A hospital located in Metropolitan New York City was experiencing corrosion problems which were caused by a chemical leak into a failing containment area. These issues caused concerns relative to structural stability of the floor where the containment area was located as well as concerns about patient safety because the containment area was located directly above a patient ward. Water was leaking through onto patients, nurses and hospital equipment and failing concrete posed a direct safety threat to these areas.

Our investigation revealed that over the years, lithium bromide had dripped onto the containment concrete floor causing corrosion of the reinforcing steel within the floor. We concluded that the integrity of the concrete and rebar reinforcement systems integrity had been compromised.

CorrTech provided project management, structural concrete rehabilitation and high performance coating application in the lithium bromide containment area as well as the entire surface of the mechanical room floor. Total application area was approximately 11,000 square feet.

Structural repairs and specialized application consisted of the following scope of services: