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Ultra-resistant photocatalytic pavements - i.active CARGO
|Constructive solution with photocatalytic activity (decontamination) for ultra-resistant asphalt pavements. i.active CARGO is a cementitious mix based on the TX Active® technology and admixtures, specifically designed for achieving bituminous pavements with high mechanical performance and activated by photocatalysis, the product shows depolluting properties, helping to reduce the air pollution/contamination. i.active CARGO is mixed with water, obtaining a self-percolating slurry, to fill open graded asphalts to obtain semi-rigid pavements. Thanks to the special formulation of this smooth and high-flow grout, you can obtain pavements with high punching shear resistance, through percolation in open graded asphalts where the interconnected void content varies from 18 to 22%, even up to 30%. i.active CARGO can be easily pumped and percolated can penetrate the full layer depth of asphalt with a high void content without the need for mechanical vibration. No construction joints are required to control shrinkage. The combination "open graded asphalt + i.active CARGO" allows obtaining monolithic floors with the same characteristics and roading comfort as bituminous asphalt and, in addition, compressive strength of a concrete pavement, an ultraresistant pavement. It also provides high chemical resistance, e.g. to solvents and hydrocarbons.
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Ultra-resistant pavements - i.tech CARGO
|Constructive solution for ultra-resistant asphalt pavements. i.tech CARGO is a cementitious mix based, specifically designed for achieving bituminous pavements with high mechanical performance. It is mixed with water, obtaining a self-percolating slurry, to fill open graded asphalts to obtain semi-rigid pavements. Thanks to the special formulation of this smooth and high-flow grout, you can obtain pavements with high punching shear resistance, through percolation in open graded asphalts where the interconnected void content varies from 18 to 22%, even up to 30%. i.tech CARGO can be easily pumped and percolated can penetrate the full layer depth of asphalt with a high void content without the need for mechanical vibration. No construction joints are required to control shrinkage. The combination "open graded asphalt + i.tech CARGO" allows obtaining monolithic floors with the same characteristics and road comfort as bituminous asphalt and, in addition, compressive strength of a concrete pavement, an ultraresistant pavement. It also provides high chemical resistance, e.g. to solvents and hydrocarbons.
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Soundwave Wicker
|Soundwave® Wicker, the prized and celebrated architects Gert Wingårdh and Erik Wikerstål have given the acoustic panel its perfect expression. With its woven surface, Wicker gives an industrial product with supreme acoustic qualities a touch of traditional crafts. The origin of Wicker is a material with an expression and a set of characteristics which seems to be exact opposite of those of an acoustic panel: concrete. As architects of the ongoing renovation of Nationalmuseum in Stockholm, Gert Wingårdh and Erik Wikerstål not only have the responsibility to make sure that the prestigious 19th century building gets a climate that the art treasures will feel comfortable in, they also had to design an extension with a less prominent but very important function – the cargo hold through which the masterpieces for the exhibitions are taken in to the museum. The task gave the architect duo the possibility to use the full potential of pre-cast concrete to give the building both a strong and joyful expression. The result, facades with a woven pattern, carried deeper abilities that now have been refined in to a product in Offecct´s acoustic panel collection Soundwave®. The importance of good acoustics is something that Wingårdh and Wikerstål, who both have great experience of designing auditoriums and concert halls, are well acquainted with.
