More Concrete Repair

In the new issue of "Concrete Repair Bulletin", there is an article named "Repair of Concrete Structures under Construction" by Bud Early. The topics are general topics and talk about the issues in simple terms and explanations. The topics are Concrete Cracking, Poor Construction Techniques, Concrete Curling, Honeycombs/Voids, Repairing Cracks in Concrete, Repairs to Curled Slabs, Repairing honeycombs/Voids and Avoiding Problems in the Future. What grabbed my attention the most was under Repairing Cracks in Concrete. He writes, "Before you begin to repair cracks in concrete, you should answer the question: 'What is the purpose of this crack repair?'" I love the question because it is the same one I ask when customers tell me of their cracking problems. So many times when the question is asked, they do not know the answer. Many assume that all cracks are structural. Sometimes they are limited by money and they only want to make it look better or keep it from getting worse. He spends more time dealing with this topic than the others but does keep it easy to understand and read. Repairing cracks in concrete is important and cracks do happen. Structural cracks need to be addressed and fixed properly. For the cracks that are merely cosmetic, you can have other less expensive choices. When you are unsure of what to do on the crack repair call someone that can give you the information you need.

The link to the magazine is

http://www.icri.org/publications/bulletin.asp

I tried to get the article online but was unable to. However, it will become available in the future. I can look at the articles back to 2005 but there is a search feature in there to get ones further back. I like the site because of the articles and it is a good source of information.