Rick Langelier, site foreman - PCL - Edmonton, Canada
Journalist:
“Rick, can you tell us why you chose Chronolia™ for this project?”
Rick:
“We used Chronolia™ to speed up our construction schedule. We used it in different areas of the site for wells, well walls, retaining walls and slabs. With the well walls, we were able to start back-filling 1 and a half days ahead of schedule, saving us 2 days overall. Without Chronolia™ we would have had to install struts and wait an extra 2 or 3 days. Instead, we were able to pour, strip and back-fill, all in the same day.”
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Chronolia™, Fast Track with Concrete
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Stéphane Vernon, research engineer - Lafarge Research Center (LCR)
“Chronolia™ is the fruit of 5 years of research into microstructure and hydration phenomena. Our research teams also worked to improve the ease of use of concretes and develop innovative acceleration systems.”
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Stéphane Vernon
“Chronolia™ concrete responds to a clear demand from our customers, who need to control their schedules and work as rapidly as possible on construction sites.”
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Stéphane Vernon
“With Chronolia™, formwork can be stripped more quickly from all kinds of construction elements, including posts, beams and underlay.”
Arnaud Communo, works foreman – Cari
“The main advantage of using Chronolia™? The fact that we can start stripping formwork so quickly. We can almost fit in 2 cycles in a single day instead of just 1.”
Patrice Matton, civil construction marketing manager – Lafarge Concrete
“Chronolia™ is a truly innovative product. Firstly, it behaves and can be used in the same way as a traditional concrete and it offers a similar working time of around 2 hours. Secondly, it is manufactured on an industrial scale at our Lafarge concrete plants. Finally, and most importantly, it offers unprecedented levels of resistance, right from the very beginning.”
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Arnaud Communo, works foreman – Cari
“We used Chronolia™ to save time and, above all, to use our equipment more efficiently. Using this concrete means that we need less equipment on site.”
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Arnaud Communo
“With a traditional concrete, formwork is usually removed the day after the concrete is poured. At least 12 hours of drying is required before forms are stripped.”
Patrice Matton
“Clients are starting to discover Chronolia™. Most of them are using it to save time.”
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“Clients are always astonished by the performance of this concrete and its initial resistance levels. An underlay can be stripped just 4 hours after pouring.”
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Patrice Matton
“They are also amazed that they can lift a beam just 6 hours after it has been poured.”
Arnaud Communo
“We used Chronolia™ on this site for the beams and underlay. In another project, we might use this concrete for slabs to make the most efficient use of our equipment and gain the benefits of reduced drying times.”
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Patrice Matton
“The market has welcomed this product with open arms. At the moment, it is mainly used for specific projects but I believe that some design offices are taking an interest in Chronolia™ for large-scale applications. They are investigating building methods that could be used on traditional building sites to reap the benefits of this type of product.”