Impressed current cathodic protection - Royal Racing Club of Brussels (Belgium) grandstand

BlueSpine is working on the rehabilitation of a century-old grandstand in Uccle, Belgium. The Royal Racing Club of Brussels, an iconic institution of Belgian field hockey, was determined to rehabilitate its early 20th-century reinforced concrete grandstand. Discover how impressed current cathodic protection proved to be the best treatment for this listed structure.

The structure:

The structure is a reinforced concrete stand, built in 1903. It is known to have witnessed the match that led to the creation of FIFA, with the first France-Belgium match in 1904.

The mission:

Corrosion diagnostic assistance | Recommendation and design of cathodic protection | Manufacturing and supply of equipment | Work monitoring | Performance monitoring

The project stakeholders:

• Client: Royal Racing Club of Brussels

• BET: Siriad Construct

• Construction company: Socatra

Our intervention:

BlueSpine was approached for a complete mission to implement an impressed current cathodic protection system on the structure of the stand at the Royal Racing Club of Brussels stadium in Uccle.

This structure, registered as a heritage site since 2010, is a reinforced concrete grandstand that had been closed to the public for several years due to the risk of collapse. Thanks to an exceptional mobilization of institutions, hockey fans, club members, and private investors, the grandstand has been able to be restored.

We were commissioned to assist with the corrosion diagnosis of this particular structure. Starting with the analysis of diagnostic data and the recommendation of a treatment system for the structure, BlueSpine determined the dimensions of the Impressed Current Cathodic Protection (ICCP) system. We then supplied all the equipment necessary for the system's implementation.

• Q-Box developed by BlueSpine: control of the installation throughout the construction site, for complete site security.

• BSCP-100 PLC developed by BlueSpine:

  • Automated and remote monitoring of the installation,

  • Intelligent current regulation,

  • Generation of normative reports for long-term monitoring.

• MMO titanium anodic system , guaranteeing efficient current diffusion and a durability of over 50 years.

• Integrated sensors to measure corrosion potential, temperature, humidity in real time, and to evaluate protection performance.