Session I told us what to look for. Session II is about what to do about it — and specifically, about doing it in conditions that push materials, teams, and methods to their limits.
Three presentations make up this session, each drawn from real projects in environments where standard approaches fall short.
Roy Eivind Antonsen (SINTEF Narvik AS) presents a genuinely novel solution to one of the most persistent problems in marine infrastructure: the protection of concrete pillars in tidal and splash zones. Cyclic wetting and drying, limited effectiveness of conventional anodes above the waterline, biological growth, and mechanical exposure all conspire to defeat conventional cathodic protection systems. His presentation covers the development and full-scale implementation of a new concept — tested on Skattørsund bru in Northern Norway — that combines external protective jackets, controlled seawater access, moisture-retaining conductive materials, and sacrificial or impressed current anodes. Field measurements confirm it can protect zones previously considered impossible to reach.
Carmen Andrade (CIMNE) addresses a particularly complex deterioration scenario: brittle rebar fracture in a viaduct suffering from simultaneous alkali-aggregate reaction expansion and chloride corrosion. When two distinct deterioration mechanisms interact, the structural consequences can be far more severe than either alone — and diagnosing and responding to them requires a depth of expertise that few can match. Professor Andrade brings that expertise to Stockholm.
Thomas Sterkos (Kreate Sverige AB) closes the session with a hands-on account of renovating eight concrete portals across four century-old railway tunnels on the main Gothenburg–Stockholm line — with trains running throughout. Hydrodemolition to expose the reinforcement, rock injection to waterproof the portals, bolt-anchored shotcrete to restore load-bearing capacity: a methodical approach to a project with no margin for error. He will share what worked, what surprised the team, and what they would do differently — the kind of honest field-level insight that makes a conference genuinely useful.
Three projects. Three environments. Three teams that found a way when standard approaches couldn’t. This is what saving structures looks like in practice — and this is the level of conversation waiting for you in Stockholm.
📅 25–26 November 2026 | Grand Hôtel Stockholm
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