophilic crystalline admixture used to create permanently waterproof concrete.
Krystol T1 is a surface applied crystalline slurry treatment that transforms new or existing concrete into a permanent waterproofing barrier.
Krystol Waterstop Grout is a crystalline grout used to create an internal or external waterstop at construction joints, pipe penetrations, tie-holes and control joints.
Krystol Waterstop Treatment is a cementitious crystalline slurry that is applied to horizontal and vertical construction joints to provide additional waterproofing protection, and protect rebar from corrosion.
Krytonite Swelling Waterstop is a synthetic rubber waterstop that uses swelling pressure to seal concrete construction joints and stop water.
Kryton’s Crack Inducing Waterstop is specially engineered to produce a waterproof crack control joint.
The Krystol Waterstop System is used to permanently waterproof concrete construction joints, pipe penetrations, tie holes and control joints. The Krystol Waterstop System works where other waterstops routinely fail. Kryton is the only integral waterproofing company that offers fully integrated concrete waterproofing solutions. [more_toggle title="How…
