EARTHING CONDUCTIVE CONCRETE: CONDUCRETE®
SummaryofConducrete®’s EnvironmentallyNeutral/pHNeutral
KeyFeaturesandBenefits
•Conducrete® has no negative impact on the environment. In fact, it has
1.Protectsearthing/groundingsystemsfromtheftandsabotage
been approved for use by regulatory agencies in many environmentally
2.Environmentallyneutral
sensitiveareaswhereaquifercross-contaminationisaconcern.
3.Significantlyextendsthelifeofearthing/groundingsystems
•Conducrete® is water impermeable and pH neutral when set up and will
4.Dramaticallyenhancestheperformanceofearthing/groundingsystemsfor
notcorrodecopperconductors.
superiorelectricalandlightningprotectionforyourassets
•Nosaltswillleachinto,orcontaminate,thesoil.Leachatetestingshowsthat
5.Excellentoverallvalue
Conducrete®haslevelsfarbelowacceptableleachatelimits.
6.The knowledge that your site shares the same standard as an array of
prestigiousstructuresaroundtheworld.
LongLifeExpectancy
•Independent testing indicates that Conducrete® can reduce
TheftResistantandMaintenanceFree
electrolytic corrosion.
•Conducrete®protectstheunderlyingearthing/groundingsystemfromtheft
•Conducrete®canextendthelifeofearthing/groundingsystemsbyafactor
and sabotage. Theft is increasingly becoming a pervasive problem world of 10. Electrodes protected by Conducrete® will last far in excess of 25
wide,whichsubstantiallyincreasesthecostsfromthelossofmaterialand yearsinmanycases.
outages. Because Conducrete® solidifies into a high strength conductive
concrete,thelikelihoodofsuchissuesissubstantiallyreduced.
•Conducrete®electrodesaremaintenance-freeovertheirfunctionallifetime.
CompressiveStrengthandLowShrinkage
TherearenohydrationorsaltreplacementrequirementswithConducrete®. •Conducrete® has a compressive strength of 21MPa (3045 psi) after 28
days. This means that Conducrete® electrodes are permanent, will not
washawayandwillwithstandheavyearth/groundfaultcurrents.
•Conducrete® testing yields shrinkage of 0.015% at 28 days. This means
that Conducrete® bonds or knits to the surrounding soil resulting in a
superiorelectrodeduetotheconstantcontactwiththesurroundingsoil.
HighVoltage/CurrentTestResults
InindependenttestinginahighvoltagelabprecastConducrete®electrodes
withstood 1682V/688 amp fault for a duration of 500ms. Other
earthing/grounding enhancement materials of lower compressive strength
haveexplodedunderthesetestconditionswhichwouldrendertheprotection
systemuseless.Conducrete®istheonlyearthing/groundingbackfillthathas
documentedevidenceofhighfaultcurrentwithstand.
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