TopShelf Geostructural provides infrastructure maintenance, repair, and restoration for many industries. Our goal is not only to solve and fix the problem, but provide cost effective, reliable solutions and service to our clients.

Once built, we too often let our structures function without regular maintenance and repair. The problem is not that we don’t care or notice deficiencies, it’s more a choice of competing projects with a limited budget that allow things go from bad to worse. Many owners just don’t have the resources to inspect, engineer, and fund everything they need to provide long-term care for their assets.

With TopShelf you can be certain that we provide the most current and robust techniques and products to keep your structures in a healthy and functional state. We have regular access to some of the best engineers and suppliers in the market to help provide the best solution for your repair challenges.

Here are just a few of the services we provide:

Chemical Grouting
Structural Reinforcement
Soil Stabilization
Concrete Repair
Foundation Restoration
Water Infiltration Mitigation
Epoxy Injection

We service structures owned by the following industries:

Power-Energy-Transportation-Water-Wastewater

We repair Pipelines, Tunnels, Bridges, Industrial Structures & Facilities, Water & Wastewater Treatment Plants, Power Plants, Pump Stations, Lift Stations, Compressor Stations, Spillways, Canals, Cell Towers, and Wind Turbines

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If it’s made of concrete and steel...
TopShelf can help.

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Chemical Grouting utilizes chemical substances to improve soil structure and water control. Structural chemical grout is used in granular soils to bind soil particles together and improve the soil’s bearing capacity. It is also used to repair fractures in concrete and rock. Chemical grout can stop water movement in granular soil or rock when injected under pressure, forming a waterproof mass at the injection point.

Fabric strengthening systems, also called fiber reinforced polymer (FRP) systems, consist of woven or stitched, unidirectional, carbon and glass fiber fabrics and impregnating resins. This unique combination makes this a multifunctional material for many applications including confinement, shear, and seismic upgrading and strengthening of weak concrete structures. Installation is extremely flexible and easy, ensuring minimal downtime. The performance characteristics of FRP strengthening have become increasing popular in construction and retrofit applications, specifically in aging, damaged or overloaded concrete structures.

For decades, chemical grouts have been the solution for sealing leaking cracks and fractures within sound substrates and the stabilization of unsound earthen materials. These substrates can vary from 4” thick concrete, to tons of loose soil in an unexcavated embankment. In all instances, water is present, which creates problems for the owner. To stop the infiltration of the water, chemical grouts, primarily based on urethane technology, are injected or placed to serve as the remedy. These single and dual component urethane-based grouts solve problematic leaks in otherwise sound substrates, as well as solidify unstable earthen mounds and embankments. Once cured, these grouts create a foam or gel that seals cracks, joints, and other pathways, preventing any further water leakage. chemical grouts and gels are formulated to last beyond the life of the structure. They are also inert when cured and are non-toxic. When applied correctly and for the proper application, they do not break down. In some cases, the use of epoxy injection is required for crack mitigation in concrete. Epoxy resins travel under pressure to penetrate the cracks and when cured are stronger than the concrete they are repairing.

Inflow and infiltration is a burden on municipalities, utility companies, public works organizations, and on those that live in the community. Cost is one of the biggest burdens of inflow and infiltration, and it comes in the form of water. A leak that loses ten gallons per minute, which is not uncommon, can turn into 5,256,000 gallons per year. That is roughly a waste of $10,512 per year*. And, that is just one leak.