Guide to Concrete Repair

Contents: I. Repair of Concrete: 1. Introduction. 2. Maintenance of Concrete. 3. General Requirements for Quality Repair. II . A concrete Repair System : 4. Determine the Cause(s) of Damage. 5. Evaluate the Extent of Damage. 6. Evaluate the Need to Repair. 7. Select the Repair Method. 8. Prepare the Old Concrete for Repair. 9. Apply the Repair Method. 10. Cure the Repair Properly. III. Causes of Damage to Concrete : 11. Excess concrete Mix Water. 12. Faulty Design. 13. Construction Defects. 14. Sulfate Deterioration. 15. Alkali-Aggregate Reaction. 16. Deterioration Caused by Cyclic Freezing and Thawing. 17. Abrasion-erosion Damage. 18. Cavitation Damage. 19. Corrosion of Reinforcing Steel. 20. Acid Exposure. 21. Cracking. 22. Structural Overloads. 23. Multiple Causes. IV. Standard Methods of Concrete Repair : 24. Surfae Grinding. 25. Portland Cement Mortar. 26. Dry Pack and Epoxy-Bonded Dry Pack. 27. Preplaced Aggregate Concrete. 28. Shotcrete. 29. Replacement Concrete. 30. Epoxy-Bonded Epoxy Mortar. 31. Epoxy-Bonded Replacement Concrete. 32. Polymer Concrete. 33. Thin Polymer Concrete Overlay. 34. Resin Injection. 35. High Molecular Weight Methacrylic Sealing Compound. 36. Polymer Surface Impregnation. 37. Silica Fume Concrete. 38. Alky-Alkoxy Siloxane Sealing Compound. V. Nonstandard Methods of Repair : 39. Use of Nonstandard Repair Methods. Bibliography. Appendices. …