THE SEALING OF LEAKS IN TANKS AND THE LIKE

摘要

In order to seal a crack (12) in a tank wall (10), a sealing composition comprising a rubber latex and a bituminous material is introduced into the crack (12) and a coagulating agent is used to coagulate the sealing composition to form an aggregate which seals the crack (12). Conveniently, the sealing composition is introduced into the crack (12) by drilling a passage (17) in the tank wall (10) so that the passage (17) intersects the crack (12) and then injecting the sealing composition through the passage (17) into the crack (12).