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Insights & knowledge

Engineering Knowledge That Endures

Hikvera believes specialist experience creates greater value when knowledge is shared.

Knowledge sharing

Technical insights, training, workshops and mentoring

Focused sessions can be tailored for owners, project teams, consultants, contractors and engineering professionals.

  • Durability and service life engineering
  • Concrete and materials technology
  • Sustainable materials, SCMs and lower carbon concrete
  • Structural forensics and diagnostic investigation
  • Condition assessment and asset performance
  • Repair, rehabilitation and life extension
  • Specifications and performance requirements
  • Lessons from deterioration, defects and failures

Technical illustrations

How exposure and deterioration are actually assessed

Concept sketches used to explain deterioration mechanisms, exposure zones and durability critical detail to project teams and asset owners.

Sectional concept sketch of a reinforced concrete marine structure, dividing it into atmospheric, tidal/splash, submerged and deep submerged exposure zones, with the dominant deterioration mechanism annotated for each.
Exposure zones and dominant deterioration mechanisms in a marine reinforcedconcrete section. Concept sketch illustrative, not a project record.
Concept sketch of a marine bridge pier showing chloride ingress and corrosion risk, wave splash and tidal cycling, abrasion from wave action, and internal deterioration below water across four exposure zones.
Marine bridge pier deterioration across the exposure profile. Concept sketch illustrative, not a project record.
Concept sketch of a marine bridge pier showing chloride ingress and corrosion risk, wave splash and tidal cycling, abrasion from wave action, and internal deterioration below water across four exposure zones.
Marine cable stayed bridge exposure profile. Concept sketch illustrative, not a project record.
Concept sketch of a marine bridge pier showing chloride ingress and corrosion risk, wave splash and tidal cycling, abrasion from wave action, and internal deterioration below water across four exposure zones.
Material selection is a durability decision. Hikvera evaluates materials, SCMs, exposure conditions, constructability and lifecycle requirements together to develop practical, durable and resource-efficient concrete solutions.

Sustainability

Sustainable Materials & Engineering

A Hikvera durability led approach to lower carbon concrete, SCMs, alternative materials, local optimisation and whole life performance.

This includes consideration of SCMs and lower carbon materials, local and alternative resources, durability, repair rather than premature replacement, rehabilitation, asset life extension, resource efficiency and lifecycle performance.

The balance that matters

A lower carbon solution that does not achieve the required performance or service life may not deliver genuine whole life sustainability.

Concept sketch of a marine bridge pier showing chloride ingress and corrosion risk, wave splash and tidal cycling, abrasion from wave action, and internal deterioration below water across four exposure zones.

The objective is therefore to balance

  • Environmental Responsibility
  • Engineering Performance
  • Durability
  • Constructability
  • Long Term Value
Concept sketch of a marine bridge pier showing chloride ingress and corrosion risk, wave splash and tidal cycling, abrasion from wave action, and internal deterioration below water across four exposure zones.

HIKVERA Sustainable Materials & Engineering

A Hikvera durability-led approach to lower-carbon concrete, SCMs, alternative materials, local optimisation and whole-life performance.

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