EFFECTIVE AND PRACTICAL STRUCTURAL REPAIR OF CRACKED CONCRETE

AFTER REVIEWING BRIEFLY WHY CRACKS SHOULD BE REPAIRED, THE AUTHORS DISCUSS THE FEASIBILITY OF REPAIR, HOW EFFECTIVE STRUCTURAL REPAIR IS ACCOMPLISHED, AND LIMITATIONS OF REPAIRS. EXAMPLES ARE GIVEN OF TYPICAL APPLICATIONS OF A METHOD WHICH CONSISTS IN INJECTING AN EPOXY-RESIN ADHESIVE INTO CRACKS TO 'WELD' THE CONCRETE BACK TOGETHER INTO MONOLITHIC FORM. /ACIJP/

• Supplemental Notes:
  • Sp 21, pp 29-36, 4 FIG
• Corporate Authors:

  American Concrete Institute (ACI)

  38800 Country Club Drive
  Farmington Hills, MI  United States  48331
• Authors:
  • Gaul, R W
  • Smith, Eric D
• Publication Date: 1968

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Adhesives; Concrete; Cracking; Epoxy resins; Repairing
• Uncontrolled Terms: Concrete cracking; Injection; Repairs
• Subject Areas: Geotechnology; Highways; Maintenance and Preservation; Materials;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00216768
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Sep 15 1994 12:00AM