Renaissance Esmeralda Resort
Palm Desert, California
Recent Projects
Concrete Repair and Restoration Projects
This water feature at the main pool at the Renaissance Esmeralda
Resort, was built with very porous concrete and insufficient
concrete cover over the rebar. The high chlorine content of
the water, caused severe corrosion of the reinforcing and
subsequent spalling of the concrete.
- Solution to this problem was to remove all concrete cover
over the rebar cage.
- Sandblast the steel to remove corrosion.
- Apply a anti-corrosion protective coating to the steel.
- Then ACE formed the columns and installed a dense, high
strength polymer mortar.
- A penetrating corrosion inhibiting sealer was applied
for further protection.
- To increase confinement of columns a "state of the
art" composite was installed. This not only increased
the strength of the columns, but offered further protection
from the chlorinated water.
- The final step was to install a elastomeric waterproof
coating.
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