A durable suistanable structure can only be achieved by thinking in term of systems rather than products, which is why, year in year out, the building line by Mapei is extended by introducing new, cutting-edge systems and materials with the aim of supplying solutions for every type of problem encountered on site.

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Matera Central railway station offers a full range of services for the city of Matera (Southern Italy). It is situated along the Bari-Matera line and is managed by the Ferrovie Appulo Lucane (FAL) company.

The station was originally built at ground level before being transformed into an underground station. Inaugurated in 1915 as the southern terminus of the Bari to Altamura line, in 1928 another stretch was opened running between Matera and Miglionico and was in service from 1932 until 1972.

During both the regeneration phase and the waterproofing work on the underground tunnel, and then during construction of the entire station complex, Mapei worked in collaboration with the La Calcestruzzidue Srl concrete plant in Matera to develop the correct mix design for the concrete by providing all the technical support required. The constant presence of the Mapei Mobile Laboratory during the various phases to manufacture and pour the concrete enabled the team to optimise work schedules and to make the most of all the potential of the Mapei admixtures.

To read the full version, Klik disini (Realte Mapei magazine #80 edition page 46-49)

Designed by the Israeli-Canadian architect, designer and urban planner Moshe Safdie, who previously designed the Marina Bay Sands resort in Singapore (see Realtà Mapei International 33/2010), Jewel Changi Airport is the new retail hub made from steel and glass which, since 2019, with its network of footbridges and an overhead railway line, connects three of the four terminals of Singapore’s
main airport.

Mapei supplied the most suitable adhesives to install the various types
of ceramic tiles and stone on all ten storeys of the structure.

To read the full version, Klik disini (Realte Mapei magazine #80 edition page 40-44)

Since 1974 Sofia, the capital city of Bulgaria, has been planning to construct a lightweight railway system. The first stretch of Line 1 was inaugurated in 1988 and, up until 2019, the rail network consisted of two separate lines with 35 stations, for a
combined total length of 40 kilometres. Thanks to funds received from the European Union, construction of Line 3 was finally completed in 2019. The line is 16 km long and has 19 stations (11 of which are underground) and carries around 170,000 passengers every day.

The Mapei UTT team was asked for their support during the complex
construction work on the underground tunnels along Line 3, especially as for the products that need to be applied when tunnelling with a TBM (tunnel boring machine). After carefully analysing the ground to be excavated, Mapei experts recommended injecting POLYFOAMER FP/L, a liquid foaming agent based
on biodegradable, anionic surfactants in combination with a polymer, able to generate a stable foam, with great lubrication properties,
and is compatible with every type of soil excavated with an EPB TBM. The
foam generated by POLYFOAMER FP/L reduces the friction between
the particles of soil, thus minimizing the wear on the cutting wheel.

To read the full version, Klik disini (Realte Mapei magazine #80 edition page 38-39)

For the work described on the previous pages (upgrade and renovation of an apartment in Milan), the wooden slab was strengthened by adding a compact structural screed made from PLANITOP HPC FLOOR T fibrereinforced mortar.

FRC (or to be more accurate HPFRCC - High Performance Fibre Reinforced Cement Composites) products by Mapei are made up of a range of mortars and micro-concrete with a cementitious matrix with extremely high performances (HPC) containing structural steel fibres (FRC) which are designed to give structures a high
level of ductility and tenacity and improved mechanical properties during the plastic phase (post-cracking).

To read the full version, Klik disini (Realte Mapei magazine #80 edition page 34-35)