Directions of development of underwater concreting methods

They will be improved for the construction of structures in water and in clay slurry with depths found in civil engineering: contractor method, pump and injection concreting. In particular, the pump-based concreting method can be expected to become widespread.

It is predicted, that in deep water, i.e. in the conditions of sea and ocean construction, a method of combining concreting with a container and a long inlet pipe will be used in the future. A guide system made of taut wires may be used to guide the container. In cases of unsuitability of divers, remote transfer of control of concrete mix placement in underwater forms via television cameras will be used..

The weather conditions in the open oceans limit the preparation and lowering of the concrete mix to the deep sea bottom. Therefore, the next step in progress will be to install underwater concrete plants.

Regardless of the design variety, which will be placed under water, it will always be necessary to deliver concrete mix there for the foundation, connections and renovation of underwater structures.

In the field of concrete mixes and injection mortars, it can be expected to improve the additives that extend the time from their production to the beginning of setting., enabling high liquidity with a reduced amount of mixing water and at the same time increasing the density, tightness and strength of concrete.

Very favorable features of concrete with microsilica, m.in.: pumpability, tightness, corrosion resistance and high strength will undoubtedly make this concrete widespread in the construction of underwater structures.

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