Sika Deutschland

Fresh Concrete Composite Systems for the FAIR
Particle Accelerator

1 Aerial view of the construction site of the future FAIR particle accelerator at the GSI Helmholtz Centre for Heavy Ion Research in Darmstadt Credit/Quelle: D. Fehrenz, GSI/FAIR
1 Aerial view of the construction site of the future FAIR particle accelerator at the GSI Helmholtz Centre for Heavy Ion Research in Darmstadt
Credit/Quelle: D. Fehrenz, GSI/FAIR
2 Accelerator tunnel and other structures of the new research facility are up to 20 m deep in the groundwater and up to 25 m high Credit/Quelle: ion42, GSI/FAIR
2 Accelerator tunnel and other structures of the new research facility are up to 20 m deep in the groundwater and up to 25 m high
Credit/Quelle: ion42, GSI/FAIR
3 The 2.40 m to 3.50 m thick floor slab with high reinforcement density made of waterproof concrete was given an additional secure waterproofing layer with the SikaProof A and SikaProof P fresh concrete composite system Credit/Quelle: Sika Deutschland GmbH
3 The 2.40 m to 3.50 m thick floor slab with high reinforcement density made of waterproof concrete was given an additional
secure waterproofing layer with the SikaProof A and SikaProof P fresh concrete composite system
Credit/Quelle: Sika Deutschland GmbH
4 Everything was planned in detail long before the bored pile head formations (centre of picture, still without waterproofing) and the offsets (centre of picture, front, already waterproofed) were executed Credit/Quelle: Sika Deutschland GmbH
4 Everything was planned in detail long before the bored pile head formations (centre of picture, still without waterproofing) and the offsets (centre of picture, front, already waterproofed) were executed
Credit/Quelle: Sika Deutschland GmbH
5 Preparation of the ground in the area of the accelerator tunnel for laying the fresh concrete composite system Credit/Quelle: Sika Deutschland GmbH
5 Preparation of the ground in the area of the accelerator tunnel for laying the fresh concrete composite system
Credit/Quelle: Sika Deutschland GmbH

The new FAIR (Facility for Antiproton and Ion Research) particle accelerator has been under construction in Darmstadt (Germany) since 2017. The huge facility is being built on a site of around 150 000 m2 at the GSI Helmholtz Centre for Heavy Ion Research. In the 1.1 km long accelerator tunnel and in numerous associated buildings, the accelerator facility will be used to research the structure of matter. Sika Deutschland GmbH is contributing to the realisation of one of the largest construction projects in Germany (Fig. 1) with comprehensive technical advice and innovative solutions for the...

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