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Purpose: Asset Maintenance

Objectives

Evaluate the performance of concretes with modern mineral admixtures and the performance of structures under the effect of concrete carbonation and chlorides.

Key Results

  • Technical: Providing input for standards and technical specifications
  • Strategic: Maintenance of generation assets, increasing their useful life
  • Economic: Reduction in maintenance costs

Main information

Scope

Evaluation of concrete durability through advanced studies of transport mechanisms, field studies, and predictive modeling of the lifespan of concrete structures

Partners / Entities of support

UFG / FUNAPE

Investment (contract)

R$ 4,5MM

Scalable?

Yes

Stages

Design

February/2020

Kickoff

June/2020

Characterization

June/2022

Tests

December/2023

Consolidation

May/2024

Technology Transfer

June/2024

Deadline for implementation (in months)

48 months

P.S.:

Deadline: June/2024