The threat
Control buildings, pump houses, equipment shelters and transit structures are often lightweight block or precast with little reserve against blast or forced entry. A single damaged shelter can take a service offline.
How polyurea helps
Elastomeric coatings reduce damage and fragmentation of masonry and concrete under blast, and a published review calls the approach a cost- and time-effective retrofit3. Polyurea bonds to concrete, masonry and steel and is already widely used for linings because it is durable and watertight3, so the same application often solves leaks and corrosion too.
Where it goes
- Control and relay buildings
- Pump stations and chemical rooms
- Telecom and equipment shelters
- Precast vaults and modules
- Transit and tunnel structures
Details that matter
- Many sites are active. Plan around outages, confined-space rules and security escorts.
- Pair blast hardening with the owner's other needs (waterproofing, chemical resistance) to win the larger scope.
- Concrete moisture and surface profile drive adhesion. Test before you spray.
Who buys the work
Municipal utilities, electric co-ops and IOUs, telecom carriers, transit agencies, data-center builders and precast manufacturers.
These are the customers an ArmorThane blast mitigation applicator sells to. See the business path.
Blast protection is an engineered system. Coatings complement standoff, glazing and structural design, and the engineer of record sets the design.