One of the leading building materials companies of Turkey, Akçansa introduces its products to the visitors of 2th Construction Expo which gathered the representatives of construction industry together.
Being the ready-mix concrete supplier of the Çanakkale 1915 Bridge, which will assume the title of the world’s longest suspension bridge with central span, Akçansa this year features Çanakkale Bridge in its stand.
As a result of extensive R&D efforts, Akçansa developed a Betonsa branded product exclusive to the project, which uses its ‘1803 Cement” product that will have a lifecycle of at least 100 years. Akçansa dedicated to the project a total of 6 concrete plants in the both sides of the bridge, complete with hot water, cold water, ice preparation and storage units in order to produce the concrete that is stabile under any kind of weather conditions. The plants having micro-silicate preparation and batching units due to the exclusive design of the concrete supplies concrete to the project 24/7.
Distinct from the standard concrete, ‘1803 Concrete’ has an excellent workability in record-times such as 6 hours for off-shore applications, is a high performer, weather-resistance, impervious, controlling heat evolution.
Virtual reality tour by Akçansa: A-first-in-industry
Brought into life by Akçansa in order to convey the Occupational Health and Safety Guidelines, the virtual reality experience attracted great interest from visitors of Construction Expo. Being a first-in-industry, the top choice in the world, using the most advanced virtual glasses system, the application gave visitors an opportunity to tour around Çanakkale Plant of Akçansa.