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The article deals with the evaluation of the extent and causes of damage of three selected buildings in Spolana Neratovice a.s. The buildings were affected by the flood in June 2013. Specifically, it is a reservoir, a base under the production line and an ammonium sulphate storage. The reservoir is used to catch any drips and chemical containers. The ground dimension of the reservoir is approx. 26 x 40 m. Due to the flood, the reinforced layer of the coating was damaged and thus the leakage was lost, which depreci...

The article deals with setting of the degradation of fibre-cement panels containing polyvinyl-alcohol (PVA) fibres. The degradation is being studied with a help of a soaking ? drying test. It is a long-time test, which is one of the series of tests (hot water test, frost resistance test, shrinking of panels, UV test), by which the degradation of panels is determined. The motivation for carrying out this test lies in searching for a substitute of asbestos-cement panels that cannot be used due to carcinogenic asbest...