| Status of the EZ-Anode installations |
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The EZA system was choosen as an efficient, cost effective, reliable and durable corrosion protection of the steel reinforcement of balconies of sea side appartements in the Netherlands. In a first step the EZA is installed on the upperside of the balconies covering an area of 110 m2. The EZA is covered with a PU coating from BASF. Installation is executed by Vogel cathodic beschermig b.v., a subsidiary of Mourik (www.mourik.com).
The EZA anode is protecting steel in concrete efficiently and reliably at the Alplgraben bridge in Styria (A) after 7 winters and 6,5 years of operation under alpine weathering conditions, on concrete members of two bridges in the Netherlands (De Meernbrug Steel Bridge, 'Hubertusviaduct' in Den Haag) since 2008 respectively 2010. From June – August 2012, the Alplgrabenbridge has been subject to a general restoration and retrofitting. The EZA system was accepted by the owner, the Styrian road and bridge authority, as the reliable technical solution for stopping the corrosion of the steel reinforcement in the abutment of the Alplgrabenbridge. The last maintenance report was filed to the styrian road authority January 2016 proving full corrosion protection of the steel reinforcement. In August 2016, SUICOR evaluated the EZA installation at the parking deck at Saas Fee (installed July 2011) positively, the EZA protects the prestressed steel wires efficiently and reliably from corrosion. Results were be presented at the conference FIB 2016 Symposion in Cape Town, 21 - 23 November 2016.
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